This is a basic climbing instructor certification course. Content includes: site management & assessment, group management, belay & climbing instruction, top rope anchor construction & basic assisted rescues. Completion of Rock SMAC (or proof of equivalent instruction) required. Mandatory for all UVMOC rock instructors.
Dates: April 20 & 21, May 8, 9 & 10 (final assessment) Limit: 9; Price:$395
ACA River Kayaking Instructor (Basic Certification)
This is a mandatory certification for basic swift water (Class I & II) tandem canoeing instruction. Content includes: Stroke review and instruction, group management, hydrology & rescue basics.
Limit: 6; Price:$400 (subsidy available for Catayak & OC Leaders)
Level I AIARE Avalanche Awareness Certification
A must have for developing side or backcountry skiers and riders. Content includes: terrain assessment, personal & group management, transceiver use and avalanche rescue execution.
Dates: February 27 (5-8pm), February 28 & April 1 Limit: 12; Price:$200
SOLO Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
This 16-hour introduction to wilderness first aid is essential for any UVM students intending on leading trips for the OC, Wilderness TREK, or working in the field as a trip leader this summer or beyond.
Dates: April 18 & 19 Limit: 18; Price:$185
ACA River Canoe Instructor (Basic Certification)
This is a mandatory certification for basic swift water (Class I & II) tandem canoeing instruction. Content includes: stroke review and instruction, group management, hydrology & rescue basics.
Date: May 8, 9, & 10 Limit: 6; Price:$400 (subsidy available for Catayak & OC leaders)
UVM Adventure Ropes Course New Facilitator Training
Have you had incredible team building experiences on challenge courses? Insterested in developing the skills to capably conduct programs for UVM peer groups and our community clients?
Date: May 9 & 10 Limit: None; Price:$75
EVENTS
Banff Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is on the road across North America and around the world. Whether you are an experienced mountaineer or an armchair adventurer, this event is for everyone. Don't miss the excitement! Visit the site for more Information!
Telluride Film Festival
Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Colorado triples in size, swelling with passionate film enthusiasts for four days of total cinematic immersion.The Telluride Film Festival is tributes to luminaries who've propelled the medium forward and is candid discussions with a film's creator or the historian who champions it. Visit the site for more Information!
