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Here's a great opportunity to pick up your WFR cert without having to travel to Timbuktu. If enough people sign up, Backcountry Rescue Institute will conduct a course here in the Red. $500 per person. Contact David Ramsey:

dave@backcountryrescue.com

or phone him at 1-606-362-6940 in Stanton

totally interested.
Chris Johnson
614-596-0330

EKU is hosting a course this winter already ... it'd be a shame if multiple courses get booked for similar dates and then none of them fill.

There's no need to go to Timbuktu... just a need to be informed.

Who's is cheaper and/or more inclusive? Find out if you can.

We are hosting a WMI of NOLS WFR on January 2nd - 10th, 2009 through EKU. The cost is $675 for the general public with lodging. I would be willing to reduce that price to $550 for RRGCC members. I would need some type of verification showing that you are a current member to get the discount.

For more info contact Brian Clark @ brian.clark@eku.edu or check out these websites to download the pdf info packet for this course: www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml or www.landmarklearning.org/course-calendar.php

What about WFA? I think that's more essential to Red climbers since most of us are not doing back country activity and aren't seeking AMGA. Plus, it's cheaper and less of a time commitment (and I won't have to travel to Indiana to get recert ).

Asbury College is having a Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) Course offered by Wilderness Medical Associates. If you are interested in participating in this class, please email kenton.sena@asbury.edu .

The course will be offered on the Wilmore KY campus just before spring semester. The dates will be January 6th-9th 2009 . This course will cost $300 for enrollment. The $300 would cover the cost of the course itself, as well as breakfast and lunch for each of the 4 day sessions. There is a 3 year certification length.

Hello. My name is Dave and I'm teaching the WFR in the Red in February. Just to give more details, this is a 5-day WFR...yes, you read that right. This course will require about 30-hour of pre-course preparation, but it will save you vacation time if you have to take off of work. This course is through Wilderness Medical Associates and is being offered by Backcountry Rescue Institute (that's me). The cost of the course is $500 which does not include room (light breakfast and lunches included), but will be held at Muir Valley which offers quite a unique classroom.

I can't give you posh accomadations in Richmond, but you'll get the training from instructors who practice wilderness medicine and have done the techniques they show you. For more information, visit www.backcountryrescue.com, email office@backcountryrescue.com, or call Dave at 606-362-6940. I'm heading to Japan to teach next week, but I'm available until then by phone then by email. Be back by Christmas. Hope to see you there

when i scheduled a wfa back like 3 years ago it was the only one of its kind in the area... now there are competing courses? what a good problem to have, but still a problem. Go WMI, WMA, or SOLO. do not go with any other provider!!

backcountryrescue, are you saying that the NOLS instructors do not practice wilderness medicine or the techniques they teach??? i think you are wrong about that. also i think it is a bad thing to have the class shortened by 4 days. it was hard to learn all the information in 9 days. the 30 hours of precourse preperations sounds unlikely that it would be more benifitional then the 30 hours with the instructors.

it sucks when people start giving short cuts to these kinds of classes... just step it up and do it for real. you will get a lot more out of it.