Wilderness Adventure Training
Wilderness Adventure Training
Our Wilderness Adventure Training covers.
- Wilderness First Aid Training & 16hr Outdoor First Aid Course
- Navigation Training
- Risk Management (S.C.A.R.E.D Training)
Location and Dates of Next Courses
A one off additional 2 day course focussing on High Altitude and remote international locations
- Next Date – Sat 16th – 17th May
- Location – Llanberis
Cost £160
Course Overview
This Training course is suitable for commercial providers working in remote areas in the UK or Overseas or individuals wanting to gain more experience and development in the outdoors.
The course is residential and runs over 3 and a half days, with evening learning on two of the nights. The course is designed to test your thought process and improve your knowledge, dynamic risk assessing and decision making in remote areas.
Wilderness First Aid & 16hr Outdoor First Aid
You will obtain two certifications for the first aid aspect of the course, 1) Our inhouse Wilderness First Aid Certificate (In line with the Wilderness Medical Society creteria) 2) The 16hr Outdoor First Aid Certificate (Which complies with the HSE First Aid at work requirements to work in the outdoors adventure arena and is recognised by NGB such as MLT, Paddle UK and British Cycling)
The learning on the course will be in a relaxed dicussion and demonstration classroom environment. Whilst the training aspect of the course will be at least 50% outdoors. Putting the learning into practice by problem solving our scenarios. This will be in remote areas to test your decision making, incident handling and practical skills whilst under pressure, with real life obstacles.
Navigation Skills
You will be trained, assessed and certificated under the National Navigation Award Scheme. The training provided will be above the schemes creteria with a strong introduction to Night Navigation in the mountains. This will also be ideal for those looking at becoming a Mountain Leader or even those who just want have the skill set to be safer in the mountains.
Risk Management (S.C.A.R.E.D Training)
What is S.C.A.R.E.D Training? S.C.A.R.E.D is what we use to risk assess all our oversea and UK based expeditions and events. Any activity, which involves working in remote and hostile environments is thoroughly planned and put through the S.C.A.R.E.D checklist.
Who is Wilderness Adventure Training Suitable for?
This is a 4 day course that is designed for an introduction level for people who have or are thinking of setting up and leading their own UK based or overseas expeditions. Such as Adventure holidays, extreme endurance events, Charity Hikes or media, reseach, educational trips.
Equally the course is suitable for individuals wanting to improve personal skills, CPD for any new first aiders looking to upskill from the 16hr first aid course.
4 Days is not enough to cover all the topics needed in this sector, but what we do offer is a thorough introduction to risk management and risk assessing when working in remote areas. Along with a fully certificated and HSE complaint remote first aid course and navigation qualifications. The training is predominately outdoors and interactive, with some classroom work to consolidate the learning. There are two sayings “You don’t know what you don’t know” and “You know what you don’t know” We will take you from the first to the second! And make you a better decision maker in the outdoors.
This course is priced at £300 pp to make it affordable for people starting out in the industry.
Points to be Covered
- Remote First Aid, Please see below for what’s included (Certificated)
- Navigation, (Certificated)
- Risk assessing and various associated documentation
- Legal responsibilities and standard against which you will be judged
- Emergency responses, needing advanced care, costs and insurance.
- Weather Forecasts (Dealing with extremes)
- Camp Craft / Personal hygiene and wellbeing.
- Communication options reviewing and testing products.
- Water crossings, rope work and other hazards.
- Staff local Guides clear guidance on roles and responsibilities
A Break Down of Each Section
Risk Management – S.C.A.R.E.D The Meaning
- S – Situational Awareness
- C – Communication
- A – Accidents and Injuries (Most likely)
- R – Response
- E – Evacuation
- D – Decision Making
We will train you to use this simple formula to ensure you cover or have considered all major eventualities before deploying on an event or overseas.
What is S.C.A.R.E.D
For more information on the basis of S.C.A.R.E.D and how its used – READ HERE
Wilderness First Aid
The First aid aspect of the training will be relevant and full of practical tips to give you the confidence to think outside of the box. The subjects covered will be as below.
Wilderness First Aid
- Kit (What to take)
- How to improvise
- Primary survey
- Basic Life Support (CPR)
- Catastrophic Bleeding
- Wound Care
- Foot Care
- Orifice Care
- Medical Emergencies / Conditions
- Breaks and Dislocations
- Burns
- Eye Injury
- Poison / Animal / Fauna
- Climate related injuries
- Altitude Sickness
- Spinal / Hip injuries
- Internal Injuries
- Dentistry
- Mental Health
The National Navigation Award Scheme
You will be thought the process of Macro and Micro Navigation, how to use a map and compass together and learning to read the contours. A vital skill when operating in in remote areas!
BOOKING Enquiries at
First Aid Consulting and Technical Advisor
Are you , An event provider, charity organisation or adventure experience business that requires assistance with your first aid provisions, strategies or policies? If so contact us to discuss –For Further Info
Useful reading, What the HSE say about First Aid at Work