Service Description

Join the Mountain Training Network and Vertical Pursuits and learn valuable life-saving first aid and rescue skills. This course will be 100% outdoors and will involve a full 16-hour Wilderness First Aid course that will be translated into the vertical environment. Course Certifications Include: -16-Hour WFA or WFR-Recert from the Mountain Training Network -OSHA approved First Aid/CPR/AED -CAL-EMSA Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration -Vertical Medicine After learning and practicing treatments for sick or injured patients, students will practice providing medical care on the wall. This will be followed by a review of technical self rescue techniques to get you and your injured climbing partner to the ground or ledge safely. Basic belaying skills are required. Course availability is limited to maintain a low student to instructor ratio. Equipment list: -Climbing harness, helmet, shoes -ATC style and Grigri style belay device -5 locking carabiners -2 full length, 2 double length slings -2 prusiks -Camp chair -Sun protection -Water bottle, lunch, snacks Optional: -Clothing that can get ruined during scenarios (shirts, shorts, pants) -Notebook and Pen (you will be provided with a textbook and field guide) The course will be held at either Lover's Leap, Donner Summit, or the Cosumnes River Gorge. Limited availability to maintain low instructor to student ratio, register now. About your instructors: Ryan Armstrong is a Wilderness EMT and has been teaching Wilderness Medicine and technical rescue courses full time for 6 years. In addition to medical experience, he brings years of outdoor leadership, education, and guiding into his teaching. Erik Griffith: "My name is Erik and I’m the founder and lead guide for Vertical Pursuits. My journey in the mountains started when I was 18, mostly revolving around bouldering and breaching into the outdoor climbing world. When I was 20 years old I embarked on a 2 year guide course that took me through the Northern Ice Cap of Patagonia, Picos De Europa of Spain and up to the rugged Eastern Alaskan Range. Since then, I have traveled and guided in various places until I made Yosemite Valley my home and training ground for over 4 years. While I lived in Yosemite, I made multiple trips up El Capitan, including in a day ascents, and free climbed many of the classic formations and routes in the park."