Course Dates: May 1-2, 2027

Course Location:

Bar D Chuckwagon
8080 Co Rd 250
Durango, CO 81301

Course Cost: $325.00

Course Info

Our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course is designed for the outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, raft guide, or land agency field staff who want more than what an urban first aid course provides. The WFA is a great introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills. This training focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment of environmental illnesses, recognizing and stabilizing life threats caused by trauma, and calling for a rescue in the event of a wilderness emergency.

The 2-day (16-hour) Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course includes basic life support (CPR infant/child/adult & AED), Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training (WAT) and covers injuries and illnesses common when traveling or working in the backcountry.

Classroom and Location

This WRC course is taught under the beautiful red cliffs of the Animas River Valley 10 minutes north of downtown Durango. It is taught in our Wilderness Classroom, a large wall tent heated by a wood burning stove, surrounded by the pines.

About the Curriculum

Creeks to Peaks partners with the renowned Desert Mountain Medicine to teach the most up to date wilderness medicine standards. DMM is a part of the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WMEC) which sets the industry standards for all Wilderness Medicine courses. Taking a course through Creeks to Peaks means you are receiving the highest quality education and your certification will be recognized by NOLS, WMTC, WMA, and all the major providers. You can learn more about Desert Mountain Medicine here.

Registration Information

This course is a Desert Mountain Medicine and Creeks to Peaks Rescue collaboration that will be held at the Bar D Chuckwagon in Durango Colorado. Onsite camping is included in course cost. 

Registration coming soon!