Outdoor Education, Guide Courses, Sea Kayak Skills, Sweden, Wilderness First Aid ,WMI

Our credentials include designing instructor training programs for nationally recognized organizations in North America, directing and coordinating sea kayaking programs in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and Chile. We wrote the first sea kayaking instructors manual for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Several of our Crossing Latitudes instructors also teach First Aid through the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (WMI of NOLS) both in Europe and in the US.

Wilderness First Aid Courses & Wilderness First Responder Courses

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Does your staff have the proper First Aid training? Are you ready to take care of an injured friend or participant? When did you or your staff last take a first aid course?

Wilderness First Aid is different from the Red Cross or urban first aid. Focus is on initial and prolonged care for a patient in the backcountry. Sign up for a course and will receive a two year certification with the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (http://www.nols.edu/wmi/). These courses are open to anyone with an interest in the outdoors.

Crossing Latitudes are hosting WMI courses for scout organizations, outdoor schools and outfitters - if you are interested in having a WMI of NOLS first aid course just for your staff please contact us.

WMI of NOLS is based in the United States but our courses are taught allover the world: WMI courses have been taught in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, India, Chile, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Mexico, Costa Rica, Columbia, UK, Germany, Japan and Sri Lanka.

Click here for more Information about WMI of NOLS Wilderness First Aid courses.

CPR Courses
Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. Many people appear healthy with no known heart disease. Effective chest compressions provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double a person’s chance of survival.

When did you last take a CPR course? The American Heart Association courses are designed to give you the confidence to respond when a friend collapses.

We can teach at your store, restaurant, gym, bank, lumberyard, yoga studio or home. Making it personal and “realistic” is important to us. All courses are taught according to American Heart Association new 2010 Guidelines.
We promise you will have fun while learning very important skills.

A Heart Saver AED course teaches Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), relief of choking, and use of barrier devices. 3-4 hours. $40.00 per person. Group Discounts available.

During the Heart Saver CPR & AED w/ First Aid course you will learn CPR, use of an AED, relief of choking, use of barrier devices and first aid skills for shock, blood loss, and environmental issues. 7-8 hours. $55.00 per person. Group Discounts available.

For more information please contact Lena Conlan at Crossing Latitudes Phone: 406-585-5356 Email: info@crossinglatitudes.com

Sea Kayaking Skills Courses
Sea Kayaking Lofoten Our two and three day comprehensive courses are offered both to first-timers and people with previous paddling experience. We help people become confident paddlers, to respect the sea and master fundamental sea kayaking skills. We paddle in a variety of conditions, covering paddle strokes, seamanship and capsize recovery procedures. Theoretical classes such as equipment selection, hypothermia and ocean hazards are taught by our experienced staff.
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Leave No Trace Courses:
Five day wilderness based courses with certification through the USA federally sponsored LNT program. We teach Leave No Trace environmental conservation principles and ethics. These courses are provided on a contract basis.