Delivery/Location: Fort Collins
Prerequisite
Must register for Lecture and Lab.
Description
Ever wonder how to navigate through timber to a rocky point above treeline? Are you willing to spend the night out under the stars in the company of others exploring the value of wilderness experiences? The Wilderness Leadership course may be the right choice for you. The mountains of Colorado become the classroom for this exploration of wilderness leadership. Being safe and competent in the out doors is more than technical skills, it involves a deeper understanding of yourself and other in an adventure context. This course involves 14 evening sessions supported by three field trips.
Important Information
This course is a hands-on Thursday night course with three field sessions. First field session: Wilderness Backpacking September 22-23; Second field session: Rock Climbing October 20; Third field session: Challenge Ropes Course November 10.
Instructors
Rodney Ley
(970) 491-0964
rodney.ley@colostate.edu
Rodney Ley, M.Ed., has been the director of Colorado State's Outdoor Adventure Program since 1990. An outdoor instructor since 1974, he also operated his own adventure tourism business and has assisted students in summiting eleven peaks over 17,000 ft on three continents. His column "The Last Word" has appeared in the Outdoor Network newsletter since 2000.
Patrick Rastall
(970) 491-7377
prastall@lamar.colostate.edu
Patrick Rastall, Ph.D., is the associate director of Colorado State's Pingree Park Mountain Campus and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. He has taught wilderness leadership courses since 1989 and has led mountain climbing expeditions since 1977 including Denali in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina. He has climbed all but one of Colorado's 14ers.
Not Currently Offered
This course is usually offered every Fall.
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For More Information
Michele Sterling(970) 491-2520
msterling@learn.colostate.edu