NRRT 351 - Wilderness Instructors

3 Credits / Spring 2008

Delivery/Location: Fort Collins

Prerequisite

Must register for Lecture and Lab.

Description

This course was previously numbered RR 351.

Ever considered being an instructor for Colorado Outward Bound or the National Outdoor Leadership School? Learn the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to instruct students in the back country and lead an extended expedition.

This hands-on course will give you the basic tools to instruct in mountain environments. Topic: glacial travel, crevasse rescue, traumatic injuries, back country and more.

Field sessions will be held Feb. 23-24, April 5, and April 26-27, 2008.

Important Information

This course is a hands-on Thursday night course.

Instructors

Picture of the instructor 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.

Picture of the instructor 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.

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Section 706 (Fort Collins)
Date: Jan. 31 - May. 8, 2008 (15 wks.)
Time: R; 6 pm - 9 pm
Location: Natural Resources Bldg.
(CSU campus)
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Rm. NR 113
Instructors: Patrick Rastall
Rodney Ley
Grading:Traditional
Tuition/Fees: $705 / $65 (CO Resident)
$2,799 / $65 (Nonresident)
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For More Information

Michele Sterling
(970) 491-2520
msterling@learn.colostate.edu

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