Outdoor Wilderness Leadership School
Bozeman, Montana, United States
http://www.owlsadventures.com/

Kayaking and Paddling Instruction

The rivers of Virginia lend a variety of flat, moving, and white water experiences to our students. Here, the Outdoor Wilderness Leadership School offers Roll Classes, sea kayaking, flat water, and white water instruction. Course dates are set for the year and advanced reservations are required. Our kayaking courses have grown dramatically over the last few years so don’t miss out on the f......
 

Our ACA Certified instructors help you learn the lines through the whitewater and clue you in to the easy routes. If you prefer, a more challenging course you can practice surfing in the many class II rapids. You will have the opportunity to develop and practice some river reading skills along the way identifying eddielines and understanding stream flow dynamics. Between the rapids you will hav......
 

If you’ve never kayaked before or have limited experience, this beginner kayaking course is for you. The instruction begins with our specialized "Dry Land Schoolâ€? in which we focus on the basics. This includes; equipment identification and use, paddle strokes, safety, and hazards. The course then moves on to the river where you will spend time learning how to maneuver and master ......
 

This course is your day. You can spend a day touring and climbing the cliffs of Wintergreen and the Blue Ridge challenging your upper limits while learning better movement on the rock, honing your seconding skills, or just brush-up on rusty leading skills. The instructor will discuss your goals for the day and together you will decide on a syllabus that will exceed your expectations....
 

You have been climbing for awhile and are tired of constantly following. You want to change the view and get on the sharp end of the rope. OWLS has a comprehensive course which will challenge you and send you out into the climbing world as a new, confident, safe lead climber. We do not believe in mock-leads at OWLS, but rather have you lead climbs that are well within your ability. The inst......
 

No matter how hard you prepare or how safe you are, not all accidents in climbing are avoidable. It is recommended that anyone doing a lot of outdoor climbing take this course. You will learn knot craft, escaping the belay, ascending methods, haul systems, rappelling methods, leader rescue, and counter weight rescues. This course requires a solid understanding of anchors. The student should......
 

You are ready to become more independent and start setting up your own top-ropes. This comprehensive course is designed to teach you how to set up redundant safe top-rope anchors. We will use natural anchors as well as artificial (gear) anchors. The student will get first-hand experience building their own anchors. They will learn to analyze their own and other anchors. The student will al......
 

OWLS Rock Climbing School, in this 2 day course, will cover all of the material in the Outdoor Basic and Intermediate Skills course. It will give the clients the opportunity to climb with the same instructor for consistency in the learning process. It is a great way to jump-start your new passion of rock climbing....
 

This introductory learn to rock climb class teaches novices and gym climbers the basic skills necessary to safely climb outdoors. The course will cover knot craft, harness wear and adjustment, belaying, climbing techniques and basic movement, rappelling and climbing safety and etiquette. Depending on group size and physical fitness levels, it is possible to end the day with a multi-pitch route....
 

This course may be used to re-certify current Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness EMT (wilderness portions only). The 3 day course is heavily scenario based and will provide a review and update of wilderness medicine treatment practices and evacuation guidelines. American Heart Association CPR for the Healthcare Provider is also included in the curriculum. Successful completion of the ......
 

Want to work for ski patrol, professional search and rescue, the fire department, rural emergency care services, or just complete a higher level of training than the standard EMT Basic curriculum provides? This is the course for you. In addition to the Nationally approved EMT Basic urban curriculum, you will learn the latest wilderness medicine practices and protocols that will enable you t......
 

Courses Based on ACA Standards. Get Certified this Summer in Maryland, Virginia, or Montana...
 

Courses Based on ACA Standards. Get Certified this Summer in Maryland, Virginia, or Montana...
 

This is the most comprehensive instructor development course you can find. It is based on the principles outlined by Alex Kosseff’s best selling book; AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership, taught in academic settings at Prescott College and the University of Utah and Colorado. The program is field based with students teaching the principles after instruction and workshops. This course is co......
 

Courses Based on ACA Standards or Rescue 3 International. Get Certified this Summer in Maryland, Virginia, or Montana Do you feel confident to handle yourself when things go south on the river? This 3 day course is designed to introduce and refresh whitewater safety and rescue skills for the professional river guide or recreational river runner. It features a full day of classroom instructio......
 

Fundamentals of ski mountaineering such as route finding, rope management, ridge climbing, and advanced ski travel skills. Requires adequate winter camping and backpacking skiing skills. Instruction will include land-management and wilderness ethics. Overnight Winter camping. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND TOPICS: Avalanche hazard evaluation Advanced Beacon Searches Uphill skinning technique Ba......
 

A student that successfully completes our course set to the American Avalanche Association Guidelines should: Understand variability and complexity of avalanche terrain Identify grain types and the basic physical processes leading to them Perform and interpret common stability tests Apply objective decision making methods while traveling through avalanche terrain. Students will learn......
 

A student that successfully completes a course developed using the following guidelines should be able to: identify avalanche terrain; identify basic grain types, weak layers and strong layers; perform field tests to determine snow pack stability/instability; recognize weather and terrain factors contributing to instability; perform rescue through fast and efficient transceiver use; and apply s......
 

The program is for current, active rock climbers that have a real desire to teach the rock climbing to novices in a single pitch setting. Candidates should be passionate rock climbers that have their own equipment, regularly climb and have been rock climbing outdoors for at least 12 months. Candidates could be current University Professors that teach climbing, Climbing Instructors, Scout Leader......
 

Great for retreats or as a company incentive. The OWLS Corporate Learning Center will help you build productivity in your work place with a full day of team building on the beautiful and exhilarating Gallatin River. Begin the morning with a dry land paddle team orientation and complete safety discussion. Next, jump in the raft and start honing your skills in the upper river rapids. Paddling in ......
 

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