- United States of America
About Program
This 65-day Semester is a chance to escape your usual routine, explore stunning wilderness areas and strengthen interpersonal skills like communication, feedback, decision making and goal setting. It's full of in-depth technical instruction while focusing on the interpersonal skills that support strong leadership. You'll also learn mountaineering, rock climbing and whitewater rafting in some of the most scenic areas in the United States. Rock climbing takes place at the world-famous Smith Rock State Park. You'll also learn mountaineering skills in the Central Cascades range of Oregon and practice those skills on summit attempts of local peaks. A 3-day introduction to wilderness medicine gives you the opportunity to earn your \Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification. Finally, you'll whitewater raft on two of the most renowned rivers in the West, the Salmon River in Idaho and the Deschutes River in Oregon.
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Program Highlights
- Rock climbing takes place at the world-famous Smith Rock State Park.
- A 3-day introduction to wilderness medicine with the opportunity to earn your \Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification is also included.
- Explore stunning wilderness areas in the U.S. and strengthen interpersonal skills
- You'll also learn mountaineering skills in the Central Cascades range of Oregon and practice those skills on summit attempts of local peaks.
- you'll whitewater raft on two of the most renowned rivers in the West, the Salmon River in Idaho and the Deschutes River in Oregon.