Mountain Training Network · Course guide
Choose your
training.
Explore wilderness medicine and rescue training from MTN and other providers in our community. Compare the options below, then visit our calendar for MTN course dates or follow a community provider’s link for their courses and registration.
MTN courses · Community providers · Learning pathways
Wilderness Medicine
Explore MTN courses in first aid and wilderness patient care, from a four-hour foundation to extended care when help may be delayed. The learning pathway below also introduces course types offered across the wider wilderness medicine community.
MTN course · 4 hours
Basic First Aid / CPR / AED
A practical foundation for everyday emergencies: basic first aid, CPR, AED use, choking response, and severe bleeding control.
For workplaces, community groups, NICA coaches, and team riders. Check each listing’s audience.
Explore First Aid / CPR / AED ↗MTN course · 8 hours · CPR/AED included
Outdoor First Aid
Basic first aid with more time to apply assessment, injury care, and response decisions to outdoor situations. Practice with scenarios built around day outings and team activities.
A shorter introduction to outdoor care. Choose the 16-hour WFA when your role requires Wilderness First Aid.
Explore Outdoor First Aid ↗MTN course · 16 hours
Wilderness First Aid
Learn patient assessment, care for outdoor injuries and illnesses, and evacuation decisions when medical help may be delayed.
Includes CPR/AED. Also qualifies for WFR recertification with an eligible prior WFR credential.
Explore WFA ↗MTN course · 72 hours
Wilderness First Responder
Extended patient care and evacuation planning for guides, rangers, search and rescue teams, and expedition leaders.
Explore WFR ↗MTN course · 8 instructional hours · CPR/AED
NICA First Aid
NICA-approved First Aid, CPR/AED, bleeding control, and assessed trail scenarios for coaches and team riders.
Need a shorter option? The four-hour basic course is a separate offering. Coach requirements depend on role and access to care.
Explore NICA training ↗MTN course · 3 days · 24 hours
Vertical Medicine
Wilderness patient care and improvised climbing rescue in one course for climbers with baseline climbing skills.
Combines wilderness medicine and rescue; listed in both sections.
Explore Vertical Medicine ↗Choose your course
Wilderness medicine learning pathway
Choose training for your responsibilities, the places you go, and how long help could take. You can start at the level that fits your needs.
4–8 hoursFirst Aid / CPR / AEDBasic · Outdoor · NICA
A foundation for everyday emergencies
Choose the four-hour basic first aid course or spend eight hours applying first aid to outdoor settings. Both include CPR/AED. NICA courses focus on mountain biking for coaches and team riders; check the selected session’s format and requirements.
4-hour First Aid / CPR / AED ↗8-hour Outdoor First Aid ↗
NICA course options ↗
16–24 hoursWilderness First AidWFA
Care when help is hours away
Learn patient assessment, common outdoor injuries and illnesses, and evacuation decisions. A foundation for outdoor participants and many trip leaders. MTN’s 16-hour WFA also qualifies for WFR recertification (WFR-R) with an eligible prior WFR credential.
Explore MTN’s 16-hour WFA ↗36–48 hoursWilderness Advanced First AidWAFA
More depth and practice
Build on basic assessment and care with more training time for outdoor leaders and short multi-day trips where assistance may be delayed.
Ask MTN about WAFA options ↗70+ hoursWilderness First ResponderWFR
Prolonged care in remote settings
Prepare for extended patient care, limited resources, and evacuation planning. Common training for guides, rangers, SAR teams, and expedition leaders.
Explore MTN’s 72-hour WFR ↗WFR + EMTWilderness EMTW-EMT
Wilderness and EMS education
Combine EMT training with wilderness medicine education. EMT certification and W-EMT credential requirements depend on the program and issuing provider.
Ask MTN about W-EMT pathways ↗This pathway shows course types across the wilderness medicine community, not a required sequence or a list of current MTN offerings. Hours, credentials, and availability vary by provider. MTN’s WFA is 16 hours and WFR is 72 hours. Contact us to discuss other pathways. Read WMEC’s WFA, WAFA, and WFR standards ↗
Rescue
Build rescue skills for rock, snow, water, and rope environments. Explore MTN courses alongside training offered by other providers in our community. Each card identifies the provider; community course details and registration are available on that provider’s website.
Rock
MTN course · 3 days · 24 hours
Vertical Medicine
Connect patient assessment and care with improvised partner rescue in a vertical setting.
Explore Vertical Medicine ↗Community provider · Vertical Pursuits
Rock Rescue & Guiding
Build climbing and partner-rescue skills, or arrange a guided climbing experience through Vertical Pursuits.
Offered and booked through Vertical Pursuits. Visit their website for course options, prerequisites, and dates.
Visit Vertical Pursuits ↗Snow
Community provider · Tracks of Her Own
Avalanche Courses
Explore avalanche education and backcountry preparation through Tracks of Her Own’s women-led programs.
Offered and booked through Tracks of Her Own. Visit their website for course levels, prerequisites, and dates.
Explore Tracks of Her Own ↗Water
MTN course · 2 days
ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue
Develop practical river-rescue skills through an American Canoe Association swiftwater rescue course.
Contact MTN for dates, location, equipment, and participation requirements.
Explore Swiftwater Rescue ↗Rope
Community provider · Old Growth Rescue
Technical Rope Rescue
Explore rope rescue operations and technician training through Old Growth Rescue.
Offered and booked through Old Growth Rescue. Visit their website for course levels, prerequisites, and dates.
Visit Old Growth Rescue ↗Not sure which course fits?
Tell us about your role, where you go, and the skills or credentials you need. We can help you choose an MTN course or point you toward another provider in our community.
Talk with MTN ↗Mountain Training Network is a division of Capital City CPR LLC. Meet MTN and explore our qualifications ↗
