Medical schools are charged with teaching future doctors a wide range of skills, but here’s a new one: wilderness training. It’s the latest trend, with schools saying they are responding to student ...

Exploring Arizona can be beautiful, breathtaking and sometimes even thrilling. From rocky Grand Canyon trails to the secluded Sedona wilderness, thousands of hikers venture away from civilization.

Knowing what first-aid essentials to bring to the backcountry is just as important as knowing what to do in an emergency. Here are the nation’s best wilderness first-aid courses for learning what to ...

Nearby climbing routes, campsites and hiking spots make Chattanooga a prime location for adventuring, which is why We R CPR is adding Wilderness Training to its lineup of first aid classes. While ...

Longleaf Wilderness Medicine based in Sandpoint, Idaho, also offers wilderness first aid and first responder trainings. Longleaf will offer a two-day Wilderness first aid course in Spokane Oct. 1 ...

Each day of the course featured lectures and class discussion, followed by outdoor practical skills training. The scenarios got harder as the lessons progressed. “We teach them not to rely on ...

Cara Peden was trekking day hikes around Ojai when she wanted to start doing overnight trips to go farther into the wilderness. So she started with an overnight trip in the Sespe. “That was kind of a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A local expert says wilderness survival skills could save your life this hiking season. Two young California sisters know this all too well. Earlier this month, the five and ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Carilion is holding a training course aimed at saving lives. Wilderness first aid training, hosted by Carilion wilderness medical experts, teaches you how to treat things like ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Blackpackers, a Colorado nonprofit focused on diversity and equity in outdoor recreation, is launching a new wilderness training program this summer with ...