Outdoor Leadership Training Seminars

Wilderness Leadership Course - 12 Day
Sangre De Cristos Mountains, Colorado
July 9-20, 2008

Experience:

• Backcountry Travel and Camping
• Contemplative Practices
• High Alpine Peak Ascent
• Mountain Solo Quest

Course Provided In Connection with:

Learn:

• Backpacking and Camping Skills
• Navigation and Route Finding
• Basic Survival and Awareness Skills
• Outdoor Instruction Skills
• Group Leadership and Facilitation
• Wilderness Safety and Risk Management
• General Mountaineering/Climbing Skills
• Therapeutic and Metaphorical Applications of Wilderness

About the 12-Day Wilderness Leadership Course:
This course is designed for those individuals who are seeking exposure to a wide-variety of wilderness leadership skills and training in how to apply them. The remote wilderness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado will serve as the container for our learning expedition. It is wonderful place to connect with nature, practice awareness and contemplative skills, be challenged, and discover your own unique leadership style. We will camp in high alpine cirques, hike along deep, clear lakes, through grassy slopes and alpine flowers, cross cascading creeks, traverse over mountain passes, and climb (weather permitting) to spectacular views from the summits of Broken Hand and the Creston Peaks. Through experience, lecture, and discussion we will address trip preparation, safety, survival, guiding, basic mountaineering, and outdoor teaching. We will cover how to read a topographical map and compass, how to navigate safely through remote mountain terrain, how to facilitate a group, and work with group dynamics. We will also explore the metaphorical, spiritual, and therapeutic elements of the wilderness experience.

The trip will depart from Boulder or Denver, Colorado between 6 and 7 AM on Monday, July 9 Out-of-town participants should arrive in Denver on Sunday night and arrange to carpool with local participants or staff ahead of time. Once we arrive at the trailhead we will get acquainted, pack up and begin our process as a group.  We will hike in a few miles to our first camp. We will hike out of the mountains on Sunday, July 20, and either leave for Denver or camp and depart on Monday morning. We reserve the right to alter the trip, change the site and itinerary as weather or environmental conditions or the nature of the group may require. Special travel needs may be able to be accommodated. Cost includes trip meals.  This course is planned for a small group of 6 to 10 participants.

Learn From the Masters:
Rick Medrick the founder of OLTS, and Mike Adams, a senior guide, will be joining our group for the mountaineering section.  This is a special opportunity to learn a Taoist and transformational approach to climbing from the masters!

The Instructors:
Michael Jospe M.A.: Michael is a wilderness therapist, and Life-Coach. He instructs for Naropa University’s masters degree program in Wilderness Therapy, is a cofounder of the Earth-Based Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and advisor for the Master of Arts Program (MAP) at Prescott College.  Michael has a B.A. in Outdoor Recreation Leadership and an M.A. in Adventure Education. He has been teaching others to be outdoor leaders and guides for 10 years.

Katie Asmus M.A., LPC, BMP: Katie is a Wilderness Therapist and Educator.  She combines her passions for creativity, deep self-exploration, radical self-acceptance, and present moment awareness to create eclectic and meaningful experiences for people.  Katie is the Assistant Director of the Wilderness Therapy masters degree program at Naropa University, has a private psychotherapy practice in Boulder, CO, and advisor for the Master of Arts Program (MAP) at Prescott College.  She is an Outward Bound Instructor and a guide for the Women’s Wilderness Institute.

Additional DETAILS:

How to Register- Call 877-821-6113 (toll free)  For more information call Michael (720-352-7865) or Katie (303-881-8802) $300 deposit required to reserve a place on this course. 50% of balance due May 15th, full payment due on June 15th. Tuition for the trip is $1895 per person. Receive $100 off if paid in full by May 15th. All meals in the field and group/technical equipment will be provided(special dietary needs should be indicated). Participants provide personal backpacking gear and clothing. Contact us for further information, for group discounts, and payment options.   DATES: COST: Info Packet: July 9-20 , 2008 $1895 per person.