Wilderness Guide Arctic 

Arctic Wilderness Guide Courses .
We are currently working on a Level 2 Course.
Level 1 Courses are not eco-region specific. That means you can join the Level 1 Course on this site.
Partners:
Mahikan Trails (Alberta)
Voshaar Outdoor & Education (Netherlands)

Arctic Level 2

Subjects
Flora, Fauna, Tracking
Wintertravel & Survival
Use of Firearms
Hunter Education
Use of Pulkas
Snowshoeing
(Polar) Bear Safety
Wilderness First Aid
Cold Weather First Aid
Avalanche Awareness
Ice Travel & Safety
Improvised snowshoes and Snow Goggles
Winter shelters (egg. Quinzee)
Wintercamping
Camping in treeless areas

Arctic cultural knowledge, for example Inuit, Dene, Inuvialuit, Gwich’en.

Outline:
1- Survival
Two days Netherlands (Fall-Winter-Spring)
2- Cold Weather training and Wintertravel & Survival
January 6 days France

Mandatory

3- Wilderness First Aid, Cold weather special
Two days Netherlands or Canada
4- Cold Weather Training and Wintertravel & Survival
February 14 days Canadian sub-Arctic.
This training is a joined Boreal – Arctic Level 2 training
5 – Arctic Spring, Summer or Fall
Canada 14 days
> Standards