SAWYER CERTIFICATION

For me the Course was a certification refresher.  I took the course in 2005 and have used many of the principal safety considerations for the past 6 years.  Most of our work is done with one main, large and/or small, pruning saws which we carry regularly into the back country.  Not having injured myself or left a saw stuck in a tree trunk is, in no small part, due to applying course information and practice.
Keep hiking,
Carl, aka Greybeard (GA/ME '99; PCT '08)

RIDGERUNNER SEASON 2014 HAS BEGUN

Ridgerunner Season has begun.  Last week we re-certified in WFA (Wilderness First Aid) with lectures on a variety of injuries and the ABCs of assessing situation and courses of action.  We later took part in a variety of scenarios applying principles for response in the back country.
The information and knowledge from the Course put on by NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute instructor, Phil, was made more real through his real life experiences.
Keep hiking,
Carl, aka Greybeard (GAME 1999; PCT 2008)