Program Overview

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Programs

Marketing & Media Manager Diploma Program

Mountain Sport Technician Diploma Program

Adventure Tourism Summer Certificate Program

Adventure Tourism Winter Certificate Program

Bike Guide Training Certificate Program

Ski/Snowboard Guide Training Certificate Program

Study & Play in Whistler: Course Bundles

Design & Innovation Individual Course Certificates

Course Calendar

Backpacking

LENGTH OF COURSE STUDY

1.25 weeks

COURSE HOURS

48 hours

COURSE CREDENTIAL

Certification accredited by PTIB

Course Highlights

• Perform and curate hiking itinerary and travel plan for backpacking expeditions.
• Demonstrate various backpacking equipment.
• Apply navigation techniques in the mountain environment using basic techniques.
• Exhibit leadership techniques to manage a hiking group.
• Demonstrate group goals and expectations for multi-day outings.
• Practice Leave No Trace principles.
• Execute food plans for backpacking expeditions.
• Explain basic weather systems in hiking/mountain environment.

SINGLE COURSE COSTS

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About Whistler Adventure School

Whistler Adventure School (WAS) is a private post-secondary school providing high quality career training in Marketing & Media, Mountain Sport Technician, Adventure Tourism Winter, Adventure Tourism Summer, Design and Innovation, and Guiding in the beautiful mountain town of Whistler, BC, Canada.

PROGRAMS

• Marketing & Media Manager
• Mountain Sport Technician
• Design & Innovation
• Adventure Tourism Summer
• Adventure Tourism Winter
• Bike Guide Training
• Ski & Snowboard Guide Training

Copyright

Copyright Whistler Adventure School

Territory Acknowledgement

Whistler Adventure School gratefully and respectfully operates on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh and _L̓ l̓ _wat7úl First Nations.