Ideally, the participant should be able to handle a woodsy brisk hike, ride a bike, and be able to swim. (Life jackets will be worn and are mandatory in the water portions.) If not, the student may watch any portion he/she are not comfortable with. . No prior experience is needed with the rock climbing rescue. There is a good deal of stopping and explaining as we go along so the less fit can catch their breath

Indoor Day 1 (Friday Evening)   is usually in the classroom for lectures to develop a base understanding of the concepts of wilderness medicine and the challenges faced by both victim and rescuer.

Outdoor Day 1(Saturday)  is usually woods and ropes.....fire making, water purification, navigation, orienteering, deep water jumping, shelter building, survival strategy, hydration and nutrition, hypo and hyperthermia, medical concerns, medical kit, appropriate woods meds and clothes and gear, safety, self defense, canines and equines and pediatrics, orthopedics all disciplines of outdoor medicine, litter making, evacuation planning.  Ropes training and high angle rescue takes up the evening of day 1:  rappel, belay, top rope, 3:1 pulley, self evacuation, aid to fallen climber, rope and gear teaching, ascender use, prusik use, quickdraws, solo top roping and safety, and knots on rope and web, setting anchors.....

Outdoor Day 2 (Sunday) is typically, swift water rescue , swimmers position, strainer approach, throw bag handling and self evac, foot entrapment scenarios, boat rescue, kayaking, forward and sweep and back paddling, Z drag set up, re entry to overturned boat, mountain bike handling, jumping, climbing, downhill, falls, maintenance, use as race medic or doc, and adventure racing.  Then the students have a large rescue to do with mapping UTM coordinates, tracking and navigating, orienteering to find a victim whether by boat, bike or on foot.  They have to determine the medical needs of the victim, warm, dry and hydrate the victim, address injuries--splinting or communications, evacuate the victim and go on to the next victim.  There will typically be4- 6 checkpoints (victims).  The teams to rescue victims will have a mixture of med students and racers and volunteers so the student will have a chance to learn from others as well as rely on their own newly acquired skills.  There will be a brief after event discussion to wrap up.