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Yukon
YUKON OUTDOOR EDUCATOR:
BACKPACKING AND WHITEWATER CANOEING
This 30-day expedition for practicing and aspiring outdoor educators
combines the skills of wilderness backpacking with northern
whitewater canoeing in Canada's Yukon Territory. A remote Yukon
mountain range is the perfect classroom for developing the skills of
the backcountry professional. You'll find an abundance of mountain
wildlife amidst the alpine wildflowers carpeting the tundra and valley
floors enveloped by chest-high forests of dwarf birch and willow.
After learning the hiking skills needed to manage groups in the remote
backcountry, you'll spend two weeks learning technical river
skills, canoeing, teaching techniques and river rescue concepts. After
a month in the rugged mountains and on the river, you'll have a
powerful set of water and mountain skills for future professional
and personal adventures in the backcountry.
DETAILS
Features world-famous Orvis? fly fishing curriculum and gear.
Age and Length: 18 & Over ? Average age: 29 ? Duration: 30 days
Eligibility: Qualified practicing or potential outdoor educators
Tuition: $3,465
Course start/end: Whitehorse, Yukon
Fly in/out: Whitehorse, Yukon
College Credit: 2 hours Leadership Techniques; 2 hours Risk Assessment; 2 hours Skills
Practicum
Dates: page 112
YUKON BACKPACKING
Roam through the Yukon's magnificent and trail-less wilderness of
forest, tundra, permafrost and stunning open mountain travel.
You'll explore and learn in the Yukon's wild and remote unnamed
mountain ranges, where you'll climb far above tree line for awe-inspiring
views and hike on open tundra, sharing the land with grazing
caribou. The Yukon is the perfect training ground for mastering
camping and traveling skills, especially in bear country, as well as developing
leadership skills and teamwork. You'll also enjoy fantastic,
untapped fly and spin fishing in wild rivers that flow with the cleanest
water you can find. Hiking here can be hard work, but the rewards
are worth the effort. After just 27 days, you'll come home
with the skills and know-how to lead your own backpacking trips,
although you'll always long for the freedom of the Yukon.
DETAILS
Features world-famous Orvis? fly fishing curriculum and gear.
Age and Length: 16 & Over ? Average age: 19 ? Duration: 27 days
Tuition: $3,250
Course start/end: Whitehorse, Yukon
Fly in/out: Whitehorse, Yukon
College Credit: 2 hours Environmental Ethics; 2 hours Leadership Techniques
Dates: page 112
Adventures await around every corner in the Yukon Territory, home to some of the
world's most remote rivers.
Mountain streams and wild tundra: Canada's backcountry will teach you lifelong lessons
about environmental ethics.
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THE YUKON IS LIKE NO OTHER PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN. THE UNTOUCHED BEAUTY
AND INNOCENT YET DOMINEERING FEEL AMAZED ME FROM DAY ONE.
Travis Custer, Yukon Backpacking '04
Moe Witschard Pascal Beauvais