This course is conducted in English. Our NOLS wilderness medicine instructors teach all over the world and are often bilingual. They will endeavour to support you however they can.

475 USD (456.25 EUR) per person (VAT excluded). Included in the course fee are the NOLS Wilderness Medicine Wilderness Handbook, a patient assessment bandana, CPR certification, the internationally recognised NOLS Wilderness Medicine WFR/ WAFA certification, and Epinephrine auto-injector certification.

This course is structured around scenario-based learning and review, as well as practical skills sessions and case study discussions. You are required to complete both written and practical testing to successfully recertify on this course. The course begins with a written multiple-choice test. To achieve a passing score (70%) on the written multiple-choice exam, you must review previous course materials. Please come prepared!

Check the following web page for information and resources on how to best prepare for your course:

https://nols.edu/en/resources/wilderness-medicine-resources/

All participants will learn by taking turns being “patients” and “rescuers” each day. We use fake blood to make the scenarios more realistic. The fake blood is washable, but you might have to wash twice.

Please register by selecting the “Register for this course button”.

Full payment is needed to confirm your reservation for the course. You may select your preferred payment method (bank transfer or credit card) on our registration form. Kindly read our cancellation policies below before you sign up. Once we have received your course fee we will email you a receipt and a course confirmation.

Do read the Student Agreement before signing up: http://www.nols.edu/en/filer/public/1481655159/906/

*There is no need to sign and send it in. We have physical forms you can sign at the course start.

All students are required to submit a photocopy of their WAFA or WFR certification card by the first day of the course. This course is open to WAFAs and WFRs from any organisation where a WAFA was at least 40 hours and a WFR was at least 70 hours. It is your responsibility to make sure your WAFA/ WFR certification meets this standard. If you are unsure, please contact NOLS Wilderness Medicine before enrolling in a course and review the recertification portion of our website: https://www.nols.edu/en/courses/wilderness-medicine/recertify/

If you hold a current WFR certification from any other wilderness medicine organisation with less than a 70-hour certification, you will receive a letter of course completion in lieu of a NOLS Wilderness Medicine WFR certification. This letter of completion may allow you to recertify with your original certifying organization. You must contact that organisation prior to your NOLS Wilderness Medicine course to ensure that our course will meet their requirements for recertification.

If a student cancels or withdraws from a course:

• Greater than or equal to 30 days prior to the course starting date, Crossing Latitudes will retain an administrative fee of EUR 145

• Within 30 days of the course start date: Crossing Latitudes will retain an administrative fee of EUR 290.

• Once the course has begun, there will be no refund

If Crossing Latitudes or NOLS Wilderness Medicine must cancel the course, you will receive a full refund.

We highly recommend that you protect yourself by buying travel insurance. Crossing Latitudes or NOLS Wilderness Medicine are not responsible for any expenses other than the course fee in case of cancellation or withdrawal.

Accommodation is not included in your course fee. Flåm Camping & Hostel https://www.flaam-camping.no/ supports our courses and they offer both private and shared rooms, and great cabins. There is a comfortable common room and well-equipped kitchen available where you can socialise with other participants and cook your meals. Grocery stores and restaurants are within 10 minutes’ walk from the campground. The Flåm Camping & Hostel is only 10-15 minutes’ walk from our classroom.

If booking with them, do mention that you are taking a NOLS WFR course, and you will receive a discount on rooms and cabins. No discount is given for pitching a tent at the Campground. There is no discount if you book on booking.com or other similar websites.

Meals are not included in the course fee. Flåm Camping & Hostel’s accommodation options are associated with full kitchen/cooking facilities. There are several cafes, restaurants, and meal trucks in town. Students often choose to bring a packed lunch with them and cook dinner together.

Flåm is a 335 km drive to Oslo (via the RV 50/R7) and is 166 km from Bergen. Make sure you have a car that drives well on winter roads. You will have to drive over some high mountain passes to reach Flåm. The views are spectacular, but the roads can be challenging.

Take the Bergen Railway between Oslo and Bergen to Myrdal station and change there for the Flåm Railway. The Bergen Railway crosses the Hardangervidda (Hardanger Plateau), 1237 meters above sea level, and is one of the most spectacular main railway lines in Europe. This has repeatedly been named one of the world's finest journeys.

https://www.vy.no/

There are several busses to Flåm. The “Sogn bus” has several daily departures and takes approx. 3 hours from Bergen to Flåm. You can find the correct bus route from your departure point to Flåm at NOR-WAY express bus

http://www.nor-way.no/

There are also buses from Oslo and these are often less expensive than the train.

The Norled Express Boat departs once daily from Bergen to Flåm. The departure is from Bergen Strandkai Terminal at around 08:00 and the return from Flåm around 15.30. The trip takes approximately five and a half hours.

https://www.norled.no/en/

• Dynamic instructors with lots of backcountry and first aid experience

• Lots of time outside with realistic scenarios

• Daily feedback from our instructors

• Intense AND rewarding days

• A written and a practical exam at the end of the course that we will do everything we can to help you develop the skills to perform well. You need to pass both the written and the practical tests to receive NOLS Wilderness Medicine international WFR certification.

• A curriculum that is evidence-based, not just copied out of a textbook. We teach wilderness medicine practices and protocols that are supported by a physician-based medical advisory panel and disseminated by our curriculum director. This means you're getting the latest findings and protocols in the industry.

• That you are on time each day

• Come prepared each morning, ready to learn and participate. Revision and practice in the evenings will set you up for success.

• We hope that you will speak up when you need help, do not understand, or have any concerns.

• Be respectful of other participants and our staff – both in the classroom and during our scenarios outside. We do not accept any kind of harassment.

• We ask that all participants’ cell phones and computers will be turned off during class time.

• Smoking, alcohol and/or recreational drugs are not allowed during the course hours.

• Pets are not allowed at the classroom or scenario sites during course hours. Any student bringing pets to class will be asked to leave class until the pet is safely situated in a kennel or other facility – unless it is a service dog. If you have a service dog, please email us before signing up.

NOLS Wilderness Medicine will bring medical equipment and outdoor gear for setting up realistic scenarios.

Expect the best but be prepared for the worst! We will be outside each day even if it rains, snows or storms. Having quality clothing and equipment is important. Come to class each morning prepared to be both inside and outside. You need a medium sized backpack for your personal extra clothing and the First Aid gear that we will provide each day. Your backpack will be used every day in the scenarios.

Packing for class (in your backpack):

• Waterproof jacket and trousers

• Extra wool or synthetic socks

• Hat, gloves, mittens, neck warmer, buff or scarf

• Headlamp with extra batteries

• Sunglasses, Water bottle

• Protective eyewear (sunglasses and /or clear glasses)

• Indoor shoes or sandals

• Note pad, pens, or pencils, Water bottle, Tea/coffee mug.

Suggested Equipment List:

• Underwear

• Synthetic or wool tops and bottoms

• Warm sweaters or fleece jackets

• Quick drying outdoors pants and tops

• Casual clothing for the evenings

• Waterproof jacket and trousers

• Warm socks

• Regular socks

• Outdoor shoes/boots

• Indoor shoes

• Hat, gloves, mittens, neck warmer/scarf

• Exercise clothing (if you want to exercise)

• Headlamp with extra batteries

• Note pad and pens

• Sunglasses, water bottle, mug, toiletries

• Adaptor(s) for your electronics (if needed)

NOLS Wilderness Medicine is proud to be a Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) accredited organization. Current EMTs are eligible to receive 18 hours CEU hours for their NOLS Wilderness Medicine WFR Recert course. Please bring a photocopy of your current EMT card(s) with you to your course.

950 USD (911.92 EUR) per person (VAT excluded).

The course fee includes a 30-page NOLS Wilderness Medicine handout, a bandana with the patient assessment, equipment used during the course, CPR certification, the internationally recognised NOLS Wilderness Medicine certification and Epinephrine auto-injector certification.

This course is taught in English.

This course combines theoretical lectures with hands-on sessions to train practical skills. Each day is a mix of classroom, skills sessions, scenarios, and case studies. There is both a written & practical exam at the end of the course.

All participants will be learn by taking turns being “patients” and “rescuers” each day. We use fake blood to make the scenarios more realistic. The fake blood is washable, but you might have to wash twice.

Please register by selecting the “Register for this course button”. Full payment is needed to confirm your reservation for the course. You may select your preferred payment method (bank transfer or credit card) on our registration form. Kindly read our cancellation policies below before you sign up. Once we have received your course fee we will email you a receipt and a course confirmation.

Do read the Student Agreement before signing up: http://www.nols.edu/en/filer/public/1481655159/906/

*There is no need to sign it and send this document in. We have physical forms you can sign at the course start.

If a student cancels or withdraws from a course:

• Greater than or equal to 30 days prior to the course starting date, Crossing Latitudes will retain an administrative fee equal to 25% of the course fee.

• Within 30 days of the course start date, Crossing Latitudes will retain an administrative fee equal to 50% of the course fee.

• Once the course has begun, there will be no refund

If Crossing Latitudes or NOLS Wilderness Medicine must cancel the course, you will receive a full refund.

We highly recommend that you protect yourself by buying travel insurance. Crossing Latitudes or NOLS Wilderness Medicine are not responsible for any expenses other than the course fee in case of cancellation or withdrawal.

Lodging is not included in your course fee. We recommend that you book a bed at STF Abisko Turiststation hostel or a room in their hotel (this is also where our classroom is located). You can also book a cabin (4-6 beds) at the STF Abisko Turiststation. Let us know if you are interested in sharing a cabin and we can connect you with others who are interested. You can find more information about lodging at https://www.swedishtouristassociation.com/facilities/stf-abisko-turiststation/ 

STF Abisko Turiststation, is the STF’s northernmost station and is situated in Abisko National Park, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle. The resort is surrounded by Lapporten’s (The Lapponian Gate’s) characteristic U-shaped silhouette, the Abisko Mountain Range with Mount Nuolja and Torneträsk Lake.

There are other B&B’s and guesthouses in the community of Abisko that you are welcome to stay at.  

Meals are not included in your course fee. STF Abisko Turiststation has a restaurant named Kungsleden which serves a buffet breakfast, fika, lunch, and dinner. They recommend that you pre-order your meals. Their hours vary by season. There is also a fully equipped kitchen for self-catering. The kitchen is shared with other guests.

By road from Kiruna: take the E10 road towards Narvik for 100 km. Drive through Abisko village and after 2 km turn right at the sign “Abisko Turiststation”.

By road from Norway, Narvik: take the E10 road towards Luleå. Cross the Norwegian – Swedish border and continue for about 40 km, then turn left at the sign “Abisko Turiststation”.

Rental car companies in Kiruna, Sweden and Narvik/ Harstad, Norway include www.avis.se, www.budget.se, www.europcar.se, www.hertz.se, www.sixt.se.

By Swedish rail, take VY which stops daily at "Abisko Turiststation". The train station, which has no staff onsite, is close to STF Abisko Mountain Station, a 5 minute walking distance to reception. For timetables and prices visit https://www.vy.se/en

The closest airports are Kiruna (Sweden) and Narvik - Evenes (Norway). Flights are operated by SAS www.sas.se and Norwegian www.norwegian.se

Transfer from/to Kiruna, Sweden Airport:

Visit Abisko
www.visitabisko.com
Phone: +46 980 40037

Regular bus service:
Route 91, Länstrafiken i Norrbotten
www.ltnbd.se
Phone: +46 771 100 110

Taxi Kiruna
www.taxikiruna.se
Phone: +46 980 12020

Transfer from/to Evenes Airport (Narvik), Norway:

Airport coach:
Evenes - Narvik bus station
www.flybussen.no/en/Narvik.

Onward to/from Abisko:

Visit Abisko www.visitabisko.com
Phone: +46 980 40037

By train, SJ
www.sj.se
Phone: +46 771 757 575

Regular bus service:
Route 91, Länstrafiken i Norrbotten
www.ltnbd.se
Phone: +46 771 100 110

Narvik Taxi
www.narviktaxi.no
Phone:+47 075 50

• Dynamic instructors with lots of backcountry and first aid experience

• Lots of time outside with realistic scenarios

• Daily feedback from our instructors

• Intense AND rewarding days

• A written and a practical exam at the end of the course that we will do everything we can to help you develop the skills to perform well. You need to pass both the written and the practical tests to receive NOLS Wilderness Medicine international WFR certification.

• A curriculum that is evidence-based, not just copied out of a textbook. We teach wilderness medicine practices and protocols that are supported by a physician-based medical advisory panel and disseminated by our curriculum director. This means you're getting the latest findings and protocols in the industry.

• That you are on time each day

• Come prepared each morning, ready to learn and participate. Revision and practice in the evenings will set you up for success.

• We hope that you will speak up when you need help, do not understand, or have any concerns.

• Be respectful of other participants and our staff – both in the classroom and during our scenarios outside. We do not accept any kind of harassment.

• We ask that all participants’ cell phones and computers will be turned off during class time.

• Smoking, alcohol and/or recreational drugs are not allowed during the course hours.

• Pets are not allowed at the classroom or scenario sites during course hours. Any student bringing pets to class will be asked to leave class until the pet is safely situated in a kennel or other facility – unless it is a service dog. If you have a service dog, please email us before signing up.

NOLS Wilderness Medicine will bring medical equipment and outdoor gear for setting up realistic scenarios.

Expect the best but be prepared for the worst! The weather in Abisko, north of the Arctic Circle can be extreme and changeable in the spring. We will be outside each day even if it rains, snows or storms. Having quality clothing and equipment is important. Come to class each morning prepared to be both inside and outside. You need a medium sized backpack for your personal extra clothing and the First Aid gear that we will provide each day. Your backpack will be used every day in the scenarios.

Packing for class (in your backpack):

• Waterproof jacket and trousers

• Extra wool or synthetic socks

• Hat, gloves, mittens, neck warmer, buff or scarf

• Headlamp with extra batteries

• Sunglasses, Water bottle

• Protective eyewear (sunglasses and /or clear glasses)

• Indoor shoes or sandals

• Note pad, pens, or pencils, Water bottle, Tea/coffee mug.

Suggested Equipment List:

• Underwear

• Synthetic or wool tops and bottoms

• Warm sweaters or fleece jackets

• Quick drying outdoors pants and tops

• Casual clothing for the evenings

• Windproof jacket and trousers

• Warm socks

• Regular socks

• Winter shoes/boots

• Indoor shoes

• Hat, gloves, mittens, neck warmer/scarf

• Balaclava, facemask, goggles

• Exercise clothing (if you want to exercise)

• Headlamp with extra batteries

• Note pad and pens

• Sunglasses, water bottle, mug, toiletries

• Adaptor(s) for your electronics (if needed)