The wild outdoors can be an amazing place. The lush green forests, the amazing and beautiful views, the countless challenges you must overcome to reach places where few people have been and the activity itself of rely upon yourself are just a few of the largest attractions of outdoors activities. The problem is that there are various dangers and challenges that you should educate yourself about before really trying to become an outdoor adventurer. Doing so may protect your life, the lives of others and nature itself. If you spend more time exploring the outdoors than not, here are three certifications you should consider having.
1. Risk Management and Outdoor Safety
There are innumerable risks when outdoor adventurers try to conquer the outdoors. Avalanches, wild animals and mud slides are just a few disasters that can quickly befall someone whom is unwary of their surroundings or the hidden dangers that may lay within them.
A certification in risk management and outdoor will allow you to protect yourself and anyone you’re traveling with as outdoor adventurers. You’ll reduce danger by knowing safe spots to camp, precautions to keep wild animals away and other useful skills designed to help you better assess the dangers of the outdoors with insight on how to handle them.
2. Survival Skills
If you’re an outdoor adventurer for long enough, then chances are that you will eventually encounter a situation where you may become stranded or one that requires you to be self-sufficient for a number of days. Knowing what you can eat, how to acquire safe water and how to create shelter for yourself will be essential to surviving those types of situations. These are necessary survival skills.
3. Leave No Trace Certification
The last and arguably most important certification is one that teaches you how to enjoy the outdoors without polluting it. Leave No Trace certifications allow you to do just that. These courses will give you the skills required to minimize the amount of man-made waste you bring with you on trips, and teach you how to pick it up when you’re packing up to leave the outdoors.
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