Middlebury Outdoor Programs

Learn how to handle outdoor emergency situations in this two-day Wilderness First Aid certification course, SOLO’s most popular class. You will learn how to stabilize emergencies, dress exposed wounds, treat weather exposure and practice other common survival skills. Like all SOLO courses, students learn both in a classroom setting and through structured scenarios. WFA is a 2-year certification and, for an additional fee, will also recertify a soon-to-expire WFR or AWFA qualification.

Come to Battell Beach to hang out with other Mountain Club members, build the largest snowman ever seen on the Middlebury Campus, and kick off winter carnival!

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) is the industry standard for outdoor leaders. This 80-hour certification course covers everything in the WFA curriculum, then exceeds and expands upon these fundamentals in both depth and scope. Patient assessment, traumatic injuries, medical emergencies, environmental injuries, bites and stings, long term care protocols, evacuation procedures, and much more are all addressed. The format integrates classroom sessions with significant practical and scenario-based learning time.

Learn how to handle outdoor emergency situations in this two-day Wilderness First Aid certification course, SOLO’s most popular class. You will learn how to stabilize emergencies, dress exposed wounds, treat weather exposure and practice other common survival skills. Like all SOLO courses, students learn both in a classroom setting and through structured scenarios. WFA is a 2-year certification and, for an additional fee, will also recertify a soon-to-expire WFR or AWFA qualification.

AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day stand alone course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep a

This trip will introduce the Chic Choc participants to backcountry/Alpine touring equipment, uphill travel, and will serve as an assessment of skill prior to the Feb Break trip. On Thursday, January 9th, we’ll meet at the Gear room in the FIC at 4:30pm to introduce and fit participants with equipment.
On Friday, January 10th, we’ll meet at 12:30pm and travel to the Middlebury Snowbowl for a ski tour, using their uphill policy. We will return around 4pm.
***Previous alpine ski experience required***
 
Registration is required.

Come join Rich and Maya for what will be the first ice climbing trip of the 2025 winter season! Sign up if you’ve been burning to get on some ice!

Armed with crampons and ice tools, you will learn all the necessary skills to climb the frozen waterfalls in Chapel Pond Canyon. We’ll begin with a classroom session at 4:30pm on Monday, January 13th  at the Gear Room in the FIC to introduce and fit equipment.

Join Middlebury Outdoor Programs and the Mountain Club for a week-long, February break backcountry ski trip in the Chic Choc mountains! The Chic Chocs in Quebec, Canada, have been heralded as the backcountry skiing mecca of the east and can provide some amazing alpine experiences. There are limited spots and all aspiring participants must fill out an application and be accepted prior to the lottery selection process.
Being that this is still the EAST, snow conditions can be variable based on weather.

Join Middlebury Outdoor Programs on a Bolton Valley Backcountry ski trip! If you’ve joined us in the past for our skin and ski series at the Snowbowl, and looking for the next step in your alpine touring adventure, then look no further!
Bolton Valley, a mere 60’ drive from campus, boasts some of Vermont’s premiere backcountry skiing terrain, with over 12,000 acres of wilderness to explore.
As mentioned above, this trip is recommended for those who’ve already partaken in our Snowbowl trips in the past, or already have touring experience.

This is a introductory top roping belay session at the Climbing Wall.