Become a leader!

Future trip leaders sign on for 300 hours of lecture, demonstration, and field work that includes eight full days of wilderness medical training; classroom, practical and field experience; map and compass proficiency; trip planning and logistics; gear use, maintenance and repair; cooking; natural history; and low-impact camping techniques. By the time they're through, students in the leadership training program have acquired the leadership styles, knowledge of group dynamics, and teaching and learning styles required to lead people safely in the field. The program culminates in a five- to seven-day wilderness expedition, during which each LTrainee serves as group leader. Only after successful completion of LT can a student lead a trip for the BOC. Needless to say, students on BOC trips, regardless of the level, know they're in capable hands.