Midwest Outdoor Skills Training

10/31/2025

🧟 Warning - no one gets hurt on our courses and there are no zombies! A student shows off their fake blood, aka moulage, during a practice scenario! Happy Halloween!

Join us:
https://www.midwestoutdoorskillstraining.com/upcoming-courses

10/30/2025

https://www.midwestoutdoorskillstraining.com/event-details-registration/wilderness-first-aid-wfa-uiuc-nov-8

10/28/2025

We teach outside so our students gain hands-on learning experience in real-world settings, rain or shine!

Earn a wilderness medicine certification & enroll in an upcoming course!
Learn more:
https://www.midwestoutdoorskillstraining.com/upcoming-courses

10/24/2025

Patagonia Fulton Market
1115 West Fulton Market, Chicago, Illinois 60607

Thursday, October 30
7:00pm CDT
Outdoor First Aid Intro Clinic - Winter Edition

Join us for a community happy hour beforehand at 6pm to chat with our event partners and earn a chance to win some Patagonia gear!
Please RSVP

North America

10/23/2025

Join us on our upcoming Hybrid Wilderness First Responder (HWFR) course! A WFR certification is the industry standard for professional guides, trip leaders, search and rescue team members, outdoor recreationists, camp staff, and international travelers. This course features an online and in-person section.

HWFR Course Dec 17-21, Long Grove, IL

https://www.midwestoutdoorskillstraining.com/upcoming-courses

10/22/2025

Registration for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is officially open! 💥 Sign up with us today to experience one of the world’s most iconic races while making a meaningful impact as a member of our Race2Raise Team 🏃

🤝 In return, you’ll receive a guaranteed entry, training and racing gear, training support, a personalized fundraising page and MORE!

10/21/2025

📣Calling all current WFR’s! Keep your WFR certification valid and join us on our upcoming WFR Re-certification course. Stay up to date on the latest best practices for WFR’s, brush up on your skills, and maintain your CPR certification, too!

🏔️ Hybrid Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification | Nov. 22-23, Joliet, IL

Sign up:
https://www.nols.edu/course/wm/hybrid-wilderness-first-responder-recertification-hwrr/session/767231_22-nov-2025_midwest-outdoor-skills-training_joliet-il-united-states_split/

10/17/2025

Upcoming courses in Chicagoland can be found here: www.midwestoutdoorskills.com

https://youtu.be/J83URt32nx8?si=B3LAlq3iq2xvYeud

Step forward on your next adventure with the preparation, confidence, and knowledge that comes with a wilderness medicine certification.The Wilderness First ...