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NRRT 254 - Swiftwater Rescue

  • 1 credit
This swiftwater rescue course introduces rescue philosophies; recognition and management of risks; knowledge and execution of systems; and techniques associated with rescues of self and others in swift water. This course emphasizes personal safety and simple, commonly used skills through demonstrations and scenarios to provide participants practice both individually and within a team/group context. Students receive American Canoe Association level 4 training which is documented with the organization. Students need to be able to swim in moving water. The course meets online for several sessions and in person for one weekend. Course Fee. Students evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis.

Important Information

This is a partial semester, 1 credit course with 3 weeks of online content followed by a two full days of field based learning. Dates and times for online sessions would be April 20, 27, and May 4 from 5-7pm each evening. The two field based days would be May 9th and 10th from 9am-5pm. Field days are held in Fort Collins.

Instructors

Ethan Billingsley
Ethan Billingsley

9704914994 | ethan.billingsley@colostate.edu

Ethan Billingsley is an alumnus of the Warner College of Natural Resources – earning his B.S. in Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism and his M.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. He served as Director of Undergraduate Programs in the college from 2008-2018. He currently leads and instructs in the Wilderness Leadership program at CSU.

Prior to joining CSU, Ethan worked as both an outdoor educator and guide in various capacities, primarily with youth. He has led single and multi-day whitewater rafting trips for the last 25 years. He has climbed all 58 of Colorado’s 14,000ft mountains and led many CSU groups to those summits as well. He has also spent many seasons working at summer camps and environmental education centers. Additional experience has included work as a rock-climbing instructor, horse-packing guide, backpacking guide, and sea-kayaking naturalist. He carries certifications in wilderness medicine, swiftwater rescue, avalanche rescue and whitewater travel. Ethan loves learning about the ecology of an area as much as he likes adventuring in it. He believes that time spent outdoors contributes to positive attitudes and behaviors related to the environment, as well as, enhanced physical and mental well-being. In his free time, Ethan loves spending as much time as he can with his wife and three kids in the outdoors.