Hannik Navigation

Wilderness Medicine

OSSI

Why Choose Hannik Navigation?

HannikNav been providing professional outdoor education services for over fourteen years to a variety of organizations. During this time we have specialized in the area of land navigation and taught hundreds of people to be both confident and skilled.

Courses are designed to ensure participants learn the science and art of navigation through lecture, hands-on activities, classroom exercises, critical thinking scenarios, independent reading and practical field experiences.

Professional Instruction on navigation skills for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals. Classroom and field tested for over 14 years. We have taught this course in a variety of locations from the dense woods of the east to the mountains and desserts of the west.

Hands-on Experiences are the core of all our courses. We incorporate multi-media presentations, skill based activities, critical thinking problems and field practice into every course.

Certifications Available, backed by both knowledge and skill assessments.

Adapted to Your Location. We bring the course to you using local field sites and universal activities.

Flexible Payment Options: Is money tight in your program? HannikNav offers a variety of payment options including a profit sharing alternative which requires no money down and only asks you to pay per registration.

 

Wilderness Medicine Qualifications:

• Wilderness EMT, 1990-1997
• Search and Rescue, City of Boulder Ranger, Boulder Colorado. 1995-2000
• Emergency Medical Technician, Aurora, CO. 2000-2003
• WFR Instructor, curriculum designer and Executive Director for Wilderness Emergency Resources, 1997-2003
• Princeton Education Center, Instructor
• National Wildlife Federation Instructor
• Coordinator, Outdoor Discovery Program, Green Chimneys Children’s Services
• Outward Bound West, Instructor
• Experience instructing with a variety of curriculums including National Safety Council, American Red Cross, WER, and WMU
• Wilderness Medical Society, member, Current.
• WFR and WFA instructor with Wilderness Medicine of Utah, Current.
• CPR Instructor American Heart Association, Current.
• Emergency Room Nurse at McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden Utah, Current.

 

ORSSI (Outdoor Recreation Skills and Safety Initiative):

Research, Educate and Innovate

 

Goal: Promote responsible outdoor recreation through skill development and safety awareness

Services:

• Web Directory of courses and organizations that provide training related to safety and skill development in the outdoors.

• Searchable database of courses, worldwide (www.WildEssentials.org)

• Conduct research related to preventing outdoor incidents

• Collect and analyze national incident data that pertains to outdoor recreation

• Distribute pertinent findings from research and incident data

• Create and distribute media to promote responsible outdoor recreation to the public and to lessen perceived dangers

Contact: Kurt Hanniger. 801-920-3628. kurt@orssi.org

 

 

Our Founder's Past Accomplishments:

• Co-Founder and Lead Instructor, Wilderness Emergency Resources, 1997-2003
• Power Bar sponsored educator, 2002
• Outstanding Clinic Presenter REI
• Presenter, Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education, National Conference. 
• Adjunct Professor, Weber State University; Geography 3810: Land Navigation and Map Reading. Rec 2890: Outdoor Leadership Seminar.
• Princeton Education Center, Instructor
• National Wildlife Federation Instructor
• Coordinator, Outdoor Discovery Program, Green Chimneys Children’s Services
• Instructor, Colorado Outward Bound
• Ranger, City of Boulder, CO
• Coordinator, Wilderness Recreation Center, Weber State University