College Courses with Kling Mountain Guides'
At Kling Mountain Guides, we value education as well as guiding. If you want to hire somebody to just drag you up a hill, look elsewhere. If you want to go into the mountains, achieve your goals, have an amazing time and come back with more knowledge then when you left, you have come to the right place! At KMG we take education very seriously. Our guides and instructors don’t only work for KMG. Everybody on the KMG staff has a heavy involvement in other education institutions as well. Educational programs that KMG guides have involvement in include but are not limited those listed on the right.
Outdoor Leadership and Recreation, San Juan College, Farmington NM
Are you interested in earning college credit for things you already love to do? Each year Josh Kling instructs courses with the Outdoor Leadership and Recreation (OLER) program at San Juan College in Farmington New Mexico. In the past courses, have included: Introduction to Lead Climbing, Introduction to Mountaineering, Avalanche and Hut Clinic Level 1, Avalanche Clinic Level 2, Sport Climbing, and High Altitude Mountaineering.
The (OLER) program at San Juan College is designed to provide an Associate of Arts Degree in Outdoor Leadership with a variety of transfer options. OLER classes are not limited to degree seeking students,. Faculty/Staff and community members are welcome and encouraged to participate in the classes.
The Associate of Arts Degree in Outdoor Leadership Program combines general education requirements with a core group of field based classes in outdoor leadership and recreation. These classes are experiential in nature, meaning that you will learn the skills through participation in various activities. Although these classes are lots of fun, you will learn a great deal about yourself, your peers, the educational value of the experience, and how you can become an effective professional in the field.
MISSION:
The mission of the San Juan College Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Program is to provide students an education in adventure and outdoor recreation leadership that is consistent and up to date with industry standards and trends. We focus on the development of outdoor skills, teaching techniques, and leadership.
PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of the San Juan College Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Program is to administer an experiential curriculum of traditional and alternative teaching methods both in the classroom and in the field that meets the needs of the individual student's technical and theoretical foundation of becoming a professional in the field of outdoor adventure leadership.
GOALS
1) To provide students with employable skills in outdoor leadership.
2) To provide students with leadership skills that can be used in any career or setting.
3) To provide students with a broad range of technical skills current with industry standards that are appropriate to wilderness leaders.
4)To give students an opportunity to acquire national certifications that make them more employable.
San Juan College Courses Offered:
- Rock Rescue
- Introduction to Mountaineering
- High Altitude Mountaineering
- Avalanche Clinic Level 1
- Avalanche Clinic Level 2
- Sport Climbing
For more information on San Juan College courses or to register contact:
Marcel Bieg M.S. ExEd
Coordinator of Outdoor Leadership and Recreation
San Juan College
4601 College Blvd.
Farmington, NM 87402
Phone: 505-566-3113
Fax:: 505-566-3790
Contact Marcel at biegm@sanjuancollege.edu
*Kling Mountain Guides operates under special use permits in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park , Moab BLM, Indian Creek BLM, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Cedar Mesa Grand Gulch BLM, and Dalla Mountain Park areas. Kling Mountain Guides operates under the Durango Mountain Resort operating plan in the San Juan National Forest. Kling Mountain Guides LLC provides services and employment regardless of ethnic or cultural heritage, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or physical handicap. Josh Kling operates as an employee of Mountain Trip, San Juan College, Fort Lewis College, and the Silverton Avalanche School.. Mountain Trip, San Juan College, Fort Lewis College, and the Silverton Avalanche School all operate under special use permits from the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in their respective operating districts.**
