All Classes & Events near Northbrook, IL

Chicago Backpackers Club Meet up

Chicago Backpackers is a club for those who love backpacking. We provide opportunities to learn about the sport, join trips, and get to know other backpackers.

Mon

Aug 10

Lincoln Park REI

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Chicago Backpackers Club Meet up

Chicago Backpackers is a club for those who love backpacking. We provide opportunities to learn about the sport, join trips, and get to know other backpackers.

Mon

Sep 14

Lincoln Park REI

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Wilderness First Aid with NOLS and REI

Prepare for the unexpected with this engaging, hands-on introduction to wilderness medicine, taught over two days by our partners at NOLS Wilderness Medicine. If you work at wilderness camps, enjoy weekend family outdoor activities, or recreate outdoors, this course is for you.

Sat

Sep 19

District 128 Vernon Hills High

8:00am - 5:00pm
Sep 19 - Sep 20

$245 member

$275 non-member

Sat

Nov 14

Northerly Island Fieldhouse

8:00am - 5:00pm
Nov 14 - Nov 15

$245 member

$275 non-member

Wilderness Safety Training with NOLS

You're ready to go deeper into the outdoors, but you need more than luck to get back home. Risks can't be eliminated from the wilderness, but they can be managed. This 2-day classroom course with NOLS covers trip planning, hazard identification, decision-making, outdoor emergency response, and post-trip learning.

Sat

Oct 3

Vernon Hills REI

9:00am - 5:00pm
Oct 3 - Oct 4

$245 member

$275 non-member

Wilderness First Responder Recertification Course with NOLS and REI

Time to recertify your Wilderness First Responder certification? Review, practice, and stay on top of your skills with this three-day recertification course taught by our partners at NOLS Wilderness Medicine. Prerequisites: current WFR certification of at least 70 hours.

Sat

Oct 10

Sand Ridge Nature Center

8:00am - 5:00pm
Oct 10 - Oct 12

$315 member

$345 non-member

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