- Organization model
- Independent wilderness education provider
- Curriculum / network
- Bliss Wilderness Education; external curriculum or certificate issuer not verified
- Programs
- Basic wilderness first aid (8 hours); WFA / WFR refresher (16 hours); WFR (5–10 days); WEMT upgrade; avalanche and evacuation training
- MTN reciprocity review
- WFR-R eligibility needs individual MTN review. Provide the prior WFR certificate, course schedule with total and in-person hours, syllabus, assessment requirements, and certificate issuer. The public descriptions alone do not establish eligibility.
- Delivery
- Provider describes practical scenarios and a variable 5–10-day WFR format with possible pre-course work. Total and in-person WFR hours are not established by the reviewed page.
- Instructor minimum
- The provider identifies Nick Bliss as owner / lead instructor / paramedic. Current credentials and course-level instructor requirements have not been independently verified.
- Entry and annual costs
- Instructor onboarding and annual costs not publicly established
- Fee per student to instructor
- Instructor fees per student not publicly established
- Student price context
- Public pages dated December 12, 2018 list WFR USD 649–1,249, WFA USD 399, WFR refresher USD 475, and WEMT upgrade USD 699. Confirm current tuition and inclusions.
- WMEC documentation
- WMEC alignment not verified. The reviewed pages do not establish a complete versioned syllabus, required WFR hour totals, or certification assessment criteria.
- WMS affiliate directory
- Affiliate relationship not verified
- EMT / paramedic CE
- Course-specific EMS continuing-education approval not verified
- Curriculum distinctions
- Provider describes instruction adapted to the group and lists general medical and rescue topics. Detailed curriculum version, hour distribution, assessment standards, certificate issuer, and renewal rules remain unverified.
- Curriculum dates
- Not yet verified
- Evidence documentation
- Not yet verified
- Program reviews
- Not yet verified
PROVIDER FACTS · BLISS
Bliss Wilderness Education
Bridgeport / Sierra Nevada, California · US
MTN accepts qualifying WFR and WFR recertification formats based on documented WMEC minimum hours. WFA enrollment has no prerequisite. WAFA, W-EMT, and other pathways need a course-specific review. Check your course.
Research depth: Public descriptions reviewed October 7, 2026; detailed curriculum and WFR hour totals remain unverified. Network relationships do not establish the facts or approvals of every local course. Except for the NOLS formats covered by MTN’s confirmed two-way agreement, MTN accepting another provider’s training does not establish that provider’s acceptance of MTN training. Confirm directly with the receiving organization.