John Jacobs, WEMT

Primary Instructor

Wilderness Medicine Instructional Experience

• Wilderness Medical Associates: Senior Faculty Instructor, 34 years. 2200+ Instructional Days, including 550+ courses, 200+ WFR courses. New instructor training and mentorship.
• UCLA Wilderness Medicine: Program Coordinator, 3 years. Coordinated and instructed Wilderness First Responder & Wilderness EMT Upgrade courses.
• Southwestern College Wilderness Medicine: Instructor, 3 years. Instructed WFR & WEMT Upgrade courses.

Outdoor Education Industry Experience

• Adventure Risk Management: Owner/Director, 23 years. Risk management training and consultation for outdoor programs and professionals.
• Wilderness Outings: Owner/Director, 12 years. Providing backpacking, rock climbing, navigation courses in Southern California.
• Pacific Crest Outward Bound School: Field Instructor, Program Director, 9 years. Mountaineering and climbing courses in Sierra Nevada and Joshua Tree.
• Boojum Institute: Board Member, Interim Program Director, Risk Management Committee Member, 15 years. Experiential and adventure education programs for private schools and groups.
• Association for Experiential Education- Accreditation Program Reviewer: 2 years. Program visitation and review for AEE accreditation.
• Adventure 16 ‘Wilderness Outings’: Instructor, 5 years. Provided instruction in rock climbing and backpacking courses.

Rescue & Emergency Medicine Experience

• Emergency Medical Technician: since 1988
• Wilderness EMT: since 1990
• San Diego Mountain Rescue: Operations Leader, Board Member, Training Officer, 9 years. SAR operations in San Diego County, Baja, Southern California mountains, Sierra Nevada.
• Denali National Park: June-July 1996. Volunteer Climbing Ranger, Denali.

Other Outdoor Industry Experience

• Friends of Joshua Tree: Board Member, 4 years. Climber advocacy group providing stewardship of climbing in Joshua Tree National Park.

Outdoor Recreation Interests & Experience

Mountain adventure sports have been a central part of John’s entire life. He is well-versed in all disciplines of climbing including mountaineering, traditional & sport climbing, ice climbing, bouldering in locations across Western North America including Alaska, Coast Range, Cascades, Sierra Nevada, Southern California, and Mexico. In addition to his climbing interests, he has done extensive long-distance hiking, and backcountry skiing. A few of his notable achievements include:

Climbing

• Denali, Alaska (20,320′): West Rib
• El Capitan, Yosemite: Zodiac, The Shield
• Sierra Nevada: Mendel Couloir, dozens of Sierra summit ascents via multiple routes
• Extensive climbing in Idyllwild (Tahquitz/Suicide), Joshua Tree, Sierra East Side, many others

Hiking

• Pacific Crest Trail (Mexico to Canada)
• John Muir Trail (x2)

Backcountry Skiing

• Sierra Nevada: ‘High Route’ (x2)