Westcoast Adventure College
5449 Sooke Road V9Z 0C8 Sooke, BC, Canada

Whoooos there. It’s a Barred Owl. #waclife

Starting to get into edging today! #waclife

Some students really went for it with their leadership presentations. Pizza and Regina George. #waclife

Learning partner rescues today. #waclife

There’s nothing better than a nice warm burrito on a rainy day. #waclife

Up the mountain, down the mountain and hanging out on a mountain. #waclife

Here’s a great photo of a T-rescue

Learning self rescues today. #waclife

Awesome, if slightly windy day for one of the groups first taste of kayaking. #waclife

While it’s not the best form we’ve seen, you can’t deny the rhythm. #waclife @meichi.moments

More first aid today, learning how to make splints comfortable! #waclife @meichi.moments

Compass navigation becomes very relevant when it gets smoky and foggy at once. #waclife

First aid practice today! #waclife

Natural drums @hornelakecaves #waclife @meichi.moments

Great cave tour today with @hornelakecaves #waclife

Thanks Adrenaline for the zip line tours! Who says you cant have fun while learning? #waclife

Fire lighting, bow drills knots and a sweet tarp set up. #waclife

Nature walks with Sheelagh learning about all the local plants and more practice with food hangs! #waclife

A nicely coiled rope, a good food hang and a tarp set up. Success! #waclife

Slugs eating mushrooms and tacos. Great start to our 5 day camping trip. #waclife

Heres a clever way to protect trees when tying around them so you can sit under your tarp knowing youve done good. #waclife

Today we had some orcas swim by while we were learning knots, practiced tarp set ups in the pouring rain for emergency use and got to use the splinting skills from last week’s first aid course. #waclife

Today our students went out for a paddle with local kayak companies to get a feel for what kayak guiding looks like. Thank you to @pacificapaddle for the great trip today, as well as @kelpreefadventures and @rush_adventures for taking out students as well. #waclife @chocobol_fosho

First day learning to set up tarps. The pressure is on as we will be sleeping under them on all of the overnight trips. #waclife

Having fun learning first aid. Look at those splints! #waclife @mercedes.meichi

Today we spent some time learning about local adventure tourism businesses like @princeofwhaleswhalewatching, and we also talked to one of our grads that co-owns @kelpreefadventures #waclife

Practicing first aid on scarecrows is a bit different to last year but that pretty much sums up this year, definitely a bit different. #waclife

First day of class today. Were excited to be back up and running (though with different parameters to last year). Thanks to Nathan @eaglewingtours for taking some time to chat to our students about the current state of adventure tourism. #waclife

Course starts September 8th. For more details check out our website linked in the bio. #waclife

Getting ready to set sail. #waclife

And thats a wrap! #waclife

Its always nice to have classmates that lift you up! #waclife

We love our outdoor classrooms. Looking forward to more time outdoors soon, though this time with bigger gaps between students. #waclife

Scenic first aid practice. #waclife

Tbt hanging in the dark with these guys. #waclife

When your tarp is ready and you cant wait for nightfall to get comfy. #waclife

The face you make when you have Dalls porpoises playing in your bow wave. #waclife

Sometimes you just get snacky and need some oatmeal when tarp camping. #waclife

While we dont teach stand up paddling, theres a lot of parallels to kayaking, as our grad from this year is finding out. This is his first time on a stand up paddle board. #waclife

One of our grads at his new job trying stand up paddleboarding for the first. #waclife

Working on brace turns. #waclife

Looking to get into adventure tourism? We still have 4 places left for the course starting in September. #waclife

Room with a view. #waclife

Throwback to the girls kayak trip. #waclife

Who else loves learning through scenarios? #waclife

Felt great to get back on the water yesterday to finish up the kayak training that we werent able to do due to social distancing. With some tweaks to how rescues are performed were back on it. #waclife @ Sooke, British Columbia

Looking to join a fun crew? Weve still got 5 spots left on the course starting September 2020. #waclife

Who else eats like a king when theyre camping? We feel its important to have something tasty to look forward to at the end of the day. #waclife

Who doesnt love a good classroom nature moment. #waclife

Charts are just so satisfying. #waclife

A survival shelter from a couple of years ago. Lessons were learned. Sand insulates well, but pours through when it dries. #waclife

Who loves camping under tarps? We do! #waclife

Ooooh. That looks like it hurt:p We believe that realism helps our students learn, which is why we do a lot of scenario based learning #waclife

Theres just something satisfying about being able to light your own fires. #waclife

The fun kind of cramped quarters. #waclife

Its always good but to support your friends. #waclife

Practicing food hangs. Its always good to know you have the skills to keep your food safe. #waclife

Sea cucumbers are so weird! #waclife

Who else is excited to get back on / in the water? #waclife