MOUNTAIN BIKE MEDICINE
There are few sports that can transport you as quickly and deeply into the backcountry as mountain biking can. We’ve developed our mountain bike medicine program to expand from our core curriculum and focus on specific topics to make mountain bikers safer.
Two Day Basic First Aid & Bike Skills:
Two Day Wilderness First Aid/WFR-R Programs:
Five-Day Wilderness First Responder Programs:
What We Offer:
Our sport-specific model is designed to take our wilderness medicine core curriculum and apply it to the various scenarios and situations that one might encounter while mountain biking. This approach helps students dive deeper into topics and scenarios that are relevant to the trail, yet still transferable to other wilderness emergencies. The context gained from skills learned and practiced in the woods helps solidify concepts and recreates the challenges of handling situations in the field. We similarly place emphasis on preventative practices.
Wilderness Medicine Online
Begin learning today with our Wilderness Medicine Online curriculum, which provides full access to the lecture videos assigned in preparation for all of our programs. This is a great place to start or refresh your skills, as the online program gives you 24/7 access to our instructional video series and resources that can help you stay safe on your next adventure. Additionally, you can apply the cost of this course as a credit toward any of our in-person programs.
Santa Cruz, CA | Mountain Bike Skills & Basic First AidIn partnership with TrailWorks
$325 | August 15–16, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA
About This Course
Mountain bike coaching comes with real responsibility. This two-day course is designed specifically for coaches who want to ride better and be prepared when something goes wrong on the trail. One day you'll ride with TrailWorks' Brian Astell, sharpening your technique and building the fundamentals you can pass on to your riders. The other, you're with BMG's instructors learning hands-on first aid skills built around the emergencies that happen on mountain bike trails. The class will run from 9-4:30 both days.