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About: Instructor Katie Schmidt
Two Wheels, and More
An adventure cyclist to the core, Katie has led bike
trips throughout North America and Central America, coached mountain biking in
North Carolina and Colorado, and spends as much time on two wheels as possible.
When she’s not teaching or riding, she can be found chasing whitewater in her
kayak or in the raft with her husband. She is most at home in the
mountains and loves to share those experiences with family, friends, and even
strangers. She has had the fortune to call the Cascades, Olympics,
Rockies, and the Appalachian Mountains home over the past decade. A
skilled and charismatic instructor, Katie loves to blend her background in
medicine with the outdoor world. She will teach you practical skills in a
way that you won’t forget and leave you with a smile on your face and knowledge
in the brain.
Adventure Leadership Experience
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Backroads Trip
Leader: Utah, San Juan Islands, Vermont, Quebec, Belize, Guatemala
- Mountain Bike
Instruction: North Carolina, Colorado
- Self-supported
Grand Canyon raft trip
- AL HS MTN Bike
League WFA Instructor
- Leading Hikes
with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Whitewater
kayaking, rafting, and stand up paddle boarding
- Mountain
biking
- Road cycling
- Hiking
- Climbing
Travel
- Belize, Canada, Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Slovenia
- 44 of the 50 United States
- Lived and worked in eight
different states over the past ten years
Certifications & Education
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WEMT: Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
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NREMT: Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician since Jan. 2014
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Wilderness First Responder Instructor
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Disaster + Travel + Wildernes First Aid Instructor
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American Heart Association Instructor, English and Spanish
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River Rescue Pro-Certified
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Leave No Trace Training
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BA Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University
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Bilingual: English and Spanish
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Classes running with anti-COVID extensive
pre-screening, temperature checking, strict 6'+ distancing & masks & goggles
throughout, and many more safety measures for zero exposure.
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Jan. 16-17, 2021:
Norfolk
area, VA
Jan. 23-24:
Farmville, VA
Jan. 30-31:
Harrisonburg / Staunton
area, VA
Feb. 20-21:
Richmond, VA
Wilmington
area,
NC
Feb. 27-28:
Norfolk
area, VA
Mar. 6 - 7:
Chattanooga
area, TN
Spring weekends t.b.d., tentative:
CO Springs,
CO
Denver, CO
Grand Junction,
CO
Greeley,
CO
Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 20-21:
Charlottesville,
VA
Mar. 27-28:
Norfolk
area, VA
Washington
DC area
Apr. 10-11:
Lexington, VA
PhiladelphiaPA area
Apr. 24-25:
Richmond,
VA
Triangle area
west, NC
May 8 - 9 or 15-16:
Charlottesville,
VA
May 15-16:
Norfolk
area, VA
May 22-23:
Triangle area,
NC
May 29-31 (3 days):
Mountains retreat above Blacksburg,
VA
June 5 - 6:
Washington
DC area
June 19-20:
Charlottesville,
VA
June 26-27:
Advanced WFA Pt II, Old Fields, WV
Sep. 4 - 6 (3 days):
Mountains retreat above Blacksburg,
VA
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