Start & End at Home is a skills accelerator. The course is designed to be effective in the shortest time possible.

1. Watch the pre-recorded videos. Plan for about one hour per week in February.
2. Do the suggested exercises. The time commitment is up to you!
3. Take advantage of office hours (twice a week throughout February) and the forum, as needed. 

Start & End at Home is an online course consisting of  independent modules. Each module is self-contained, consisting of pre-recorded video tutorials and recommended homework. The modules can be completed at your own pace, and are always available for reference.

Cohort with weekly discussions: For folks whose schedule allows, I recommend joining the cohort as we work through the modules on a set schedule. Our weekly discussions are opportunities to share insights and dive even deeper into the module's material.

Office hours: Regardless of whether you work independently or with the cohort, I will be available for weekly office via the forum. This time can be spent on tech support and other Q&A.

The wilderness risk management discussion in this course is relevant to any outdoor work or play. I've presented this work to university scientists, search and rescue professionals, and my parents.

That said, my experience is dominated by time in remote settings. My approach is more relevant to people planning their own trips, leading others, visiting new and unfamiliar terrain, and/or wanting to increase their safety margin.

There is something here for all experience levels—the important part is that you want to move up the learning curve.

Start & End at Home is for people that want "something more" from their trips. It might be an extra margin of safety, branching into off-trail travel for the first time, wanting to create your own trip, be a better prepared leader, or looking to incorporate modern navigation tools into organization use.

Given the online structure and online resources, you need to have experience working with software applications. Please contact me if you have any questions about your technical proficiency.

Access to the video tutorials and online community is unlimited.

Weekly discussion and office hours will be available through February.

Start & End at Home will provide you with a tried-and-true wilderness risk management strategy for planning creative, ambitious, respectful, and safer outings.

• Unlimited access to the video tutorials for future reference
• A detailed route map of your creation
• A trip and emergency plan document
• Access to a community of like-minded folks

All of the online resources in this course are free. I will provide promo codes for new Gaia GPS and CalTopo users.

If you have already used a promo code for Gaia or CalTopo, you will need to purchase a subscription.

For the most part, yes. That's what I did—and I enjoyed the process. But it took me twenty years and a lot of trial and error.

But I didn't have a healthy risk assessment framework until I learned from the professionals.

This course provides a fast-track to tools that are tried-and-true. I've done the work to sort through the various resources and online tutorials. I've used everything here—I know that it works.

Luc's work has earned two national book awards, a national public service award, and a citation of honor from the State of Alaska. Luc's courses and adventures have been featured in media outlets across the globe, including the New York Times, BBC, and Smithsonian Channel.

Luc's unique trip-planning process was developed during geology graduate programs at UCSB and MIT, followed by ten years in the Geographic Information System (GIS) sector. Luc teaches Swiftwater and Ice Rescue Training and works for the Alaska Avalanche School. Former clients include the Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron, Denali Mountain Rangers, Juneau Mountain Rescue, and Alaska State Troopers.

Luc's "hard-earned experience" comes from a childhood in remote Alaska, having traveled over 10,000 miles throughout Alaska by foot, packraft, ski, bike, and ice skate, completed 13 summer and winter Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classics, and completed human-powered traverses of North America's three tallest mountains: Denali, Logan, and Orizaba.