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The Wilderness Travel Course (also known as WTC) is a Sierra Club program that teaches basic mountaineering skills to students.
The class is a 10-week introduction to all-around outdoor proficiency, gives participants a taste of backpacking, equipment, snow travel, field navigation, wilderness ethics, basic rock climbing, mountaineering medicine, winter camping, general safety and rescue techniques.