About Us — Wilderness Education Experience

a wilderness education experience

Bliss Wilderness Mission and Team:

Bliss Wilderness is an education company based in The Sierra Nevada mountains of California, with capabilities of instruction and guidance world wide. We provide and specialize in education courses, medical standby, guiding, rescue-ems consulting, therapeutic interaction, and crisis intervention “emotional first aid” (critical incident stress management).

Our mission is to provide the best possible experience, education, counseling and mountain safety service to improve your overall readiness in a backcountry or wilderness environment. We feel that the skills we teach and provide are paramount to being a solid, responsible traveler/backcountry human. One must be ready for the adventure we seek.

Nick Bliss, Owner/Lead Instructor/Guide/Facilitator/Paramedic

Chris Cloyd, Operations Guru/Guide/Instructor/WFR

Owen, the pow slaying Direwolf and universal therapy provider

Max Wittenberg, Guide/Instructor/EMT

BW words of affirmation

"With a group of 8 friends I took part in a Bliss Wilderness Avy Rescue course and learned valuable rescue and patient care skills. The search to ski unique terrain, fresh tracks and take in the mountain experience involves risk. I need to be prepared with the education and training to help in the unfortunate event of an accident. The ability to take control of the situation and add to a positive outcome is critical to me. Thanks to our instructor Nick with incredible knowledge, experience and an excellent teaching ability, we learned simple, effective and efficient skills through many challenging scenarios. He put us through realistic situations in a mountain environment that I'll continue practicing to be as proficient as possible. It could come down to saving a life."- Daron Rahlves, Professional Skier
"Bliss Wilderness creates an ideal course tailored to real life scenarios in the field. Whether you're a weekend warrior or professional athlete, these courses teach invaluable skills that every outdoor enthusiast should have."- Nick Russell, Professional Big Mtn Snow Boarder
“I had the privilege of taking a weekend course with Bliss Wilderness to receive my WFA Certification. Nicks knowledge and experience in the mountains is second to none! Reading and studying will only get you so far. Nick uses real life scenario training that is vital to preparing for the worse in the backcountry. His passion for teaching is obvious and it translates into a fun, relatable experience, packed with legitimate skills for being safe in the wilderness.”-Taylor Carlton, just your everyday snow shredder
“Amazing class!! Nick was informative, knowledgeable, and taught in a way that made the information stick!! I feel much more prepared to be in the mountains after learning from him.”
-Elena Hight, Professional Snowboarder, 2x Olympian

An annual safety meeting with your partners is recommended. Here’s what that looks like!