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Case Study: Chest Injury with Fall
The Setting You are on a climbing trip in Red Rocks, Nevada. You’ve spent the last week dialing in your climbing, swapping beta with new friends at the crag and soaking up the desert sun. Today, you decide to take a break from long routes and focus on bouldering. You’re chalking up, eyeing a new…
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Games to Stay Entertained in Camp
Games to Stay Entertained in Camp
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NOLS Offers Tips For Travel in Avalanche Terrain
K2 News interviews NOLS about avalanche awareness.
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Competence and Leadership: Making a Good Cup of Cocoa
Want to hike the entire Appalachian Trail? You should know skills like setting up a tent. Competence is often the…
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Ladakh’s First and Only All-Women Travel Company and the Woman Who Started It All
Back in 2009, Thinlas Chorol set up the Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company, which has the distinction of being Ladakh’s first…
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NOLS: Touching the Untouched
NOLS: Touching the Untouched
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Four Classic NOLS Desserts
There’s nothing better than enjoying a well-prepared dessert in the backcountry!
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Educator Expedition: Washington Climbing, Back to Where It BeganÂ
Educator Expedition: Washington Climbing, Back to Where It Began
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30 Days to Survival: The Documentary That Put NOLS in the Spotlight
A look back in history at the documentary 30 Days to Survival
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Using Wilderness Medicine Training as a Recipe for Decision-Making
First aid and pre-hospital medicine can be taught in absolutes, but oftentimes there are multiple solutions that will work for…
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