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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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Do You Know These Tips to Spice Up Your Backcountry Cooking?
Spice up your backcountry cooking - and avoid culinary disaster - with these steps
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5 Cool Things You Learn From Sailing
5 Cool Things You Learn From Sailing
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Terrifying and Beautiful
Terrifying and Beautiful
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The Story of Gear: Reuse as an Ethic and Necessity at NOLS
The Story of Gear: Reuse as an Ethic and Necessity at NOLS
Wilderness Medicine
Treating Burns in the Backcountry
How to assess and treat a burn in the backcountry
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Teaching “NOLS and Nature Stuff” in Vietnam
Teaching "NOLS and Nature Stuff" in Vietnam
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Six Reasons to Love the Southwest
Six Reasons to Love the Southwest
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How to Stay Dry in the Rain
How to Stay Dry in the Rain
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Why Go?
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