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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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Spring Break in a Tent: The Patagonia Leadership Trek
MBA candidates at the Booth School of Businesses recall the challenges and successes of their NOLS Expedition in Patagonia
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Beyond the Ration: Sustainable Food at NOLS
Beyond the Ration: Sustainable Food at NOLS
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Injuries Know No Borders: the Significance of Wilderness Medicine in Europe
Injuries Know No Borders: the Significance of Wilderness Medicine in Europe
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Educator Expedition: The Good Life, Eleven Days on the Bugaboos–Rogers Pass Ski Traverse
Stories from an epic ski traverse of Rogers Pass
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Why I Used My AmeriCorps Award for NOLS
NOLS and AmeriCorps grad Becky Mares shares why she used her AmeriCorps award for a NOLS course in Alaska
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Get Outside! 4th Grade Outdoor Education Day
Get Outside! 4th Grade Outdoor Education Day
Wilderness Medicine
Is Urine Sterile? And Other Questions About Using Pee in First Aid
Should you pee on a jellyfish sting? Will urine help heal an open wound or burn? Read NOLS' recommendations about…
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Microadventures: A Way of Life
Microadventures: A Way of Life
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Smart Water Practices in the Southwest
Bringing smart water conservation practices to NOLS Southwest
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