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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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NOLS Celebrates Fifth Year of Innovative Partnership with C5 Youth Association to Serve High-Potential Under-Resourced Youth across the Country
NOLS celebrates five years of working with C5 Youth Association to lead wilderness expeditions for high-potential under-resourced youth across the…
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NOLS Instructor & Longtime Trekking Guide Founds Outdoor Education Project in Nepal
Trekking guide & NOLS instructor Jagan Timilsina founded the Outdoor Education Project to prepare students in rural Nepal to work…
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UW Nursing Students Further Their Education with NOLS Wilderness Medicine Training
In spring 2019, University of Wyoming nursing students and instructors participated in a NOLS Wilderness Medicine for the Professional Practitioner…
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NOLS Wilderness Medicine Featured on University of Kentucky Radio Station
WUKY recently interviewed NOLS Wilderness Medicine instructor Greg Gaskin about a Wilderness First Responder course held at the University of…
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Senior NOLS Instructor Advises Field & Stream on Picking Campsites
Field & Stream recently sought Senior NOLS Instructor Marco Johnson’s advice on how to pick the perfect campsite.
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New York Times Features New NOLS LGBTQ+ Backpacking Course
In June 2019, the New York Times highlighted the NOLS LQBTQ+ Canyonlands Backpacking - Prime as part of a feature…
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Outdoor Professionals to Convene in Albuquerque for 26th Wilderness Risk Management Conference
In fall 2019, NOLS will host the 26th annual Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Casper Star Tribune Features Run the Red, a Race Celebrating Public Lands
Get excited! This year’s Run the Red race, sponsored by NOLS, will be held on September 28, 2019, Wyoming’s first…
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NOLS Grad Haley Robison Recognized as Top Business Leader
Conscious Company recognized Haley Robison, Kammok CEO and NOLS semester grad, as one of the Top Conscious Business Leaders of…
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