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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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Your Favorite Stories from 2017
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Your Favorite Stories from 2017

We hope you enjoy taking a look back at the seven most-read stories from 2017.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
From the Office to the Wild: How I Became a Naturalist
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From the Office to the Wild: How I Became a Naturalist

Adventuring in nature has the ability to open our hearts and interpretive learning opens our minds.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Leaving a Legacy: Learning and Leading Risk Management Collaboration and Dialogue in Seoul
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Leaving a Legacy: Learning and Leading Risk Management Collaboration and Dialogue in Seoul

Director of Teaching and Learning at the Korea International School (KIS) talks about lessons learned from a risk management training.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Case Study: How to Manage Frostbite
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Case Study: How to Manage Frostbite

Test how you would respond to possible frostbite with this wilderness medicine case study.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
55 and Climbing
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55 and Climbing

I had registered for the women's climbing course for many reasons, but my essential motive was to be in a…
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
9 Wilderness Medicine Jobs You Can Get With A Wilderness Medicine Certification
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9 Wilderness Medicine Jobs You Can Get With A Wilderness Medicine Certification

Check out the top 9 wilderness medicine jobs you can score with a wilderness medicine certification.
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Enhancing Student Experience and Inclusion through Risk Management
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Enhancing Student Experience and Inclusion through Risk Management

Cal Poly recreation and adventure education staff talk about how risk management adds perspective and growth for their students and…
NOLS December 2017 1 min read
Transform Your Backcountry Cooking with the New NOLS Cookery
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Transform Your Backcountry Cooking with the New NOLS Cookery

To help students learn about backcountry cooking, we started collecting recipes and published the first cookery in 1974. The 7th…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read
A Letter to My Future Self
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A Letter to My Future Self

Carolyn shares the letter she wrote to herself on a one-night solo near the end of her Semester in New…
NOLS November 2017 1 min read

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