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Case Study: Dental Emergency while RaftingÂ
The Setting You are on day three of a 4-day rafting trip on the Rogue River in Oregon. The trip has been incredible so far. Great rapids, beautiful scenery, skies full of stars, and endless cups of hot cocoa. You’re almost to your campsite on day three, but have one more rapid to go. At…
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Great Week for the NOLS Bus
Great Week for the NOLS Bus
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NOLS Partner Featured in WSJ
NOLS Partner Featured in WSJ
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NOLS Featured in the Spring Orvis Flyfishing Catalog
NOLS Featured in the Spring Orvis Flyfishing Catalog
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4 Reasons We Never Stop Training
This spring I spent 10 days on a NOLS rock climbing seminar for instructors. This was my first seminar with…
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What Alaska Meant to Me
The more that time separates me from my NOLS Expedition with STEP in the summer of 2013, the more I…
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Protest First Aid
A few ways wilderness medicine training can be adapted to provide first aid that might be needed at a protest.
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Patagonia: A Photo Essay
At the beginning of my journey of signing up for my NOLS Semester in Patagonia, dreaming of the landscape in…
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Why My Best Life Choice was Finishing College Early for NOLS
I ditched my phone, deciduous landscapes, and research papers to embark on the wildest thing I could think of: a…
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So, You Want to be an Outdoor Professional: How to Embark on a Career in the Outdoor Industry
Find a series of jumping-off points to help decide if the outdoor industry is right for you, where you might…
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