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At the beginning of my journey of signing up for my NOLS Semester in Patagonia, dreaming of the landscape in the Andes fueled my excitement. I thought about the incredible mountain vistas and sleeping under the stars every night. I thought about the miles I’d travel on foot, carrying everything I needed on my back.…

A few ways wilderness medicine training can be adapted to provide first aid that might be needed at a protest.

The more that time separates me from my NOLS Expedition with STEP in the summer of 2013, the more I find myself reflecting on the ephemeral 21 days that I spent in Prince William Sound. Preserved in the haze inherent to all fleeting memories, I remember the physical exhaustion, the arduous and cold days and…

This spring I spent 10 days on a NOLS rock climbing seminar for instructors. This was my first seminar with NOLS and I didn’t know what to expect from the other instructors who would be my coursemates. Mainly, I worried that I wouldn't know as much as everyone else, and that I’d always be working…