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Learn about the personal expeditions NOLS instructors undertook in the mountains, rivers, and frontcountry for professional development in 2018.

Do you enjoy recreating outdoors? Here are the top 7 reasons why you should consider to taking a NOLS Wilderness First Aid course.

NOLS grad Mairin Rogers shares what she learned on her Semester in Baja about being brave rather than constantly trying to achieve perfection.

Test your knowledge about caring for patients who may have head injuries with this wilderness medicine case study.

Kenyan mountain guide and medic Carol Wanjiru shares her journey on a NOLS course for East African outdoor professionals.

So many abbreviations, so little time! Take a look at these need-to-know acronyms for wilderness medicine.

Tricia shares her story of a gap year filled with glacier walks, ABBA songs, and Kiwi slang on a Semester in New Zealand.

Check out our 5-step process to performing a thorough risk management review tailored to your organization.

Winter is ripe for lessons in expedition behavior (EB) for everyone, especially kids.

Now an associate professor at Western Carolina University, NOLS grad Andrew Bobilya still treasures the lessons he learned on his Baja sea kayaking course.

Test your knowledge with a case study based on a real event in the '80s where Wilderness First Responders aided a hiker suffering from weakness and lethargy.

NOLS instructor Katie Oram shares everything she knows about winter camping—we mean everything.

NOLS Instructor Willy Oppenheim describes the difficulties and exhilaration of a stunning first ascent of two peaks in Chilean Patagonia.

The patient commented that their toes have been cold and numb all day, but thought they could get by until getting into their sleeping bag. Read the full case study to see what you know about frostbite.

While recovering from a devastating injury, Jim Harris found himself returning to key life lessons he learned as a teen on a NOLS backpacking course.

Your favorite photos of wilderness, friendship, and leadership from the NOLS Instagram account in 2018.

As 2018 wraps up, our team gathered this year’s most popular wilderness medicine topics from the NOLS Blog.

NOLS instructor and American Avalanche Association executive director Jaime Musnicki talks about her career in the outdoor industry.

Skiing and winter camping are the bread and butter of NOLS winter instructor Kate Koons

The WRMC is about community as much as it is about improving risk management practices, as NOLS staffer Day Scott writes.

In the middle of a semester of complete chaos, Olivia Hewitt decided to take a NOLS course and writes about why you should do a NOLS course even - and especially if - you're scared

John Gans is NOLS' longest-serving director and his tenure has been notable for strengthening the school and prioritizing the well-being and needs of students.

NOLS alumni give advice for taking friends and family on a NOLS alumni trip.

NOLS instructor Jake Blackwelder tells the story of a rescue on a rock climbing route in Moab, Utah.