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Instructor Tim Kelley shares his passion for packrafting and explains what to expect on a NOLS packrafting expedition, based on a course he taught in 2017.

Environmental stewardship is a foundational value at NOLS and greenhouse gas reporting is one way we're engaging with climate change mitigation.

Antarctic expedition contractors, wilderness therapists, university outdoor program supervisors—what do they have in common? Managing risk in dynamic environments.

The post author learned that stepping into life back home is as important a skill as living in the wilderness.

We hope you enjoy taking a look back at the seven most-read stories from 2017.

Adventuring in nature has the ability to open our hearts and interpretive learning opens our minds.

Director of Teaching and Learning at the Korea International School (KIS) talks about lessons learned from a risk management training.

Test how you would respond to possible frostbite with this wilderness medicine case study.

I had registered for the women's climbing course for many reasons, but my essential motive was to be in a positive, supportive, and encouraging environment.

Cal Poly recreation and adventure education staff talk about how risk management adds perspective and growth for their students and programs.

To help students learn about backcountry cooking, we started collecting recipes and published the first cookery in 1974. The 7th edition comes out this year.

Carolyn shares the letter she wrote to herself on a one-night solo near the end of her Semester in New Zealand.

NOLS caught up with Marin Academy Director of Outings Julie Barnes to find out why she values risk taking, risk management, and wilderness-based education.

Parent Shelli Johnson writes about what it was like for her son to go on a 30-day NOLS course

Do you know how to help with first aid for winter injuries and illnesses?

An instructor team heads to North America's largest wilderness to explore new rivers and mountains by packraft.

Knowing how to identify and manage pediatric medical issues can help your family have a fun adventure in the backcountry.

Looking back with a critical eye, I can see the poetry of the experience I had in Alaska. Dramatic, refreshing, limit-pushing poetry.

We found ourselves in a boat pulling away from the only dry land we could see. It looked like a normal city neighborhood had been built in the middle of a lake—all due to Hurricane Harvey

Covered with white glaciers, Denali towers incredibly high above all the other Alaska Range peaks and the surrounding green tundra.

You are a member of your community’s Search and Rescue team. You and an EMS team are responding to the scene of a BASE-jumping accident…

Knowing what needs to be done and how to do it are important parts of expedition behavior.

Call it a microadventure or a day out of the house—just get out and explore what’s around you.

Telling your friends about the peak you climbed or the rapid you ran are the things you want to bring home from the backcountry—not a foodborne illness.