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10 Useful Wilderness Medicine Posts To Read Before Your Next Adventure
Check out these blog posts to get a refresher on key first aid topics before heading out on your next outdoor trip.
Tolerance for Uncertainty & Adversity
NOLS grad Carolyn Highland reflects on how learning tolerance for adversity on an outdoor semester in New Zealand translates to challenges at home.
New Courses for Summer 2017
Here’s a peek at the three new courses offered in summer 2017.
When Your Teammate Becomes Your Patient: My First Aid Training in Action
A NOLS Wilderness First Aid grad shares the story of how his first aid training helped him when a friend was injured in a mountain biking accident.
Why Humans Need Wild Country
For us as a society, wild country gives us a place to wander in, to dream about, to disconnect, to live out our adventures in.
Looking Within, Stepping Forward
52 years after its founding, NOLS reflects on its foundational values and the relevance of its leadership curriculum then and now.
Our 10 Favorite Books about Leadership by Women
Check out top staff picks featuring leadership books by inspiring female authors.
How to Connect Leave No Trace to Your Daily Life
The 7 Leave No Trace principles aren't just for camping. Here are some ways you can apply them at home as well as outdoors.
My Trials and Triumphs Mountaineering in the Himalaya
NOLS grad Haley Peel found the challenge she was looking for on a mountaineering course in India—and learned some lasting lessons along the way.
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The Big Picture: How I Found My Grit on a Semester in Baja
A NOLS alum reflects on the life-changing experiences he had while hiking, kayaking, and sailing on a semester in Baja California, Mexico.
Vulnerabilities into Empowerment: What Alaska Meant to Me
A first-generation college student reflects on what she learned on a NOLS sea kayaking expedition for STEP students in Alaska.
Debunking 5 Myths about Gear
Keep these misconceptions in mind when you head to the store to purchase new outdoor gear.
Jane Koopman
Instructor Expedition: A Grand Canyon Trip with Friends
Four NOLS instructors share the experience of leading a group of friends and family on a rafting expedition in the Grand Canyon.
What to Do If You Get Sick While Camping
Get recommendations from NOLS Wilderness Medicine on how to deal with colds and flu-like symptoms in the backcountry.
Building and Rebuilding: What I Learned on an Alumni Service Trip
NOLS alumni of all ages come together to repair a bridge in the Adirondacks.
Getting Ready: Mental and Physical Prep for My Gap Year
Here's what one grad did to prepare for her gap year expedition in Patagonia with NOLS.
7 Ways to Make Coffee While Camping
Need coffee to function? Here are the seven best ways to make your favorite drink while you're out in the great outdoors.
Enjoying the Tiny Life
Get the scoop on what it's like to live in a tiny house—and why you might want to give it a try.
On the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument
The importance of the 2016 designation of Bears Ears National Monument.
How To Keep Your Feet Warm
Advice from the pros on how to take care of your feet when they get cold.
Potential Energy
NOLS alumni Rachel Dranoff explains how to harness the potential energy of a NOLS course.
An Astronaut Candidate’s Take on Goals and Leadership
Astronaut in training Shawna Pandya talks to us about pursuing big goals.
How Can I Support You? The Power of Expedition Behavior
“How can I support you?” It was maybe the best question I had ever been asked. It was expedition behavior in a sentence. Read more from NOLSie and writer Carolyn Highland
Preparing for a Miracle: WFR Training in Family Emergencies
Two parents tell the story of their family's worst day—and the happy ending that came as a result of being prepared.

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