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How to Prevent and Treat Blisters [Video]
How to prevent and treat blisters when you're camping
Alex Chang
Use These 3 Strategies to Empower Student Learning
At NOLS, our instructors act as coaches and mentors rather than directors who simply tell students what to do.
NOLS
Four-Day Adventure Race? Let’s Go!
Four-Day Adventure Race? Let’s Go!
4 Unusual Ingredients to Enhance Any Backcountry Recipe
4 Unusual Ingredients to Enhance Any Backcountry Recipe
International Climbers’ Festival 2015
International Climbers' Festival 2015
Rosemary Tyrhee
Ascent to the White House [Interview]
Interview with Expedition Denali members Rosemary Saal and Tyrhee Moore on being invited to the White House.
Trash Stinks: Backcountry Waste Disposal
Trash Stinks: Backcountry Waste Disposal
Jared Steinman
Case Study: Anxiety or Cardiac Episode?
Practice your skills with this case study about a patient who may be experiencing a cardiac episode.
Educator Expedition: Entry Point to Mountaineering
Educator Expedition: Entry Point to Mountaineering
What I Learned from My Child’s Gap Year [Interview]
Should my child take a gap year? Gain insights from a parent's perspective and get great advice on why a gap year is a powerful learning tool.
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July!
Creating Family Time—with Llamas
Creating Family Time—with Llamas
Pathfinding on an Outdoor Semester
Read how Matt used his veterans benefits to fund a semester in the Rockies and found the space and direction to consider a career in the natural sciences.
Digging Deep: Thoughts on NOLS and Nature
Digging Deep: Thoughts on NOLS and Nature
Hydration Tips for Camping
In hot weather, we can enjoy the sunshine, lush wildflowers and rivers full with snowmelt. It brings to mind the need to stay hydrated.
Which NOLS Course Are You? [Quiz]
Which NOLS Course Are You? [Quiz]
The Mountain that Was Almost a Cloud
The Mountain that Was Almost a Cloud
Right Place, Right Time, Right Education
Right Place, Right Time, Right Education
Snakebites: Here’s What to Do [Video]
Let's take a look at how to prevent snakebites in the first place, the signs and symptoms of various bites, and what to do if a snakebite does occur.
Gap Year: An Incredible Opportunity
Why take a NOLS gap year? NOLS grad Molly Hunt reflects on what she learned during her NOLS gap semester in New Zealand.
Ready for the Unknown in Hawaii
Ready for the Unknown in Hawaii
How to Give Effective Feedback to Land Managers
How to Give Effective Feedback to Land Managers
Jared Steinman
Educator Expedition: “Plan B” Rock Climbing in Red Rocks
Experience an educational rock climbing journey in the Red Rocks with NOLS. Enhance teaching skills amidst stunning desert landscapes. Enroll now!
Alisha Bube
6 Odd Things to Bring to the Backcountry
6 Odd Things to Bring to the Backcountry

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