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Latest Legal Case: Your Duty of Care—Where Does it Begin and End?

Duty of Care is the legal duty to protect another from harm. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. When you bring a client into your program, you almost always establish some duty of care to that client. But where does this duty begin and where does it end? A recent sexual assault case in Maine where the assualt happened after the program explores this delicate legal issue and raises some critical questions for things that happen outside your program. Now that many programs are using social networking like Facebook pages, discussion forums, and Twitter as follow-up tools after a program, everyone should understand this legal issue. Reb Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp, the legal authorities at the Adventure & Recreation Law Center, review the details of this Maine case. Subscribe now and gain access to the complete library of Legal Cases.

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Water Hazards in the Mountains

An extract from the Mountaineering Council of Scotland's 'Water Hazards in the Mountains'...
Posted to: Backpacking & Hiking
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Alex Matthews & Friends Sea Kayaking at Surge Narrows

Alex Matthews & friends sea kayaking and playing at Surge Narrows, Quadra Island, BC. Surge Narrows...
Posted to: Paddling
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Improvised Pelvic Splint

Demonstration of an Improvised Pelvic splint.
Posted to: First Aid
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RECCO WhiteBook: Avalanche Red Flags

The Whitebook is an Avalanche Awareness Movie produced by Teton Gravity Research and RECCO - Advanced...
Posted to: Backcountry Winter Sports
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Avalanche Safety: How to Techniques for a Rutschblock Test

Cam Campbell, Public Avalanche Forecaster for the Canadian Avalanche Centre and Researcher for the University...
Posted to: Backcountry Winter Sports
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  • Vegetarian Chili

    Group Size: 10-12 Ingredients Vegetarian Chili: 3 boxes (all) Minute Rice: 1 box (all) Green Pepper: 1 Onion : 1 Canned Kidney Beans: 1 can (all) Canned Diced Tomatoes...
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  • Couscous

    Group Size: 10-12 Ingredients Couscous: 6 boxes (all) Pouch Chicken: 4 pouches Canned Corn: 1 can (all) Cheddar Cheese (as desired) Cholula Hot Sauce Dice cheese into...
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  • Pita Pizza

    Group Size: 10-12 Ingredients Pitas: 1-2 per person Pizza Sauce: 2 jars (all) Green Peppers: 2 Onions: 1 Pepperoni (as desired) Cheddar Cheese (as desired) Chop green...
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  • Fajitas

    Group Size: 10-12 Ingredients Tortillas: 1-2 per person Pouch Chicken: 8 pouches Green Peppers: 3 Onions: 1 Refried Beans: 1 box (all) Salsa: 1 jar (all) Cheddar Cheese...
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  • Backcountry Recipes

    Recipes for backcountry travel
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