Abstract Managing risks in the field is, perhaps, the single most important dimension of running a successful outdoor expeditionary program — a topic that is
Introduction Effective Field Leadership & Management An instructors’ field leadership and management skills are responsible for the educational success and safety of their course. Field
Introduction An organization’s leadership is responsible for all administrative and operational decisions within a company—including the decisions made by their instructors or guides during a
The general consensus in the medical community regarding helmet use and skiing (also snowboarding) is that helmets should be worn to prevent or lessen head
I am dating myself, but when I started rock climbing, almost everyone wore helmets. It was as essential a piece of gear as your harness
This article by Marcus Bailie from the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority in the UK explores Human Factors as causes in accidents in adventure activities.Marcus is
I just got back from skiing at Jackson Hole last week. Like much of the west the snow pack has been really low all winter.
This post relates information learned in a recent issue (Volume 22, Number 3, 2011) of the journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, published by the Wilderness
This is a fascinating article by Ben Goose from WyoFile.com that explores some of the issues about the Wyoming Recreation Safety Act. While different states
Dr. Robert “Brownie” Schoene, an enormously talented, accomplished, and insightful physician who resides within the bedrock of wilderness medicine, gave a wonderful presentation about the
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