Increasing numbers of young people participate in outdoor activities, including strenuous competitive athletics. In so doing, they subject their bodies to stresses that are more
Summer is the busiest season for outdoor adventure programs and withincreased programming, there will be injuries, Rick Braschler of Kanakuk Kamps writes about how to
There are many myths about lightning in the backcountry and in this episode, the NOLS MythCrushers will strike down on some of those shocking lightning
On July 18, 2011 tragedy struck in the Tetons. A 16-year old participant on an outdoor education program sponsored backpacking trip was killed by a
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The Washington State Court of Appeals issued a ruling on a product liability case, Monika Johnson vs Recreational Equipment Incorporated. This case is an interesting
The helmet debate in winter sports has raged on for a long time with some people claiming that wearing a helmet increases accidents because people
Petzl has just released a public announcement about the discovery of counterfeit versions of a number of their climbing and personal protective equipment products. These
The current issue of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (Vol 21, Num4, 2010), the official publication for the Wilderness Medical Society, has an article titled “Injury
The recent ski lift accident at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine raises some important questions in risk management for outdoor programs. The purpose of this post
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