The Real Risk of Meds in the Woods
2009-11-18
Many of us have weighed in on the “Meds in the Woods” issue with the competing moral and legal issues keeping the industry from making
Topic: Risk Management
When someone you know dies in the wilderness, it’s not always the end
2009-08-09
On June 26, 1996 a tragedy took place on a NOLS course in the Absaroka Range in Wyoming. It was day 24 of the course
Putting the challenge course to bed for winter
2008-11-26
by Chris Ortiz Many of you out there who manage a challenge course live in a climate in which we have this thing called winter
Risk Assessment & Safety Management Model (RASM) Document
2008-11-01
The Risk Assessment and Safety Management Model (RASM) by Rick Curtis has been presented at national and international conferences including the Wilderness Risk Management Conference
Adventure Program Risk Management Report: Incident Data from 1998 – 2007
2008-10-13
This analysis of incident data that was submitted to the Adventure Program Incident Data Reporting Project was compiled for the Wilderness Risk Management Conference held
Lightning Precautions
2008-09-08
Spring, summer (peak season), and autumn are the seasons during which we witness most thunderstorms, and during which people and animals are struck by lightning.
Don’t Let Regulations Become the Program by Jim Grout
2008-09-05
Below is an article by High 5‘s own Jim Grout. Jim brings a unique perspective, having been a member of the committee that drafted the
Maintenance in between your yearly Challenge Course inspections
2008-08-22
I was going to include this in my last post but that one was getting sort of long and I felt like there was enough
Jumping the Railing: Is Outdoor Education Losing Its Sense Of Adventure?
2008-07-30
GREENFIRE I recently returned from leading a semester program to New Zealand for college students interested in environmental studies. As part of the semester, we
National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries
2008-07-26
In Volume 19, Number 2 (2008) of the journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine appears an original research article entitled “National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries
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