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Backpacking the Vilcabamba Valley to Machu Picchu Alumni Trip: Inaugural Trip Reflection
An Interview with Kellsie Forbes, NOLS Alumni Trips Manager Where did the idea to create an alumni trip to explore the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu come from? Jorge Anhalzer, a NOLS instructor from Ecuador, and his friend Sam Husley, a NOLS instructor who lives in Peru, proposed it last year. It’s such a spectacular place. Most of our alumni…
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It Takes a Village: WFRs Come Together in the Linville Gorge Wilderness
A NOLS Wilderness Medicine grad shares how her first aid training became critically important when she encountered an injured climber…
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Expedition to Pluto: The New NOLS Course
Check out our latest course, Pluto Space Travel and Spacewalking, announced just in time for April Fools!
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How to Make Your Routine Leave No Trace
You're a pro at LNT on the trail, but do you ever think about applying these principles at home too?…
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Make Leadership the Focus of Your Gap Year
The true value of a leadership gap year isn't adding an impressive list of activities to your resume—it's about developing…
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Camping Recipe: 30-Minute Cornbread
Worried about cooking outdoors? Fear not! You don't have to be a master chef to make this tasty cornbread.
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4 Ways You Can Always Be Learning
A NOLS instructor reflects on how a rock climbing seminar inspired her to keep learning.
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3 Ideas to Feed Your Inner Wild
NOLS mountaineering grad Will Harrison shares tips on adjusting to city life and incorporating lessons learned outdoors to life at…
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Camping Recipe: 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Truffles
Chocolate and peanut butter—what's not to love? Here's a quick and tasty dessert to try on your next adventure.
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10 Useful Wilderness Medicine Posts To Read Before Your Next Adventure
Check out these blog posts to get a refresher on key first aid topics before heading out on your next…
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