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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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Writing and Trekking: One Woman’s Mission to Walk from Chile to Alaska
Writing and Trekking: One Woman’s Mission to Walk from Chile to Alaska
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Ways to Celebrate Halloween in the Backcountry
Ways to Celebrate Halloween in the Backcountry
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The Engineer’s Return in the Yukon: Part Two
The Engineer’s Return in the Yukon: Part Two
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Wilderness First Responder, in Cartoons
Wilderness First Responder, in Cartoons
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The Engineer’s Return in the Yukon: Part One
Photographer, engineer, and adventurer pulled out his camera to document this canoeing and backpacking expedition in Canada's remote Yukon Territory.
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Who Needs a Hat? A Lesson from My Australian Adventure
Who Needs a Hat? A Lesson from My Australian Adventure
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How to Keep Your Feet Happy on the Trail
How to Keep Your Feet Happy on the Trail
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Preparing for the Unexpected: Wilderness Risk Management Conference 2015
Reflecting on workshops and lessons learned during the 2015 Wilderness Risk Management Conference
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What’s in the Wilderness?
What's in the Wilderness?
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