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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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Alumni Trips: If You Build it, They Will Come: Planning the Inside Passage Expedition
Learn more about the team behind NOLS Alumni Trips.
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Rothberg-Birdwhistell Exploration Fund: Costa Rica Horsepacking
This story tells of the journey of two NOLS instructors and three horses who traveled coast to coast along the…
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Rothberg-Birdwhistell Exploration Fund: Patagonia Northern Icefield Expedition
A mountaineering adventure on the Patagonia northern icefield brought four friends together to explore, share, and get challenged in a…
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Case Study: An Abandoned Patient High in the Alpine
After a strenuous hike, you and your team find a tent just off the trail at 11,300 ft. You call…
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Lhakpa Sherpa has grit, determination, and goals. As the first woman to summit Mt. Everest ten times and under adverse…
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Instructor Profile: Susan Brame
Alumni Trips instructor Susan Brame talks about the impetus behind the new Portugal trips.
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Rothberg-Birdwhistell Exploration Fund: Mount Hooker Expedition
An expedition to climb Mount Hooker in the Wind River Range via “The Optimist.” The trip provided ample learning, an…
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Case Study: Shortness of Breath While Fishing
Test your wilderness medicine skills to see how you would respond to this first-aid scenario.
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Case Study: A Slip on a Slope
Your hiking partner slips on a snowy slope and slides head-first into a tree. What do you do next?
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