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You find a hiker who you think might be suffering from altitude illness - after introducing yourselves, and with the patient's permission, you and the SAR team members begin an assessment. Test your knowledge with this case study

The world is already starting to feel the effects of climate change. Here's some examples of how your next outdoor trip might be affected and how to plan for it.

Take this wilderness medicine quiz to find out what you really know about the symptoms and treatment for altitude illness.

Chilean NOLS grad Ignacio Martínez shares stories and advice from his Semester in Patagonia.

For the last 25 years NOLS has worked with partners across the outdoor industry to improve risk management awareness, standards, and practices.

Read our tested strategies for handling the first aid hazards you’re most likely to see when you go fishing in lakes, rivers, streams, or the ocean.

NOLS instructor Liz Townsend believes the most important leadership lessons are learned outdoors—not in the business world (although they do apply there!)

Carolyn Highland reflects on one of her favorite days ever—ascending an unnamed peak with a student-only team on her NOLS semester—and its lasting impact.

Test your wilderness medicine skills to see how you would respond to this first-aid scenario.

Sarah Delany reflects on the most impactful—and toughest—day of the customized NOLS course she took with fellow Bates College students in the Adirondacks.

How much do you really know about heat illness and dehydration? Test your skills with this first aid quiz from NOLS Wilderness Medicine.

Breaking the norms of leadership styles helped this NOLS grad grow on an all-women's sea kayaking leadership course in Baja California, Mexico.

How do you make decisions about evacuating a patient from the wilderness?

Check out a collection of stories from some of the expeditions and trainings instructors pursued in 2017 to continue growing as leaders and educators.

Don't believe everything you see in the movies! Get the real scoop on common myths about treating snakebites from NOLS Wilderness Medicine.

The term shock gets tossed around frequently, but what does it actually refer to in medical terms and how should you respond?

NOLS grad Maddy Eschholz reflects on the transferrable lessons she brought home from her outdoor semester in the Rockies.

Get ready for your next trip with these tips on how to pack your backpack.

Kathryn Wheeler reflects on the role of technology in our daily lives and offers advice on how to truly unplug.

Explore new NOLS courses for fall and into December of 2018.

A Columbia Business School student shares the lessons he took home from a challenging backpacking expedition in Patagonia with NOLS.

Do you know how to recognize and treat bites from fire ants, scorpions, snakes, spiders, and ticks? Test you knowledge with this quiz.

A NOLS grad, writer, and mother of two, Alyssa Walker reflects on how the expedition behavior she learned in Alaska applies to parenting.

In November 2017, climber Inga Booiman and three friends set out on 25-day "Girls Southern Traverse" in the mountains of New Zealand, funded in part by a NOLS grant.