It's Getting Hot in Here: The Ps and Qs of Heat Illness
It’s important to be aware of the different types of heat illness, and their treatment principles, should an emergency arise—take a look at them in ...
It’s important to be aware of the different types of heat illness, and their treatment principles, should an emergency arise—take a look at them in ...
5 Gap Year Myths Debunked - Worried that a NOLS gap year expedition is beyond your reach in terms of timing, finances, or technical skills? Guess ...
America’s federal public lands are an amazing resource for all kinds of recreation—but how much do you know about the different kinds of public land?
Why should you bother attending the Wilderness Risk Management Conference? Get the inside scoop on the 2019 WRMC from NOLS staff member Molly Herber.
Let me start by saying, I love learning by talking with other people who are smarter than me. And, despite all the smart people who attend conferences, actually making those conversations happen has never been easy for me.
The NOLS Tanzania Scientific Expedition is a unique opportunity to design and implement a scientific research study—and summit Mount Kilimanjaro!
Mistakes aren't fun. But they might be just what teens need to succeed! NOLS courses offer an opportunity to make mistakes productively and learn key ...
Choose a different kind of spring break this year. Forget the touristy beaches and overcrowded ski resorts and dive into a real outdoor adventure!
Check out this video to learn a short and effective yoga routine that's designed specifically for paddlers!
Check out our seven new expeditions for summer 2020 and start planning your next adventure!
Excited to go winter camping? These pro tips and instructions teach you how to build a quinzhee shelter out of snow instead of using a tent.
Make spring break 2020 the ultimate outdoor adventure! Join NOLS to paddle the Baja coast, backcountry ski in the Rockies, or rock climb in the ...
Build on your wilderness medicine training and take your outdoor skills to the next level at the Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC).
Wondering what a NOLS river course is like? Get the inside scoop from instructors and students.
Learn about the personal expeditions NOLS instructors undertook in the mountains, rivers, and frontcountry for professional development in 2018.
Check out our 5-step process to performing a thorough risk management review tailored to your organization.
The WRMC is about community as much as it is about improving risk management practices, as NOLS staffer Day Scott writes.
Take a look at new upcoming courses for winter and spring in 2019.
Antarctic expedition contractors, wilderness therapists, university outdoor program supervisors—what do they have in common? Managing risk in dynamic ...
Director of Teaching and Learning at the Korea International School (KIS) talks about lessons learned from a risk management training.
Cal Poly recreation and adventure education staff talk about how risk management adds perspective and growth for their students and programs.
To help students learn about backcountry cooking, we started collecting recipes and published the first cookery in 1974. The 7th edition comes out ...
NOLS caught up with Marin Academy Director of Outings Julie Barnes to find out why she values risk taking, risk management, and wilderness-based ...
Do service work at a school in Tanzania, explore remote cave paintings in Baja California, and grow your avalanche awareness with a winter ski ...
'I’m out of layers,' I thought as I searched my pack looking for something to make a splint. A broken femur wasn't a part of our trip plan...
Len Zanni, co-owner of Big Agnes, Inc. and NOLS grad, talked with us about what he’s learned from NOLS and from his years of working in the outdoor ...
Best Time to Take a Gap Year: Discover how any year can be transformed into an impactful and transformative gap year.
Longtime instructor shares stories from the most diverse NOLS Wilderness Medicine course she has ever taught.
The value of getting outside your comfort zone.
Stand out from the crowd by talking about NOLS on your resume
5 Things You Learn from Climbing (That Also Matter in Real Life)
NOLS alum Erica Levine Weber takes her experience on a NOLS semester and turns it into a lifetime of international travel with her family, taking her ...
Bee Prepared: WFR Training Applied in Real Life
6 Secret Ingredients to Try on Your Next Camping Trip
Take charge of your adventures, your safety, and your life—take a course. Preferably, before you crack your tailbone snowboarding or have a close ...
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph on Leadership and How to Learn It
A bear encounter leaves you with some first aid to perform, including confirming scene safety and caring for your patient.
Educator Expedition: Assistant Overnight Guide Course - Learning the Ways of the Ocean
Educator Expedition: Paddling at the South Pacific Sea Kayak Symposium
An important part of managing emergencies in the backcountry is coming up with first aid solutions using the supplies you have on hand, and this ...
The Backpacker’s Guide to Happy Feet
Reasons to Take a Longer Trip
Tips for Visiting 12 Iconic National Parks
When Urban Environments Go Wild: Wilderness Medicine in the Aftermath of Disaster
AmeriCorps and NOLS grad Travis talks about how combining both programs helped him put leadership experience into practice.
To Drink or Not to Drink?
Ready for the Challenge: How I Became a Wilderness EMT
Swedish master mariner and ships’ pilot Jonas Alexanderson tells stories from his 50th birthday present, a NOLS sea kayaking course in Prince William ...
There’s no such thing as the perfect first aid kit, so you should consider your needs and build a kit that meets them.
Confessions from the Wilderness [Interview]
Instead of contributing organic matter to a landfill, try composting with a few simple steps. It’s easier than you’d think!
Thriving as Women Boaters on the Main Salmon River
NOLS Courses Are So Much Pun!
Ugly Boxes Doing Beautiful Things: How You Can Do Sustainability
Self-care, any action or behavior that helps us avoid triggering health problems, is totally necessary but often goes ignored.
How to Keep an Epic Expedition Journal
Educator Expedition: La Patagonia Desconocida - The Unknown Patagonia
Educator Expedition: Winter Exploring
Get some inspiration for sustainable practices from each of our locations around the world.
Keep Calm and Medic On: How a WEMT Course Can Transform Your Backcountry Experience
Educator Training: AIARE Avalanche 1 Course
NOLS in Solidarity with the Bomberos of Honduras
Recording Herding Songs of the Mongolian Steppe
Scott Briscoe on NOLS: It’s a Game Changer [Interview]
Why I Moved 1,600 Miles to Intern at NOLS
Educator Expedition: Golden Gate Sea Kayaking
WMI Employee to Wilderness First Responder
Educator Expedition: Kiwi Boot Camp
How to learn from failure and making mistakes in the mountains.
See where you should take your gap year with this quiz!
Here are five tips on how to apply Leave No Trace (LNT) principles while hiking during mud season.
Educator Expedition: Avalanche Training in the Tetons
Since conflict is likely to come up at some point with any group, knowing how to manage it is a valuable skill.
Educator Expedition: Skiing Alaska’s Thompson Pass
How the Wilderness Lets Us Be Our Best Selves [Q&A]
That summer with NOLS cracked me open, so light could get in. The things that ruin us, the things that have us looking up at a star-filled sky ...
Not sure where to start with gap year planning? Check out these 8 steps to help you plan for your gap year.
The NOLS Underground: Caving
Expedition Denali: Where Are They Now?
There's a lot to wonder about before a NOLS Expedition - find answers to common pre-course questions here.
A parent talks about spending time away from family and in the wild in Alaska's remote Brooks Range
An outdoor gap year teaches you things that you would never learn in a traditional classroom.
Vision and action. Seeing the goal, then moving towards it. It sounds simple, especially when you’re the only person working on the task.
6 Ways to Get Ready for Your Next Expedition Now
Educator Expedition: Washington Climbing, Back to Where It Began
9 Ways to Create a Happy Workplace: Expedition Behavior
Educator Expedition: A November Trip to Red Rocks
Your Favorite Posts of 2015
AmeriCorps awards help pay for Wilderness First Responder certification
Why Getting Outside Is Good for Students
Educating the Educators: Instructor Development with the American Canoe Association
The Alps vs. American Wilderness [Interview with Curtis Bartosik, Part 2]
Someone who can laugh at the end of an 18-mile hike through the mud is definitely the co-worker you want on your team.
Who Moved My Wag Bag?!
Fellowships at NOLS Create Pathways to Outdoor Careers
Highlights from the 2015 Wilderness Medicine Institute Staff Meeting
How NOLS Can Get You into College
Educator Expedition: Whitewater Challenges in Peru
Terrifying and Beautiful
The Story of Gear: Reuse as an Ethic and Necessity at NOLS
Teaching "NOLS and Nature Stuff" in Vietnam