…Tina Currin, an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, recently completed NCOAE’s W-EMT course. Learn more about how her journey led her to us!…

…One of the most important parts of proper wilderness medicine is the assessment process to determine the extent of your patients injuries….

…In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we discuss the integral role EMT professionals play in supporting communities after natural disasters….

…If you’re considering a career in the field of outdoor education and adventure programming that involves leading groups through remote wilderness areas, your career path will come to a fork in the road where you will face an important choice: Do you want to become a backcountry guide or an outdoor educator? At first glance,…

…Most people think of wilderness medicine as providing medical care in a remote setting where access to conventional healthcare resources is limited or unavailable. They imagine someone treating a wound, applying a tourniquet, performing CPR, or fashioning a splint out of sticks and a bandana enabling a hiker with a broken leg to hobble to…

…Little in the wilderness experience quite compares to sitting around a warm campfire after a day on the trail. Crackling embers, shimmering luminescence, and radiant warmth have an almost primal attraction.  When you take advantage of our teen leadership expeditions, adult leadership expeditions, or our high school summer semester, you’ll experience many campfires. Whether you’re…

If you’ve ever heard Led Zeppelin’s 1969 classic “Communication Breakdown,” you know how quickly things can go sideways when people aren’t on the same page.  In this case, the second greatest rock ’n’ roll band of all time (yeah, I said it and we can discuss that issue later) was singing about communication in a…