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YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NOLS IS A LIFELONG EXPEDITION Alumni Benefits and Networks We’re all that and a bag of chalk. Don’t think your NOLS adventure ends after taking a course. NOLS grads reap benefits beyond technical skills, college credit, and wilderness experience long after their course is over. SOCIAL NETWORKING • Alumni Representatives: Most of our students learn about NOLS from a grad. Become a volunteer to help spread the word. • Alumni Chapters: A chance to join other NOLS alumni in your area for outings, networking, social events, and more. • NOLS.TV: Find videos that capture the NOLS experience at www.youtube.com/nols1965 and www.vimeo.com/nols. • Facebook: Become a fan of NOLS at www.facebook.com/nolspage. • Flickr: Share your course photos at www.flickr.com/groups/nols. • Twitter: Follow “nols_alumni” or “NOLSedu” and catch up on NOLS news in 140 characters or less. ALUMNI RESOURCES • NOLS Alumni Website: From reunion details to obtaining your transcripts and evaluations, www.nols.edu/alumni is your one-stop source. • The Leader: Our alumni newsletter brings you school news and alumni adventures three times a year. • NOLS Alumni Jobsnetwork: A free electronic subscription sends outdoor job openings to your inbox every day. • NOLS Store: Books, gear, gifts, and more at www.nols.edu/store. ALUMNI EVENTS • Alumni Courses: Demanding backcountry trips reserved specifically for NOLS expedition grads. • Alumni Trips: Shorter backcountry trips designed for alumni, friends, and families. • Alumni Seminars: Short, skills-intensive workshops for alumni, friends, and families. A great way to learn a new skill. • Alumni Reunions: Get-togethers and presentations organized by alumni volunteers in your area. • For a full inventory of alumni trips and events, visit www.nols.edu/alumni. Brad Christensen Rich Brame Keep a finger on the pulse of NOLS, visit http://nols.blogs.com. Top: The excitement never ends! NOLS Social Networking Engineer William Roth checks in online to see what NOLS grads around the world are up to. NOLS Headquarters. Center: Take friends and family on an alumni trip and show them what NOLS is all about. Wind River Range, Wyoming. Bottom: Find solitude and beauty in the wilderness for the rest of your life. Dolomites, Italy Rich Brame 112 www.nols.edu • (800) 710-NOLS • admissions@nols.edu
RISK MANAGEMENT AT NOLS Ashley Wise Marco Johnson Betsy Winston Left: Hazard assessment is a key element of the NOLS curriculum. Wind River Range, Wyoming. Center: Instructors clarify risk management protocols before engaging students in a new skill. Blue John Canyon, Dirty Devil, Utah. Right: Student to instructor ratios average 5 to 1 and vary according to skill being taught and student age. Northern Icefield, Patagonia At NOLS we embrace the physical and emotional challenge of the natural environment to attain our learning objectives. NOLS courses are not easy and involve the pursuit of adventurous activities in rugged terrain in which there are real dangers. Risk, both physical and emotional, is an important element of a NOLS education. The uncertainty posed by nature combined with the judgments and abilities of students and staff leads to risk. Risk management, in this context, is the ability to make a decision when the outcome is uncertain and relies on our ability to perceive and quantify the risks we face. Risk management is taught and practiced on every course. NOLS is committed to promoting the physical and emotional wellbeing of all students and we are proud of our excellent record managing the risks of wilderness travel. Wilderness adventure involves hazards: rockfall, fast-flowing rivers, and steep terrain can pose a risk to even the most experienced outdoor leader. Activities ranging from simple day hikes to climbing glaciers can, due to the unpredictable forces of nature or an error in judgment, become dangerous and potentially life-threatening. Students transport their own gear; sleep outdoors, possibly in co-ed tent groups; prepare their own meals; and are expected to care for themselves in weather conditions that can be extreme. Each student plays an important role in the success of a NOLS course. Good physical conditioning and a positive mental attitude are essential. Our courses are expeditions that travel through remote areas that can create complex situations should an emergency arise. The majority of medical incidents that might occur are simple and often treated in the field. A more serious incident, such as a fracture, will require evacuation to a medical facility. It is not uncommon to be days from medical help, but NOLS instructors are trained in wilderness first aid and backed by comprehensive wilderness emergency response and evacuation systems. We carry satellite telephones, radios, or other electronic communication devices on each course for life threatening emergencies, but this does not guarantee communication from the field to our support bases. Portable telephones and radios can be unreliable depending on terrain, atmospheric conditions, and other variables. It is important you understand that there are risks. Some adventure programs say that they can guarantee your safety. NOLS does not. The risk of injury, even serious injury or death, is always present in the outdoor environment. Indeed, much of the value of a NOLS course lies in learning how to identify hazards and adapt behavior to strive to avoid injury or illness. INDEPENDENT STUDENT TRAVEL On many courses, one of the ways we help you develop into an outdoor leader is by giving you the opportunity to travel without instructors. Our students say that this is a highlight of their course and one of the best ways that they learn to be leaders. By the second week, you will travel in student groups without instructors for a day at a time. To prepare for this you’ll have classes and gain practical experience in backcountry travel while being coached by your instructors as they help you develop your leadership skills. If your instructors decide that your group is ready, the culminating experience of many courses is the student expedition where, for several days, you and a few of your coursemates will travel without an instructor. Your instructors help the course divide into groups, select a leader, and plan a route. You will know your instructors’ route and campsites (no more than a day away), instructors will carry a phone, and each student group will carry a satellite location transmitter or phone. You and your group make the daily leadership decisions but still have all the benefits of NOLS’ support systems. LEADERS IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION When you come to NOLS, you will be attending the school that sets the standards in wilderness risk management, wilderness medicine, and student well-being. We have published one of the leading texts on wilderness medicine, and the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (WMI) is at the cutting edge of this growing field. We are the leaders in promoting professional standards in wilderness risk management and each year convene the Wilderness Risk Management Conference for outdoor educators and adventure program administrators. Before you arrive on your NOLS course, thoroughly read all materials we send you and call us if you have questions. A report on NOLS risk management and history is available from our admission office. 113
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