Helping students reach beyond their limits one day at a time!
A year and a half ago I wrote a piece on Backcountry Hygiene: The Infamous Pee Rag. Hygiene is something I highly stress as a crucial element to one’s health not only in the backcountry, but in everyday life. The
Taping joints is a common past time as an athlete and an outdoor educator/guide. In a frontcountry setting, where what seems to be an endless supply of tape in the athletic training room, making mistakes was no big deal. In
Imagine yourself with a head cold that turned into a sinus infection that wasn’t going away. What would you do? Would you feel embarrassed or ashamed to go to the doctor and get treated? Likely not. Why do we feel
2019 was quite an exciting year. We have a lot to be grateful for and appreciate the support we have received from our Eastern Sierra community as well as our community outside the Sierra. Here is a look at what
Just like hot spot and blister care, wound and burn care is another key skill to thriving on outdoor trips. You know those little tiny cracks in your skin on your fingers that one often gets after spending some time
Foot and hand care are a crucial element of outdoor trips. In fact, things can go wrong very quickly impairing one’s main mode of travel whether it be a land or water-based trip. When I first started venturing in the
We have been working with several departments at Mammoth Mountain training employees in layperson adult/pediatric CPR and first aid. A common question that gets asked is what can I carry in my work jacket on the hill? This question not
As I brought my winter gear out of hibernation and went through my pre-season inspections thoughts of snow safety churned over in my mind including the question I ask every year “Are people truly prepared?” The answer is “NO”. People
Mental illness and behavior disorders are all too common in our society. To our detriment, we tend to brush it under the rug and treat it as taboo. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 out of every
Backcountry hygiene is a critical skill that everyone should hone. Doing so greatly reduces the number of gastrointestinal and genitourinary infections in the field. I am often disgusted by the amount of toilet paper I see scattered about the ground