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Activities
Nepal slashes fees to attract off-season climbers
August 02, 2008
Reuters
10 Best Outdoorsy Places to Retire
August 1, 2008
US News and World Report
Rock climbing study may aid amputees
July 23, 2008
Tampa Bay News
Climbing Wall Association Helps Assure Proper Classification of Virginia Climbing Gyms
June 26, 2008
Press Release
Climbing Wall Association and American Mountain Guides Association create Climbing Wall Instructor Certification Program
February 16, 2008
Press Release
Wilderness Skills Schools: National Outdoor Leadership School
February 07, 2008
Mother Earth News
Discovery Channel partners with Excitations to deliver outdoor adventures
January 18, 2008
Press Release
New Interactive CD Helps Teachers and Recreation Professionals Intriduce Children to Snow Sports
October 26, 2007
Press Release
Whitewater is Safer Than You Think
August 17, 2007
American Whitewater
Altitude Everest Expedition
May 15, 2007
Expedition News
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Experiential Education
California At-risk youths might get back to nature under proposed law
February 26, 2007
Press Release
Tackling Poverty and Climbing Mountains, in Chile and Beyond
January 10, 2007
Wharton Business School
'Adventure Therapy' effective in maintaining weight-loss in older teens
March 05, 2006
International Journal of Obesity
Changing Minds: The Lasting Impact of School Outdoor/Experiential EducationTrips
February 19, 2006
Press Release
Association for Experiential Education Hires New CEO
January 05, 2006
Press Release
Some Life Lessons for Urban Youth on a Mountain Trail
December 25, 2005
Los Angeles Times
The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility
March 06, 2005
www.psychology.iastate.edu
Nickelodeon Announces Future $1.5 Million Commitment to 'Let's Just Play' 2005 Grants Program
February 22, 2005
PR Newswire
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association says President’s Budget Shortchanges Physical Activity
February 24, 2005
SGMA International
Scotland publishes advice on school outdoor trips
January 03, 2005
Guardian Unlimited
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Equipment
New England Ropes Recalls Climbing Ropes Due to Fall Hazard
July 29, 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Rottefella New Telemark Norm Changes for 2009
July 11, 2008
Backcountry Magazine
Hayes Bicycle Group Recalls Quick-Release Devices for Bicycles Due To Fall Hazard
July 02, 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles Due To Frame Failure
February 12, 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Is your Water Bottle Dangerous?
December 23, 2007
Rick Curtis
Pure Hydration Launches Thirst Aid Bag
November 29, 2007
Press Release
Equipment Recall: Huffy Recalls Bicycles Due To Cranks Falling Off; Riders Can Lose Control of Bike
October 16, 2007
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Equipment Recall: Formula Brake USA Recalls Disc Brakes for Bicycles Due to Risk of Failure
October 16, 2007
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Petzl Issues Recall on Sarken Crampons
September 29, 2007
Petzl
Cannondale Announces Recall of Mountain Bicycles; Lefty Forks Can Break Unexpectedly
June 14, 2007
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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First Aid
Vaccine Patch for Traveler's Diarrhea in FDA Testing
June 15, 2008
Reuters
MEDEX Releases Free 'Travel at High Altitude Guide'
October 6, 2007
Press Release
Into thin air: Altitude's toll on the brain
October 3, 2007
Scientific American
U.S. Army Heat Illness Prevention Web Site
June 25, 2007
U.S. Army
Reducing the Incidence of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
April 18, 2007
Annals of Internal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
April 05, 2007
About.com
Wobbly walk? GO DOWN! New study confirms ataxia as most important sign of HACE
March 23, 2007
BaseCampMD
New study recommends not doing breathing for CPR
March 19, 2007
Outdoor Ed Staff
Hypoxic Lung Whiteout: Further Clearing but More Questions from on High
October 05, 2006
Annals of Internal Medicine
Helmet Use and Risk of Head Injuries (full research article - PDF)
October 02, 2006
JAMA
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Health
HIV Drug May Fight West Nile Virus
August 8, 2008
WebMD
FDA Warning: Cipro May Rupture Tendons
July 10, 2008
FDA
A New Weapon Against West Nile Virus
July 09, 2008
US News & World Report
Hyponatremia: Knowledge for thirst
June 23, 2008
Sacramento Bee
Vaccine Patch for Traveler's Diarrhea in FDA Testing
June 15, 2008
Reuters
National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments: Snowboarding Tops the list
June 13, 2008
Wilderness Medical Society Journal
USGS Web Tool Puts Wildlife Disease News on the Map
May 17, 2008
Press Release
Do Mountains Cause Brain Damage?
April 10, 2008
New West
Some West Nile patients never fully recover: study
March 20, 2008
Web MD
Is your Water Bottle Dangerous?
December 23, 2007
Rick Curtis
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Incidents
Climber slips on ice, killed in Teton Range
August 14, 2008
Jackson Hole Daily
Hiker seriously injured in Grand Teton National Park
August 11, 2008
Jackson Hole Guide
Teenage British climber plunges 160ft to his death in French Alps
August 10, 2008
The Telegraph
Dutch survivor of K2 avalanche describes ordeal
August 6, 2008
Associated Press
Rescuers reach Italian survivor after 11 die on K-2
August 5, 2008
The National Post
13 Scouts Get E. Coli While at Va. Camp
August 02, 2008
Washington Post
Man found sobbing, naked after wife dies in climbing accident in Washington's North Cascades
August 02, 2008
Seattle Times
Eight year old boy drowns while rafting on Colorado's Green River
August 1, 2008
WCAX
Australian Drowning victim's raft went down wrong route
July 31, 2008
Brisbane Times
Woman dies in kayaking accident in north Queensland
July 31, 2008
Courier Mail
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Risk Management
Climbing Wall Association's struggle with State regulatory agencies won't end any time soon
August 03, 2008
Athletic Business
Australian Raft deaths trigger safety review in Queensland
July 22, 2008
Cairns.com
Climbing Wall Association Helps Assure Proper Classification of Virginia Climbing Gyms
June 26, 2008
Press Release
NHTSA Rreport: 15-Passenger Vans Deadliest in June-August
May 15, 2008
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Avalanche Deaths mean Skills & Education are Essential
January 7, 2008
Outdoor Ed
French Avalanche Statistics 2006-2007 (PDF)
December 3, 2007
Piste hors
The risks of adventure sports - it's in your genes: A study by Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Erik Monasterio
November 13, 2007
MountEverest.net
Accident and fatality characteristics in a population of mountain climbers in New Zealand
November 14, 2007
New Zealand Medical Journal
Scottish Mountaineering Incidents Decline: Full Report
August 25, 2007
Press Release
Whitewater is Safer Than You Think
August 17, 2007
American Whitewater
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Transportation
RCMP crash report indicates 15-passenger van unfit for the road
August 7, 2008
Canada.com
RCMP Report on 15-passenger van crash reveals van would have failed safety inspection
July 29, 2008
Canada.com
15 Passenger Vans More Prone To Rollover In Summer Months, According To NHTSA
July 13, 2008
Charlottesville Injury Board
NHTSA Rreport: 15-Passenger Vans Deadliest in June-August
May 15, 2008
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
GM's Web-Based Course Provides Comprehensive Training for Drivers of Large Vans
May 09, 2008
Press Release
Safety in Student Transportation: A Resource Guide for Colleges and Universities
January 24, 2007
Press Release
New 2006 Rollover Rankings Show Improvement
June 05, 2006
Press Release
NTSB Urges Electronics Industry to help reduce Driver Distractions
January 15, 2006
NTSB Press Release
NHTSA Releases New Study on Fatal Urban and Rural Crashes
December 30, 2005
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NTSB Determines that Roadway Design, Wet Pavement, and Minimum Tread Depths Caused Motorcoach Accident
July 17, 2005
National Transportation Safety Board
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Legal Issues
RCMP crash report indicates 15-passenger van unfit for the road
August 7, 2008
Canada.com
Climbing Wall Association's struggle with State regulatory agencies won't end any time soon
August 03, 2008
Athletic Business
Pennsylvania rules to limit Camp's access to Youghiogheny River
July 29, 2008
Tribune Review
Court Rules Jury Must Decide if Student Assumed Injury Risk in Backpacking Class
September 9, 2007
Law.com
Safety in Student Transportation: A Resource Guide for Colleges and Universities
January 24, 2007
Press Release
Long wait for justice for French avalanche families
July 25, 2006
Piste Hors
Changing Minds: The Lasting Impact of School Outdoor/Experiential EducationTrips
February 19, 2006
Press Release
Everest climber's dad sues guide
January 7, 2006
MountEverest.net
"Massachusetts Department of Public Safety?s Regulation of Climbing Walls and High Challenge Course Elements
January 6, 2006
Project Adventure
Final Environmental Impact Statement to Revise Colorado River Management Plan in Grand Canyon National Park Now Available
RiverWire
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Technology
Technology a boon to backcountry rescue - But it shouldn’t replace common sense on adventures
July 30, 2008
Aspen Times
New USGS Map Locator and Downloader Delivers Topo Maps Online
9/15/2007
Press Release
Summits of Canada Expedition Web site
May 05, 2007
Computer-generated McKinley replica may help prepare climbers
January 03, 2006
Anchorage Daily News
Snow Research Improving Safety for Backcountry Skiers/Boarders
January 02, 2006
University of Calgary
Succesful launch of Europe's First GPS Satellite
December 30, 2005
BBC News
Physicists Discover Temperature Key To Avalanche Movement
October 23, 2005
Science Daily
GOOGLE Earth - Takes Mapping to a New Level
July 04, 2005
Rick Curtis
GOOGLE Launches Maps with Local Ties
February 22, 2005
Physicists discover temperature key to avalanche movement
February 02, 2005
Institute of Physics
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