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Be Safe This Summer: Another Look at the 10 Essentials Checklist
Whether you’re packing the Ten Essentials for the first time, or you’ve been carrying them for years, preparation is more than just gear—it’s about knowing how to use it.

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Treating Hypothermia with the SOL All Season Blanket at the AR World Championships
During the 2017 Adventure Racing World Championships, Team Adventure Medical Kits‘ captain and team medic Kyle Peter helped save a racer’s life using the SOL All Season Blanket. When one team came ...

The Overlooked Adventure Gear You Need in Your Pack – Sunny Stroeer
10,000ft & Getting Dark
We are at 10,000 feet in the Austrian Alps, and it is getting dark. This is going to be the first time that I spend the night on the wall during a big rock climb, and it...

Preparing for Multi-Day Backpacking Trips in Winter
Brian Threlkeld took an 8-day trip around Baxter National Park where he experienced some extreme conditions. During any trip no matter its duration it’s important to be prepared, we asked Brian t...

AHA Hands-Only CPR Guidelines: CPR Guide for Hiking
Imagine your hiking partner collapses on the trail and stops breathing. Do you remember what to do? Trained first responders instantly kick into a complex algorithm of life-saving emergency cardiov...

Pico Cão Grande Expedition: Packing List Essentials
Adventure Medical Kits’ Adventurer Gareth Leah’s Pico Cão Grande Expedition
A dark tower of volcanic rock shrouded in clouds dominates the unearthly landscape. Formed millennia ago when high-p...

8 Things I Learned While Trail Running in the Colorado Rockies
By Heather Ganoe
This past August I had the incredible pleasure of venturing West to participate in the 10th annual TransRockies Run. A New Englander by birth, and current South Carolina resident b...

Personal Expedition Kits: The Mountain Hiker First Aid Kit
Jenny Hastings shows us her Mountain Series Hiker First Aid Kit, which served as her personal supplement to the larger group kit.