A few years ago, I was leading a hiking trip in a national park when one client and a team leader sled down from the park’s tallest sand dune (a common, typically enjoyable activity in the park). But ...

Sara Goulden was freezing to death, literally. Her vital signs were weak, she was drifting into unconsciousness and she had stopped shivering — all symptoms of severe hypothermia. Snow blanketed the ...

MOILNE -- Sign up for the American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid class! Participants will learn to prevent injuries in wilderness areas, respond to emergencies in delayed help situations, proper ...

If you become injured or sick while hiking, your first aid kit’s only job is to get you out of the backcountry safely. You need to be comfortable enough to finish your trip, or capable of getting to a ...