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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

News Headlines

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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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