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Last week, on January 11, GOES became an official winner of the 2023 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award! Several GOES team members attended this year’s Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Salt Lake City, Utah – with particular excitement after GOES was named an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award finalist. At the awards ceremony on Wednesday, an independent…
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Wilderness medicine is a specialized field that deals with the medical issues that can arise during outdoor activities in remote or inhospitable environments. It has a long and interesting history closely connected to the evolution of outdoor recreation and emergency medical care. A Brief History of Wilderness Medicine One of the pioneers of wilderness medicine…
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We’re excited to announce that GOES was named an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award finalist on Thursday, December 15. You can read more and see the complete list of 30 finalists on the Outdoor Retailer (OR) website. Winners will be announced at the fifth annual Innovation Gallery and awards ceremony on Wednesday, January 11. “Through testing,…
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What started as a day of relaxation and celebration on the Pacific Crest Trail ended with a midnight visit to the emergency room… Before I set foot at the southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail, I had been dreaming and planning for my thru-hike since 2018. As my start date neared, I wanted to…
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Dr. Grant Lipman talks about keeping kids protected from the heat in a feature with Washington Post
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Stay cool in our latest feature with Dr. Grant Lipman in Time Magazine.
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It’s 102 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley. You and your hiking partner are heading down to Darwin Falls, a lush oasis in the scorching desert. Five minutes into the 1.5-mile hike down, two hikers run up from the trail shouting to call 911. They tell you a woman has fallen on the trail and is bleeding…
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“Camping, backpacking, fastpacking, thru-hiking, boondocking, roughing it, glamping…” There are so many terms to describe the different ways we sleep outdoors. Everyone has a different style, favorite location, essential gear, and reason for camping out. Camping has almost doubled over the past two years, accounting for more than 40% of all leisure trips. Almost 94…
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“Go outside and get some fresh air!” How often have you heard these words over the years? Whether in admonishment, suggestion, or excitement the truth of this statement resonates. We all know the outdoors offers exercise, relaxation, and often a sense of elation. While the physical benefits are self-evident, the mental health and psychological positive…
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Have you seen this Apple Watch commercial? My first response to this was an out loud, “that’s awesome!” As a wilderness medicine trained emergency medicine doctor, I love the idea of an automated system being able to bridge the gap between a backcountry accident and calling 911 to get the injured person to definitive medical…
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