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Outdoor Action Guide to Building an Outdoor Program

Building an Outdoor Program Files

These are a series of downloadable files an a variety of outdoor programming topics including articles on outdoor activities, database and spreadsheet information about how to run an outdoor program, and other topics. This material may be freely distributed for nonprofit educational use only. However, if included in publications, written or electronic, attributions must be made to the author. Commercial use of this material in any form is prohibited without express written permission from the author. Copyright © 2001, Rick Curtis, Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University.

General Outdoor Program Information

The Backpacker's Field Manual - published by Random House March '98 - material from this book cannot be used without express written permission from the author and Random House.
OA Guide to Running Wilderness Orientation Programs
OA Guide to Building Outdoor Program Protocols
OA Sample Caving Protocols & Teaching Plan - Adobe Acrobat version

Safety & Risk Management Information

OA Guide to General Emergency Procedures
OA Guide to Outdoor Safety Management
OA Guide to Developing a Safety Management Program
OA Guide to Giardia, Lyme Disease and other post trip illnesses
The OA Guide to Hypothermia & Cold Weather Injuries
The OA Guide to High Altitude: Acclimatization & Illness
OA 20 Year Report - Adobe Acrobat format
See also the OA First Aid & Safety Page

Leadership Training & Evaluation

OA Guide to Training College Wilderness Leaders for the New Millennium - a workshop presented at the 27th Association for Experiential Education Conference
OA Leadership Training Course Guidelines - Chapter 2 from the OA Leader's Manual 3rd edition
OA Group Dynamics & Leadership Materials - Chapter 9 from the OA Leader's Manual 3rd edition
OA Guide to Training College Wilderness Leaders
OA Leader Trainer Evaluation & Testing Materials - completed during the Leader Training Course (RTF version)
OA Leader Self Assessment - filled out before a trip (RTF version)
OA Leader Peer Evaluation - filled out by co-leader after a trip (RTF version)

Outdoor Skills

Other Files & Information

Outdoor Action Files Download Page

See also the First Aid, Equipment, and Wilderness Orientation Pages.

Outdoor Action trips and activities are only open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff. Specially listed activities are open to alumni and their families.

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