Outdoor Action offers hiking and backpacking opportunities as part of the OA Frosh Trip and Leader Training Programs as well as trip activities during the academic year.
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Topics: Backpacking, Leader Training, Leave No Trace, Technical Skills
Content type: Article
The Backpacker's Field Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills
by Rick Curtis, Director, Princeton University Outdoor Action Program
Second Edition published by Three Rivers Press division of Random House, May 2005
Second Edition published by Three Rivers Press division of Random House, May 2005
Topics: First Aid & CPR, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Technical Skills
Content type: Article
OA First Aid
Whether you want to be prepared for an emergency on campus, at home, or when traveling in the wilderness, make sure you have the proper training to safeguard yourself and others. CPR and an approved wilderness first aid course can help prepare you to handle a first aid emergency.
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Leading a group on a backcountry trip requires extensive training in wilderness camping skills. The Technical Skills component is designed to teach the outdoor skills necessary to lead multi-day trips in the backcountry. Topics covered include route planning, navigation, outdoor cooking, and campsite selection and set-up.
Topics: Leader Training
Content type: Article
OA Leader Training Schedule - Check out the current schedule of when these trainings will be held.
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Becoming an Outdoor Action Leader
Topics: Sustainability
Content type: Article
The Outdoor Action Frosh Trip program is a Princeton University orientation program that gives incoming freshmen the opportunity to start college on a multi-day backpacking trip with their future friends and peers. Outdoor Action has always been aware of its unique opportunity to influence Princeton’s students, since it is responsible for giving more than half of each incoming class one of its first Princeton experiences. For this reason, Outdoor Action provides an ideal situation not only for students to make friends and start settling into college, but also to discuss issues that will...
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by Rick Curtis, Director, Outdoor Action Program, Princeton University
OA Guide to Building an Outdoor Program
1. Introduction
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This is a partial compilation of the popular songs and games from OA trips. This can be a resource to anyone looking to lighten thte mood during group outdoor adventures!
Happy trails!
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OA Paddling Program
Outdoor Action offers a variety of paddling programs including flatwater and whitewater canoeing on the Frosh Trip, local canoeing trips in the Princeton area and kayaking training class in the pool.
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Understanding how to use epinephrine in the treatment of anaphylactic reactions due to insect bites or food allergies can be an immediate life-saving measure. Under the NJ Higher Education Epinephrine Emergency Treatment Act colleges in New Jersey are permitted to train students and others to provide epinephrine injections in the event of a life-threatening emergency. All OA Leaders are required to complete this training.