Intro

Brooke Edwards is a mountain guide and avalanche educator with twenty years of experience in the ski industry. She is part of the Responder Alliance and talks about the stress continuum, stress injuries, and how human factors and self-awareness influence decision-making in hazardous environments. Brooke refers to a few slides in this episode, which can be viewed via the 'episode website' link. This recording is from a guest presentation in the Start & End at Home course—wilderness risk management and trip planning.