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Brooke Edwards: The Stress Continuum for Outdoor Recreation

Mar 19, 2024
Brooke Edwards, a mountain guide and avalanche educator, discusses stress continuum, stress injuries, and human factors influencing decision-making in hazardous outdoor environments. She highlights identifying stress levels, managing emotional vulnerability, and navigating fear in avalanche terrain. Personal experiences and resilience strategies for wilderness professionals are shared, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and mental well-being in outdoor activities.
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  • Self-awareness is crucial for managing human factors in hazardous environments.
  • Using the stress continuum model helps individuals understand their emotional states.

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Brooke Edwards' Background and Journey as a Wilderness Guide

Brooke Edwards, with 30 years of wilderness guiding experience in Alaska, started as a horse packing guide in Wyoming. She emphasized the importance of knowing oneself in managing the human factor in high-risk environments, highlighting the critical nature of group dynamics and decision-making processes. After sustaining acute stress injuries and reflecting on her chronic stress, she emphasized the significance of self-awareness and self-care in dealing with the grueling demands of high-stakes expeditions.

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