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LOCAL OUTFITTERS:

Exkursions Outfitters & School of Mountaincraft

4037 William Penn Highway

Business Route 22

Monroeville, PA 15146

412-372-7030

Fax: 412-372-7046

www.exkursion.com

info@exkursion.com

Fred Gunter - Owner

Hiking - Climbing - Backpacking - Paddling - Mountaineering

Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI)

South Side Works

412 S. 27th Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

412-488-9410

Fax: 412-488-9417

www.rei.com/stores/pittsburgh

Gear, Adventures

M - F

Sat.

Sun.

10 am - 9 pm

10 am - 7 pm

12:30 pm - 4 pm

M - Sat.

Sun

10 am - 9:30pm

11 am - 6 pm

L. L. Bean

Ross Park Mall

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

412-318-1200

www.llbean.com/shop/retailStores/pittsburgh

Gear, Adventures

M - F

Sat.

Sun.

10 am - 9 pm

9 am - 9 pm

10 pm - 6 pm

ONLINE OUTFITTERS:
Backcountry.com www.Backcountry.com	CampMor www.CampMor.com

Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. http://www.EMS.com/	L. L. Bean www.llbean.com

Moontrail www.Backcountry-Equipment.com	Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) www.REI.com

Sierra Trading Post www.SierraTradingPost.com	Travel Country www.TravelCountry.com

ZB Sports www.ZBSports.com

ORGANIZATIONS:
Venture Outdoors (formerly WPFI) 304 Forbes Avenue, 2^nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-255-0564 www.VentureOutdoors.org info@VentureOutdoors.org Listing of Outdoor Events and sponsor of Training Classes, Hikes, Adventures	Keystone Trails Association (KTA) 101 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-238-7017 www.KTA-Hike.org info@kta-hike.org “Dedicated to the Stewardship of Pennsylvania’s Hiking Trails since 1956.”

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 209 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-288-2777 Fax 412-291-1792 www.paconserve.org wpc@paconserve.org “Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, working together to save the places we care about, protects natural lands, promotes healthy and attractive communities, and preserves Fallingwater.”	Sierra Club, Allegheny Group PO Box 8241 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-561-0203 www.alleghenysc.org/ Sponsors outings and classes. Walking, hiking, rambling, ski touring, canoeing, kayaking, biking.

Explorers Club of Pittsburgh (ECP) 2005 Beechwood Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 www.pittecp.org/ editor@pittecp.org Hiking, Backpacking, Bike Touring, Caving, X-C Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Flat Water Paddling, Ice Climbing, In-Line Skating, Scuba Diving, Mountaineering, Rafting, Rock Climbing, Rowing, Sea Kayaking, White Water Paddling.

TRAINING RESOURCES:
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) 288 Main Street Lander, WY 82520 307-332-5300 www.nols.edu admissions@nols.edu Extended courses in wilderness skills & outdoor leadership.	AMC Mountain Leadership School 5 Joy Street Boston, MA 02108 617-523-0636 www.outdoors.org Appalachian Mountain Club’s outdoor leadership training program.

Wilderness Medicine Institute P. O. Box 9 Pitkin, CO 81241 303-641-3572 Wilderness first aid training.	Wilderness Medical Associates 189 Dudley Road Bryant Pond, ME 04129 1-888-945-3633 www.wildmed.com office@wildmed.com Wilderness first aid training.

SOLO P. O. Box 3150 Conway, NH 03818 603-447-6711 Wilderness first aid training.	Leave No Trace P. O. Box 997 Boulder, CO 80306 800-332-4100 www.lnt.org Low impact backcountry practices.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:
Forbes State Forest District Headquarters P. O. Box 519 Laughlintown, PA 15655 724-238-9533 http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/forbes.aspx

REGIONAL INFORMATION:
Allegheny On-Line Magazine www.allegheny-online.com Links and information.