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Leanora Benkato

Richmond sophomore Alex Sipple ties a knot in a rope while erecting a tarp shelter in Crume Park during an Outdoor Leadership Program drill on Tuesday morning in Bowling Green, Ky. This specific tying technique uses a small stick or twig in the midst of the knot to provide resistance and prevent it from slipping. Photo by Leanora Benkato/ HERALD The Outdoor Leadership Program sets up temporary camp in Crume Nature Park off Nashville Road in Bowling Green, Ky., in preparation for this upcoming six-day camping trip. In pairs of two, the students set up camping stoves and cooked inventive meals from a mystery ingredient which had been assigned beforehand by Professor Steve Spencer and Associate Professor Tammie Stenger-Ramsey. The professors also demonstrated on-site hand washing and food disposal techniques as part of a leave-no-trace curriculum. Tuesday’s run-through is an important part of the course’s “see one, do one, teach one” curriculum as well as preparing the student’s to react in the field. “You never know what can happen once you get out there,” said Spencer, who has been an outdoors instructor for over 20 years.