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The National Outdoor Leadership School has been using the same unique frying pan on courses that range from Utah to Patagonia since 1979.

Tanner Bowden is a staff writer at Gear Patrol covering all things outdoors and fitness. He is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and a former wilderness educator. He lives in Brooklyn but will always identify as a Vermonter.

The National Outdoor Leadership School has been using the same unique frying pan on courses that range from Utah to Patagonia since 1979.

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