SITREP
Field notes on adventure therapy, wilderness, and what actually works for veterans. No fluff, no clinical language.
Wilderness Therapy for Veterans: What It Actually Means, and Why We Call It Adventure
VLTAT is wilderness therapy for veterans, built as adventure and led by veterans, not clinical treatment. Here's what that actually means, how it differs from the wilderness therapy you've heard about, and why we say Montana is our therapist.
Cold Water Immersion: How We End Every VLTAT
On the final morning of every VLTAT, in the Smith River or a mountain lake nobody expected, the group closes the trip out with cold water immersion. Some walk in slow, some jump straight in, and everyone on shore is cheering either way. Here's how it actually happens, what the research says about it, and why it's the last thing we do before we go home.
Wim Hof Style Breathing: The Technique We Run Every VLTAT Morning
Every VLTAT morning starts around the fire with coffee and stories about the night before, then moves into a Wim Hof style breathing technique that ends in a breath hold most people have never tried on purpose. Here's the real routine, start to finish.
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