Karl Rohnke (1937-2020) is a key figure in the development of

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, and was instrumental in the creation of

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in the early 1970s.

Biography

After graduating from

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in 1960, Rohnke was drafted into the

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. Afterwards he taught outdoor education programs in

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. After working for

Outward Bound Outward Bound (OB) is an international network of outdoor education organizations that was founded in the United Kingdom by Lawrence Holt and Kurt Hahn in 1941. Today there are organizations, called schools, in over 35 countries which are att ...

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and

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, Rohnke became one of the founders of

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. He worked there until 1996, serving as director and president of the organization. Afterwards, Karl co-founded the High 5 Adventure Learning Center in

Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about ...

. In 1990 Rohnke received the

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's Stratton Practitioner's Award.KarlRohnke.com
Retrieved 8/18/07.

Bibliography

* ''Bag of Tricks'' newsletter, (1979–95) * ''Cranking Out Adventure'' (1976) * ''Cowstails and Cobras'' (1977) * ''High Profile'' (1981) * ''Silver Bullets'' (1984) ollection from ''Bag of Tricks''* ''The Bottomless Bag'' (1988) ollection from ''Bag of Tricks''* ''The Bottomless Baggie'' (1991) ollection from ''Bag of Tricks''* ''Cowstails and Cobras II'' (1991) (Winner of 1999

National Outdoor Book Award The National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) was formed in 1997 as an American-based non-profit program which each year presents awards honoring the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watte ...

(Works of Significance)) * ''Slightly Skewed Vignettes'' (1992) * ''Forget Me Knots'' (1993) * ''The Bottomless Bag Again?!'' (1994) nd edition of "Bottomless Bag", collection from ''Bag of Tricks''* ''Quicksilver'' (1995) * ''Funn Stuff'' v1-4 (1995-2000) * ''Top Tricks'' (1997) * ''On the Edge Games for Youth Ministry'' (1998) * ''Back Pocket Adventure'' (1998) * ''101 of the Best Corporate Team-Building Activities'' (2000) * ''A Small Book About Large Group Games'' (2002) * ''The Complete Ropes Course Manual'' 3rd ed (2003) * ''Funn 'n Games'' (2004) ompilation of ''Funn Stuff'' 1-4* ''The Bottomless Bag Revival'' (2004) evamp of ''Bottomless Bag Again''* ''Silver Bullets - The 25th Anniversary Edition'' (2009) (2nd Edition)

References

External links

Karl's site
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