National Outdoor Leadership School
Lander, WY, United States
http://www.nols.edu/

Rock and River

Imagine cranking out a mock lead and captaining a paddle raft all on one NOLS course. Imagine mastering two skills in two very different wilderness environments¡ªthe sloping canyons of Wyoming and the whitewater of Utah¡¯s Green River. This course combines rock climbing and river travel to give you a solid base of skills to use on other rivers and crags long after the course ends. You¡¯ll begi......
 

The 32-day canoe expedition travels the famous Bonnet Plume River in the Yukon Territory of northern Canada. The Bonnet Plume¡¯s class I-III water is a preeminent example of a remote, challenging, wilderness river. Your expedition will fly into Bonnet Plume Lake where you¡¯ll learn basic mountain paddling skills¡ªfrom loading, to strokes, reading the river, ferries, bracing, eddy turns, scouting, ......
 

Sometimes called the West¡¯s forgotten corner, you¡¯ll get a great taste of the wild West on foot and afloat as you explore southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon. This course is one of a few unique NOLS combination courses where you get to run a river and explore a canyon all on one course. You¡¯ll spend the first 12 days canoeing through the deeply incised, volcanic canyons of the Owyhee River......
 

Two-weeks in the wilds of Chilean Patagonia, backpacking and hunting the fabled trout of the distant southern hemisphere¡­ This is the expedition of a lifetime for anyone seeking a backcountry travel experience with a focus on fly fishing. You’ll backpack in the remote Chilean wilderness frontier north of the regional capital city of Coyhaique, pursuing the pristine trout habitat of tri......
 

This course, designed for students 23 and older, travels into the Lewis Pass area of New Zealand¡¯s South Island. You¡¯ll learn the essentials of wilderness travel as you follow routes along dramatic alpine ridges, open meadows and alpine tundra. This is an ideal setting to explore and discover New Zealand¡ªwithin a day¡¯s hike you can climb from lush temperate rainforests into snowfields. You¡¯......
 

Western Australia¡¯s Pilbara region has it all¡ªrugged plateaus, blue waters and white sandy beaches. This region is one of the Earth¡¯s oldest land masses and will be your classroom as you travel on water and on land. You¡¯ll begin your adventure sea kayaking in the waters surrounding the Dampier Archipelago, a group of 42 rocky islands offering scrubby eucalyptus valleys and isolated coral re......
 

The rich cultural history, semi-tropical habitats and ancient land formations of the Kimberley make this part of Western Australia ideal for an educational expedition. You¡¯ll travel in four-wheel drive vehicles, light planes or boats to a remote area of the Kimberley, where you¡¯ll backpack through tight canyons, past secluded waterfalls, and over dry plateaus, exploring areas very few peopl......
 

On this course, you will learn basic backcountry skills, but you’ll also learn cultural skills and basic Hindi as you interact with local villagers. The Milam Valley of the Kumaon Himalaya, or the Kuari Pass area of the Garwhal region are a step back in time; you’ll visit tea houses and hike past fields that are still worked with water buffalo. We travel beyond the normal parameters o......
 

This expedition for practicing and aspiring outdoor educators combines the skills of wilderness backpacking with an introduction to northern river canoeing in Canada¡¯s Yukon Territory. Throughout the 26-day course, you¡¯ll observe and discuss different teaching techniques and then put those methods into action. You¡¯ll begin with two weeks of mountain hiking, learning the curriculum progressi......
 

This 45-day summer expedition includes backpacking in the alpine regions of the Pelly, Wernecke or Cassiar mountains of the Yukon Territory. The Yukon tundra comes to life for a brief but intense summer of almost continuous daylight. Bushwhacking through tangled willows, fording swollen rivers, exploring alpine meadows and watching for wildlife will all be part of your adventure in this truly w......
 

The Yukon Territory is a wild and trail-less wilderness of thick bush and stunning open mountain travel. You¡¯ll explore and learn in one of the following remote Yukon ranges: the Ogilvie, Pelly, Coast or Cassiar mountains. The 23 and over course travels in Kluane National Park, a World Heritage Site, home to the continent¡¯s second highest peak, Mount Logan. Bushwhacking through tangled will......
 

This backpacking course takes you into Alaska¡¯s sweeping tundra and steep mountain passes for a 24-day immersion into how to lead and teach in the wilderness. Your classroom will be Alaska¡¯s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park or the Talkeetna Mountains, where you¡¯ll start below treeline, head into the mountains along glaciated river valleys, and eventually reach the open tundra plains. Here¡¯s......
 

Alaska is a land of incredible fjords, forested ocean coasts, and high alpine meadows. You’ll see much of this wild country as you explore it on foot and in a sea kayak. Your month-long adventure will give you a chance to master two wilderness travel skills ¡ª backpacking and sea kayaking ¡ª while at the same time getting a chance to explore two very different environments. You’ll ......
 

An expedition to the amazing Brooks Range will take you into one of the wildest mountain ranges in North America. Stretched across the tundra north of the Arctic Circle, this land of the midnight sun is defined by big open river bottoms, steep mountain slopes and expansive tundra. Much of the landscape lies above tree line, and elevations range from sea level to over 9,000 feet. The mountains a......
 

An Alaska Backpacking course is a wilderness expedition in every sense. You¡¯ll be in far-flung country, either the Talkeetna Mountains or just east of Denali National Park in the Alaska Range, where the trees disappear and the land stretches into alpine tundra plains with a backdrop of rugged and heavily eroded mountains. Out here, it¡¯s still light at midnight, and you¡¯ll follow the tracks of t......
 

Tucked into the heart of the lower Sonoran desert is the Kofa (King of Arizona) Wildlife Refuge, an area famous for rare wildlife, remote and off-trail travel, and rugged canyons. In this undisturbed desert ecosystem, you’ll study natural history and learn the essentials of wilderness travel. This unique NOLS course combines two days of formal natural history training with 18 days of w......
 

The granite cliffs, buttes and ridges of Arizona¡¯s Santa Teresa Mountains have been shaped and weathered into strikingly picturesque formations. Here deep canyons, rocky domes, tall spires and bald summits dominate the landscape, creating a wilderness rock climber¡¯s dream. For 21 days, you¡¯ll hike, camp and climb among these granite outcrops, learning comprehensive desert travel skills incl......
 

This 31-day course begins with a 19-day backpacking expedition in the remote Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona. In this Sonoran Desert environment you¡¯ll learn the backcountry living skills you need to lead others on wilderness trips. You¡¯ll travel among saguaro cactus, mesquite, ocotillo and palo verde trees, where quail, songbirds and raptors share the skies, and desert bi......
 

New Mexico’s Gila range is the birthplace of the American concept of wilderness. In 1924, Congress set aside the Gila as wilderness, 40 full years before the Wilderness Act. The Gila today remains much as it was then, a wild place of amazing contrasts and abundance. You’ll live here for 30 days, hiking beneath the same tall pines and up the same deep canyons that inspired the wild......
 

Washington¡¯s Pasayten Wilderness and Mount Rainier National Park are ideal training grounds for learning how to lead backpacking trips. Here you¡¯ll join a diverse group of trip leaders for a packed overview of the NOLS curriculum. The length and cost of this course is designed for practicing outdoor leaders and educators who don¡¯t have a lot of time or a huge budget but are motivated to lea......
 

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