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

Pacific Northwest Backpacking (Washington)

The Pacific Northwest is a richly diverse wilderness classroom, ranging from jagged, glacier-carved mountains and valleys, to old growth forests and stands of lodgepole pine. These popular backpacking courses have two options for exploring this region: Early season courses travel in the Pasayten Wilderness in north central Washington, while late season courses backpack through Olympic Natio......
 

Independence, responsibility, achievement, fun ¡­ these qualities and more are the essence of this course. In a word: Adventure. You¡¯ll be with students your own age as you explore country you¡¯ve only dreamed about. The Jed Smith Wilderness, the Wyoming Range, the Snake River Range, the Beaverheads or the Tetons will be unlike any classroom you¡¯ve ever experienced with their fresh air and fresh ......
 

NOLS specializes in teaching the teachers¡ªPaul Petzoldt founded the school in 1965 for this very purpose. On this course, you¡¯ll learn the latest in outdoor education skills and techniques alongside other individuals for whom teaching is a passion. Some will have outdoor experience, some will have classroom teaching experience, and others will be students in university outdoor programs. Thi......
 

Imagine learning about a wild animal while you¡¯re looking at it with binoculars instead of on a video. Imagine reading animal tracks, studying the way forests are re-emerging since the Yellowstone fires of ¡¯88, or learning about how rocks were formed while holding one in your hand. Imagine learning all of this in the greatest natural history classroom in the world¡ªthe Greater Yellowstone Ecosys......
 

Having fun, learning about the outdoors, traveling from camp to camp, rock climbing, fly fishing, exploring and achieving. A Wyoming Adventure course is a true wilderness expedition designed for young people. For the entire 30 days of the course, your mode of travel will be your own two feet, not a crowded van. You¡¯ll be with students your age and NOLS instructors who aren¡¯t just summer sta......
 

At the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park lies Wyoming¡¯s Absaroka (Ab-sor-ka) Range¡ªa vast wilderness region with some of the most remote territory in the Lower 48. You¡¯ll travel through broad river valleys surrounded by sheer cliffs of crumbly volcanic breccia, camp under towering conifers, and hike across high alpine plateaus where the tallest plants are only a few inches high. You......
 

This is the original NOLS course, and today it is still the most popular expedition we offer. For 30 days, you¡¯ll explore the Wind River Mountains¡ªa wilderness range renowned for its crystal clear lakes and rugged mountain beauty. You¡¯ll be amazed at the sense of accomplishmet you¡¯ll feel at the end of a challenging hiking day. After carrying a heavy pack to the top of your first 11,000-foot pa......
 

The remote and spectacular Kumaon region of Northern India is the setting for this high-altitude mountaineering expedition. In these surroundings, you¡¯ll learn how to plan and carry out an international expedition, focusing on topics such as expedition planning, cultural awareness, altitude physiology and mountaineering skills. Beginning your trek into the mountains at 5,500 feet, you¡¯ll travel......
 

This course takes you to a place in southern Alaska often referred to as ¡°the mountain kingdom of North America,¡± where a chain of rugged mountain ranges and spectacular glaciers converge to make a mountaineer¡¯s dreamscape. Within this region, you¡¯ll explore either the coastal Chugach Range, the interior Alaska Range, which is the backbone of North America¡¯s highest peak, or the Wrangell Range,......
 

With a team of dedicated teachers and a facility ideal for expedition planning, NOLS Pacific Northwest specializes in courses for educators. On this course you¡¯ll get a variety of skills¡ªbackpacking, mountaineering and rock climbing¡ªas well as a variety of terrain, from forests to glaciers and alpine rock. You¡¯ll join a group of motivated educators and outdoor leaders for one of two action-......
 

This demanding expedition travels into British Columbia¡¯s remote Waddington Range for a month-long experience in rock, snow and ice mountaineering skills. Here you¡¯ll get the biggest glaciers we travel on south of Alaska and more time to actually practice mountaineering since these courses either travel in or out in planes. In this very remote area of huge glacial plateaus, long fjords and ......
 

Washington¡¯s North Cascades, often referred to as Little Switzerland, encompass some of America¡¯s most spectacular scenery¡ªjagged peaks, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls and more glaciers than any other location in the Lower 48. This area is ¡¯on the map¡¯ in the mountaineering world, a user-friendly mountain classroom and the best place in the continental U.S. to learn to be a mountaineer. The......
 

The Instructor Course (IC) is specifically designed for people interested in working as field instructors for NOLS. IC’s are intensive training experiences in outdoor education and all of them include in-depth review and expansion of our "core curriculum" in five fundamental areas: Safety and Judgment, Leadership and Teamwork, Outdoor Skills, Environmental Ethics, and Wilderness ......
 

the original semester in wilderness education. NOLS is the inventor of the outdoor semester, and this course is where it all began. A semester in the Rockies will take you on a wild west tour de force while giving you a complete set of skills to lead and teach in the backcountry, whether in the field of outdoor education, or with your own friends and family. Our semester in the Rockies grads ar......
 

(Alumni only) Hidden deep in the Wind River Range, Gannett Peak is Wyoming¡¯s highest peak. Reaching this remote 13,804-foot summit requires an approach of several days, followed by the climb itself. You¡¯ll travel on snow and ice, cross Dinwoody Glacier and then work up the rock to the summit. This expedition is a perfect opportunity to put the camping and travel skills you learned on your NOLS ......
 

The rugged, glacier-carved Wind River Range is famous for its sheer granite headwalls, spires, and towering 13,000-foot summits covered with rock and ice. Famed mountaineers including Paul Petzoldt, Yvon Chouinard and David Breashears have been drawn to the range¡¯s high mountain holds since the 1920s. Today, NOLS students can experience expedition mountaineering at its best in this same range. ......
 

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