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Gila Range Backpacking
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School/Trainer: National Outdoor Leadership School [>>]
Training Center(s)/Venue(s): Tucson, United States

New Mexico’s Gila Range is the birthplace of the American concept of wilderness, protected by Congress 40 years before the Wilderness Act was passed in 1964. The Gila today remains the same as it was then, a wild place of amazing contrasts and abundance. You’ll live here for 28 days, hiking beneath the same tall pines and up the same deep canyons that inspired the wilderness concept. On......

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Leave your hiking boots and water bottles at home; trail shoes and hydration bladders are all the rage these days. Partnering with GoLite and BackpackingLight.com, we are proud to offer this cutting-edge course in the deserts of the Southwest. Your adventure starts in the equipment room as NOLS instructors outfit you with the latest in lightweight gear and pull together a specialized rat......

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The Pacific Northwest is a richly diverse wilderness classroom, ranging from jagged, glacier-carved mountains and valleys to evergreen forests and stands of lodgepole pine. This popular backpacking course has two options for exploring this region. Early season students travel in the Pasayten Wilderness in north central Washington, while late season students backpack through Olympic National......

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This course is designed for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to climb a peak and guide a paddle raft all in one action-packed month. You’ll see two very different environments on this course—high alpine vistas in the craggy Lemhis or Beaverheads and deep canyons along the famous Salmon River in Idaho—while learning two very different skills. For the backpacking section, you’ll learn map and ......

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A Wyoming Backpacking Adventure 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. Traveling on durable surfaces, like snow, is one of the tenets of Leave No Trace backpacking. Wind River Range Photo: Rainbow Weinstock You’ll be with students your own age and NOLS instructor......

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Your adventure starts in the equipment room as you and your instructors organize your gear and food—all the while shaving ounces. How light can you go? Outfitted with 25- to 30-pound packs (10�5 pounds without food and fuel), you and your coursemates will be off to one of Wyoming’s most remote and wild ranges to enjoy the wilderness as you never thought imaginable—without the burden of a h......

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Yellowstone National Park’s wild eastern neighbor is Wyoming’s Absaroka (Ab-sor-ka) Range, a vast wilderness region with some of the most remote territory in the Lower 48. You’ll travel through broad river valleys surrounded by sheer glacier-carved cliffs, camp under towering conifers, and hike across alpine plateaus where the tallest plants are only a few inches high. You’ll fly-fish for l......

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Introduction to backpacking with an emphasis on basic map and compass use. Covers Northwest hiking opportunities as well as equipment, trip planning and risk management of back country travel through an exploration of area trails. ...

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Backpacking isn’t just a way to get from here to there, it’s a process of moving, exploring, taking in the surrounding and working as a team. The end of the trail isn’t the "thing" -- the trail is the "thing". Travel too fast and you miss all that you travel for. Starting with the basics, this workshop provides an opportunity for those novice’s who are......

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Drakensberg Amphitheatre and Tugela Falls...

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