NOLS
NOLS is a nonprofit school offering a leadership curriculum through outdoor and classroom-based experiences. Operating in 16 campuses worldwide, the school’s 800+ instructors teach a variety of outdoor skills that empower students to step forward in their lives.
Brave, Not Perfect: My NOLS Semester in Baja
My mom always told me that I was brave. Brave for learning to play a new instrument, brave for tr...
First Aid Kit Advice for River Travel
First, we have to remind ourselves there is no perfect first aid kit. We need to preplan and cons...
How to Pack Your Backpack
The first time I tried to pack a backpack, it took me over an hour to get everything inside. The ...
11 Essentials to Complete Your Backcountry Kitchen
Having a complete cooking for camping set does not come easy. Outdoor gear can be expensive, and ...
How to Choose a Camera for Camping (That's Not Your Phone)
There are so many times when you try to explain the best moment of your last trip. You describe t...
Growing Confidence Through Solo Canoeing
Knowing and understanding a canoe stroke goes much deeper than the movement of the paddle. It’s a...
Sea Kayaking the Great Bear Rainforest
“This place is full of life on life on life!” Julie’s assessment of a toppled sitka spruce coul...
Inside Whitewater Expeditions in the Rockies
On June 8, 1869, John Wesley Powell and his expedition floated down the Green River through the G...
How NOLS Ruined the Old Me
The summer I was 19, I went on a thirty day Wind River Wilderness course. It wasn't like I was o...
The Big Picture: How I Found My Grit on a Semester in Baja
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR COURSE Three years ago, as part of a gap year, I took part in a seme...
There and Back Again, A Patagonia Tale: The Patagonia Cultural Expedition
Photo by Betsy Winston/NOLS I was sitting in my doctor’s office, awkwardly fussing with my joh...
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