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05.26.15
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Get Ready For Adventure: Preparing for an Outward Bound Expedition

You’ve made your big decision. You’ve chosen to embark on an Outward Bound expedition. Congrats! Now, let’s get ready. You’ve considered dozens of exciting destinations across the United States. You’ve debated between kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, sailing, rafting, canyoneering, mountaineering, and... READ MORE
04.30.15
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Outward Bound’s Top 12 Survival Skills for Life

Outward Bound courses do more than teach students how to survive in the wild; they teach them how to thrive – on their course and in their lives. They expose students to the thrills of our natural world – and... READ MORE
04.01.15
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Instructor Profile: Lauren ‘Ren’ Ledford, Colorado Outward Bound School

  Outward Bound Instructor Lauren ‘Ren’ Ledford of the Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS), is not eager to broadcast her list of accomplishments, though it is lengthy and impressive. She also doesn’t brag about her qualifications, another long, hard-earned list. She... READ MORE
03.18.15
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Bailee Sets Sail: A Sailing Expedition With Outward Bound

“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won’t.” –Henry Ward Beecher When we ask about 17-year-old Bailee Miller’s least favorite part of her two-week Hurricane Island Outward... READ MORE
03.17.15
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The Power of an Outward Bound Intercept Expedition for Youth

  “As a family we knew we needed help,” recounts Kjerstin Klein, mother of Outward Bound Intercept graduate Dylan Klein. “Communication was starting to break down, and we were watching Dylan’s decision-making process and going “whoa.’” Klein knew that her dynamic,... READ MORE
02.11.15
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Joshua Tree Spring Break Backpacking: The Desert Awakens

  For westward travelers and desert newcomers alike, arriving at Joshua Tree National Park can feel like landing on a different planet. After an easy flight and short drive from the Palm Springs airport, students often feel that they’ve stepped... READ MORE
07.01.11
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Paddling through hardship – Sea kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness

Jordan Carroll is tough. Tough enough to move out of her home at age 16 and make it on her own. Tough enough to skip meals to pay bills. And tough enough to stay positive throughout it all. While many... READ MORE
04.22.11
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High Heels and Tennis Shoes: A Gala Guest’s Conundrum

I had been pushed out of my comfort zone. Way out of it. While I yearned for sleek stilettos that would make that satisfying “click click” on polished granite floors, instead my grungy Adidas squeaked awkwardly as I made my... READ MORE
03.18.11
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Remembering Adam: Norm Morris Tackles the Appalachian Trail

Root beer and Snickers. This will be Norm Morris’ first order of business after he makes his last exhausted, exuberant step at the end of the 2200-mile Appalachian Trail. It will take him six months. Six months of living in... READ MORE
02.25.11
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Sailing Course Alum Gives Back to His Community Through “Play”

“Play.” The dictionary defines playing as “to exercise or employ oneself in diversion, amusement, or recreation.” We don’t usually associate playing with doing good works. But, according to Outward Bound alum Trey Upsey, maybe we should. An Outward Bound Pinnacle... READ MORE