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05.10.24

Making Waves in the Moab Community: A Look into the Returning Rapids Project with Former COBS Staff Members

BY Outward Bound
11.16.23

A Guide to Finding a Job in the Outdoor Industry

BY Eva Johnson
07.27.23

Q&A with Outdoor Educator Alum Alex Babinski

BY Outward Bound
06.05.23

8 Hiking Snacks to Keep In Your Daypack

BY Eva Johnson
06.11.20
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Finding Success in a Failed Attempt to Complete a 100-Mile Run

It was around mile 60 when I started to really question if I was going to be able to complete the somewhat absurd challenge I’d set out for myself: running alone on a 100-mile course I plotted in the unrelenting... READ MORE
06.10.20
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In the Outdoors, the Difference is Black and White

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, our society has been called to take a hard look, and take action against, one of our major underlying national cornerstones: Racism. During this crisis, it’s easy to recognize the divide... READ MORE
06.10.20
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How Much Outside Time A Day Is Recommended for Kids?

 Three hours. If you’re looking for the scientific, expert-approved answer, then read no further. Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of the therapeutic outdoor program Timbernook, prescribes three hours per day for children—a figure that is consistent... READ MORE
06.08.20
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A Letter From Our Executive Director

In this time when so many are experiencing pain, isolation, and anger, we want to be clear with you, our Outward Bound community: we stand with our Black community members who continue to experience pain from the violence brought upon... READ MORE
05.28.20
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3 Ways Outward Bound Prepares You for a Real-Life Crisis

 Outward Bound’s history is rooted in finding solutions within catastrophe. Kurt Hahn started the program in 1941 as a means of addressing the high casualty rate of young seamen in Great Britain whose ships were torpedoed in the North... READ MORE
05.26.20
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Why “Having It All Together” Shouldn’t Be Your End Goal

 You’ve met them. The people who seem to have it all together. The ones floating through their lives, relationships and work with ease. How do they do it? When life is rocky, it’s easy to think, What do they... READ MORE
05.22.20
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Compassion During COVID-19

Kurt Hahn once said, “I regard the foremost task of education to ensure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in the pursuit, readiness of sensible self-denial, and above all, compassion.” If we consider ourselves... READ MORE
05.21.20
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What Does It Mean to Be a Resilient Parent?

 Parenting has taken on a whole new meaning during the pandemic. As schools have closed and many children have been at home during the day, families have had to find new ways to learn, work, play and interact with... READ MORE
05.19.20
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Attention is Currency: Reclaim Time in Your Life

 “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard How do you fill your time? When I was first asked this question by a stranger at a dinner party a year ago, it... READ MORE
05.14.20
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It’s Not What You Do, It’s How You Do It

 While my Outward Bound fieldwork is on hiatus at the moment, I find that now I’m upholding myself to Outward Bound’s values more than I ever have before. I just finished a morning shift at a local grocery store;... READ MORE

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