Written by Margo Nottoli “Unwilling to let the founding vision become routine, those who continued to build the North Carolina Outward Bound School —from trustees to administrators to course directors to instructors—seem to have entered into a secret pact with... READ MORE

By Nicole Fava Seventeen-year-old Jalael Edwards of Waccamaw High School is one of 13 Georgetown County, SC School District students that traveled to the Florida Everglades in December for a seven-day canoeing adventure hosted by North Carolina Outward Bound School.... READ MORE

By Susan Sablan, 10,000 Islands Sea Kayaking Course Alum Talk about surprises! My Outward Bound experience was a bit of a revelation. I had some second-hand experience with Outward Bound before embarking on my 2022 Ten Thousand Islands Sea Kayaking... READ MORE

Written by: Robert Falk, Family Course Alum In 1992, when I was 49 years old,  I took a week-long Outward Bound course in the mountains of North Carolina. Early in the program I noticed that despite an extremely heavy backpack,... READ MORE

Written by: Sam Roberts, Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking, Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing “Up rope,” I hollered to Justin, my climbing partner. I felt the rope tighten on my figure eight follow through. I began to climb again, carefully placing... READ MORE

Written by: Tya Bolton, American Leadership Forum Course Last weekend I did a thing. I went to the wilderness, faced my fears, learned about myself and the other 20+ members in my American Leadership Forum – Class XX. We had difficult conversations... READ MORE

A tribute to Karl Rohnke Written by: Margo Nottoli It was a cold and foggy day, in fall 1969, the first time I drove up to the Table Rock Base Camp. I’d been told there was no educational model as... READ MORE

We are pleased to announce that our very own, Trish Haitz has been selected as the recipient of this year’s John McGrory Award. The John McGrory Award is a national award presented annually to an individual who has made significant... READ MORE

Written by: Nicole Fava Featured Course: Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking and Climbing for LGBTQ+ Young Adults On an Outward Bound wilderness expedition, students and staff find themselves far from home and the distractions of life. They are forced to put aside outside factors and... READ MORE

North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Bea Armstrong. Armstrong will succeed Whitney H. Montgomery, who retired after 14 years of leading the organization, and Ken Lawson, who is currently... READ MORE