By Alumni Allan Bassler, 28-day Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking Course, 1987 It was with a strange mixture of sadness, pride and relief that I hugged my son in the airport. At age 18, he was shipping off to Navy boot camp.... READ MORE

By Alumni Allan Bassler, 28-day Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking Course, 1987 My Outward Bound experience happened in pre-GPS days, a 28-day course in the mid-1980s. They taught us wilderness navigation using paper maps and a compass. Our main experience was hiking. ... READ MORE

By Instructor Shane Ambro, 2016 Our Spring 72-Day International Leadership Semester course hosted 11 students ranging from ages 18-23, from all over the country. Together they traveled to Patagonia, the Florida Everglades, and the mountains of North Carolina. They did a... READ MORE

By Alumna Maddie Fenster, Parent-Child Course  The bright sun who smiles down at me. The care-free bird who chirps from a tree. The towering mountain that we have just conquered; the warm, sweaty hugs that my friends have to offer.... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z., Intercept Program  Day 27: Awakening quickly to the sound of watch alarms, you eventually sit up in your sleeping bag mentally preparing yourself for the last full day. Luckily, your group has been staying in a... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z., Intercept Program  Day 22: In amusement, you awaken to several giggly group mates in their sleeping bags that also resemble caterpillars. The night before, your group ended up paddling a good distance past your campsite, so... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z., Intercept Program  Day 15: The day you have nervously anticipated is finally here. Your first full day of your solo experience… The term “solo” might seem quite scary to those who are used to being surrounded... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z, Intercept Program Day 8: In the blink of an eye, day eight has arrived. You’ve paddled several miles on the Suwannee River and you’ve mastered the perfect way to sleep comfortably in your tent. You awaken... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z., Intercept Program Day One: Awakened by the breathtaking sunrise overlooking the St. John’s River, you emerge from your tent anxiously awaiting the day. Since it is the first day on the river, you are unsure of... READ MORE

By Meg Turner, Principal at Owen High School in Asheville, NC  Recent events at Owen High School have made me more committed than ever to the Outward Bound process. What happened here is proof that the group dynamics, the seeds... READ MORE