One of the most important items you’ll need for your adventure in Florida is appropriate footwear for the marine environment you’ll be exploring.  At North Carolina Outward Bound School, we require you bring two types of footwear on course. 1.... READ MORE

Written by: Anthony Benvenuto, Alumni My Outward Bound expedition has been the most profound experience of my life. That feels powerful. I’m just shy of 50 days removed from the expedition, and I’m still beaming. Don’t get me wrong. Living... READ MORE

Written by staff member, Nicole Fava It’s 7:30 PM on a weeknight, and the sun is setting on a warm summer evening in North Carolina. I’ve just gotten up from my desk for the first time in hours to stretch... 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

After 14 years of service, Whitney H. Montgomery is retiring from North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS). Ken Lawson from Tallahassee, Florida has been selected as the interim Executive Director.   Montgomery led the school through sustained growth during his tenure. Under his... READ MORE

By Elizabeth Wallace, Blue Ridge Backpacking, Rock Climbing and Whitewater Canoeing, 2011 Our band of teenagers sat around a camp stove, weary from a day of hiking further than our dirt-encrusted calves wanted to go. The sun had set on... READ MORE

By Alumna and Prior Instructor, Deb Caughron, 1983 “There was nobody to talk to except myself and the creek.  The creek was constantly talking back so I could hardly get a word in.” —John G. Thomas, Jr., Crew Journal Entry,... 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