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

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

By Alumni PA Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens, Parent-Child Course, 1998 It was 1998, and I received a phone call no one wants, my doctor telling me I had non-hodgkins lymphoma for the second time in my life. Although this... READ MORE

North Carolina Outward Bound School employs more than 200 instructors each year to work in the field with its participants. As the leader in experiential and outdoor education, our instructors are accomplished outdoor educators who have extensive experience and training... READ MORE