The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders was developed to reduce economic and cultural barriers to becoming an Instructor at COBS. Read our Fellows reflections on their experiences. ... READ MORE
June is all about celebrating and recognizing the LGBTQ+ community and their ongoing fight for equality worldwide.... READ MORE
After her COBS expedition, Riya was inspired to continue hiking and building community around a love for the outdoors. Read her story about how her passion for the outdoors led her to create a nonprofit for girls of color who... READ MORE
2020 was a year of deep learning – and unlearning – for many of us. And our collective work has to continue. Since our last round of weekly reading, we have been reading, listening, and engaging with our communities to... READ MORE
The following is a letter from our Executive Director in response to the events that occurred on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol Building: As the Colorado Outward Bound School team and I watched the news unfold from our... READ MORE
Safe access to outdoor spaces is a privilege not equally afforded under the constructs of systemic racism. In order to create equity in the outdoors, we need to actively dismantle the systems that unjustly jeopardize the safety of BIPOC and... READ MORE
What is missing from these pictures of our field staff? Diversity. This has been an ongoing problem in the outdoor field, especially when it comes to racial diversity. Lack of representation in magazines, advertisements, and on social media communicates by... READ MORE
February 11, 2015– “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” -John Muir At our Black Tie & Tennis Shoes Gala in October, we... READ MORE