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

Canoeing Utah's rivers and canyons is the perfect classroom for learning to thrive in new environments and finding joy every step of the way. Read an Instructor's reflections from a recent Southwest Pathfinder Expedition. ... READ MORE

Students on the Colorado Rockies Level 1 Avalanche Training get the chance to enjoy a winter wonderland while learning critical avalanche safety tools for backcountry skiers and boarders. ... READ MORE

  by Olivia Schneider, Southwest Program Marketing Intern It was the middle of the night in the mountains of Tennessee. The ground was wet, along with everything else. Boots that carried the feet of 14, 15, and 16 year olds... READ MORE

by Marketing Intern Abby Butterfield In 1961, the first recruitment announcements for Outward Bound were open to “Young men, 15 ½ – 22, [from] all backgrounds, races, nationalities, religious beliefs.” Though diversity and inclusion were founding values, it was not... READ MORE

by Abby Butterfield, RMP Marketing Intern  The first weekend in June marks Rocky Mountain All Staff Training, where all of the Rocky Mountain Program (RMP) staff get together for annual updates and reminders before the summer gets into full-swing. For... READ MORE

Ecuador Trip Report 11/21/15 to 12/23/15: When I flew into Ecuador at 1AM on the 21st, my jet-lagged brain had little clue what to expect. Austin Gibney, my travel companion and trainer on the training to come, was the reason... READ MORE

Guest blog from our staff member Lauren! She worked as a Logistics Coordinator this past summer out of the Southwest Program, based in Moab, Utah, and wanted to share her experience. I knew very little about Outward Bound before moving... READ MORE

We just got an update from our wild woman, Marlene! Marlene wrote in about her Tour du Mont Blanc: The 110-mile circuit was exquisitely beautiful!  And every day was an adventure. There are 11 passes (called cols over there) –... READ MORE

Izzy is a stupendous climber, a great writer, amazing instructor and all-around awesome person. This year she went on a personal trip with some other COBS instructors, with some support through the Staff Development Fund. Because it was such an... READ MORE