“The Gruffie” Scholarship Fund was established through the generosity of The Brown Family Foundation and many friends, in honor of Gruffie Clough. Friends of Gruffie honored her long history with the school, as both a staff and board member, by... READ MORE

May 28, 2014–  JERRY GOLINS, Colorado Outward Bound School Director from 1980-1985, and who preceded those years with many roles within the school, passed away on May 19, 2014 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a friend and... READ MORE

April 28, 2014– On April 18, 2014, tragedy struck on Mt. Everest. 16 Sherpas were killed in the single deadliest accident in the history of the mountain, and the incident has sent shockwaves through the Sherpas, the climbing community and... READ MORE

April 14, 2014– When you look at the Rocky Mountain Program basecamp (the Leadville Mountain Center), the deep roots of the school are evident: the iconic wood dormitories built lovingly in the 1970s, the beaver pond circumnavigated by well-worn footpaths,... READ MORE

April 7, 2014– We recently caught up with Zion Klos, Visiting Professor, Colorado College to hear more about the upcoming Colorado College Outdoor Leadership Institute, a 3-part semester course that starts May 28. Here’s what Professor Klos had to say:... READ MORE

April 1, 2014– The Outward Bound movement in the United States started with us: in Marble Colorado, a little speck on the map. We won’t be shy about it. COBS had 4 visionary founders, whose names you might recognize, who... READ MORE

March 15, 2014– For 47 years, Outward Bound has been changing lives through challenge and discovery in the iconic Utah backcountry. The Colorado Outward Bound School’s Southwest Program, headquartered in Moab, serves nearly 400 students per year through rugged wilderness... READ MORE

January 15, 2014– Once World War II began, the British army moved the Gordonstoun School to Wales where Hahn met Lawrence Holt, the head of a large merchant-shipping firm. Holt’s company was affected greatly by the war’s battles in the... READ MORE

January 1, 2014– After a winter of climbing in Ecuador, skiing and riding in Colorado and visiting trade shows and conferences, we are gearing up for spring. Serving more than 1,700 students this year, we will navigate and explore the... READ MORE

December 15, 2013– Hahn’s innovations at Salem took place not in the classroom, but in the establishment of principles and practices that fostered character development and preparation for life. Hahn’s progressive educational ideas were controversial, even threatening, to traditionalists and... READ MORE