When you sign up for Outward Bound, you will receive a packing list of items to bring with you on course. Outward Bound will provide you with many of the bigger items, such as sleeping bags, backpacks, water bottles, food,... READ MORE

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

What does it mean to be resilient in a time like this? What does it look like to face adversity and unknowns with the same confidence and undefeatable spirit of a voyageur setting off into uncharted waters? We turn to... READ MORE

By Matthew Merritt, Blue Ridge Backpacking and Rock Climbing, 2018 It was a clear sunny day at the end of October. You could sense the Halloween spirit in the air, the adventurous spirit in my bones and the sugary spirit... READ MORE

Everyone whose been to the Cedar Rock Base Camp knows that fall in the Pisgah National Forest is one of the best possible times to be out there. The crisp temperatures and fall foliage make every day a delight for... READ MORE

Course: Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking to Outer Banks Sea Kayaking Course Length: 28-Day Dates: 6.8.19-7.5.19 Activities: Backpacking, Whitewater Canoeing, Rock Climbing, Sea Kayaking Financial Aid Availability: Scholarships are available for this course. Participants may also apply their AmeriCorps Award. Course... READ MORE

By Staff Member, John Watkins, 1967-1974 Fifty one years ago (!), I received a phone call from a man named Lance Lee. I was 16 years old and living in Chapel Hill, NC at the time. He asked, “How would... READ MORE

Asheville Citizen Times, July 26, 2017 ASHEVILLE – Andrew Williams Jr., 66, recounts each day of an outdoors adventure he took 50 years ago as if still living it. He describes scaling mountains in the winter, trekking a half-mile through... READ MORE

By Alumna Jaime Burse, Libby Jones Scholarship Recipient, Blue Ridge Backpacking and Climbing, 2016 Today I opened a letter that started “I hope you’re showered with clean nails and deodorant on, but I also hope you remember how normal it felt... READ MORE