By Alumna Kathy Capron, Semester Course, 1989 In the fall of 1989 (26 years ago!), I was a student on a 90-day semester course with NC Outward Bound School. I chose the semester course because I wanted to be an Outward Bound... READ MORE

By Alumna Sophie Lyle, Blue Ridge Backpacking and Rock Climbing, 2015 Hanging off a rock face was the last place I imagined myself being the summer of 2015. I was chosen by my high school, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, to participate in... READ MORE

By Alumna Val Leeper, Professionals Program, 2016 I’m not completely sure how any of us thinks we actually know something. How we definitively have it in our pocket. And that isn’t a cynical statement any more than it’s the first... READ MORE

By Alumnus Henry Cox, American Explorers Program Hello, I’m Henry Cox, a sophomore at Charles R Drew Charter School, and I spent two weeks in the summer of 2015 backpacking with Outward Bound in North Carolina. I came to Outward Bound through... READ MORE

As we welcome warm weather and clear blue skies to the mountains and rivers of Western North Carolina, our Town Office has begun to fill with instructors and other field staff. We sat down with Alessia Faverio, a three-season veteran... READ MORE

By Alumni Allan Bassler, 28-day Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking Course, 1987 It was with a strange mixture of sadness, pride and relief that I hugged my son in the airport. At age 18, he was shipping off to Navy boot camp.... READ MORE

By Alumni Allan Bassler, 28-day Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking Course, 1987 My Outward Bound experience happened in pre-GPS days, a 28-day course in the mid-1980s. They taught us wilderness navigation using paper maps and a compass. Our main experience was hiking. ... READ MORE

By Instructor Shane Ambro, 2016 Our Spring 72-Day International Leadership Semester course hosted 11 students ranging from ages 18-23, from all over the country. Together they traveled to Patagonia, the Florida Everglades, and the mountains of North Carolina. They did a... READ MORE

By Alumna Maddie Fenster, Parent-Child Course  The bright sun who smiles down at me. The care-free bird who chirps from a tree. The towering mountain that we have just conquered; the warm, sweaty hugs that my friends have to offer.... READ MORE

By Alumna Dakota Z., Intercept Program  Day 27: Awakening quickly to the sound of watch alarms, you eventually sit up in your sleeping bag mentally preparing yourself for the last full day. Luckily, your group has been staying in a... READ MORE