COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Number

NPA6-2431

Date

December 30, 2024 - January 10, 2025

PAtagonia backpacking & service

Background Reading

Here are some books that we encourage you to read as you start planning for your course:

Technical Skills

  • Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills by Don Graydon and Kurt Hanson
  • The Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook by Jeff Isaac
  • Leave No Trace: A Practical Guide to the New Wilderness Ethic by Annette McGivney
  • Knots & Ropes for Climbers by Duane Raleigh and Mike Clelland
  • The Outward Bound Backpacker's Handbook by Glenn Randall
  • The Outward Bound Map & Compass Handbook by Glenn Randall

Patagonia Culture/History/Natural Environment

  • Patagonia: Images of a Wild Land by David Neilson
  • The Last Cowboys at the End of the World: The Story of the Gauchos of Patagonia by Nick Reding
  • Patagonia: The Last Wilderness by Axel Bos and Daniel Rivademar