COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Number

NTY7-2451

Date

July 17, 2024 - August 07, 2024

Blue Ridge Mtns backpacking, climbing & canoeing

Participants discover what it’s like to live, work and play in the great outdoors of Western North Carolina on this classic, multi-activity leadership course. The journey will take students deep into some of the oldest mountains in the world, over rocky mountain faces, and through racing rivers.

 

Background Reading

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

  • 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