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“I I SEE LEADERSHIP AS TWO THINGS: SEEING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND GUIDING
YOURSELF TOWARD IT. I THINK NOLS, BEYOND THE PRACTICAL THINGS WE LEARNED WHILE
WE WERE THERE, TAUGHT ME THAT I HAD THE ABILITY TO DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. ”E.
Tom Scott, Founder of Nantucket Nectars and Plum TV, Semester in the Rockies ’98
See more of Tom at www.nols.tv
Rainbow Weinstock
Kevin Emery
Learn from the best: Instructor Madhu Chikkaraju demonstrates bouldering skills.
Deep Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming
Excited by his catch, instructor Kevin Emery decides between catch-and-release or
dinner. Snake River, Idaho
ROCKY MOUNTAIN OUTDOOR EDUCATOR:
BACKPACKING WITH ROCK CLIMBING OR WFR
NOLS specializes in teaching teachers. In fact, we have been inspiring
and teaching outdoor educators for 45 years. On this
course, whether you’re an aspiring or current outdoor leader, you’ll
learn the latest skills and techniques from some of the best-trained
outdoor educators in the world in order to support you in your
outdoor profession. This course offers either a 23-day backpacking
expedition that includes four days of rock climbing at a base
camp or a 30-day backpacking expedition that includes a Wilderness
First Responder (WFR) certification. Both formats are packed
with how-tos on living, traveling, and leading groups in the backcountry.
Granite peaks that reach 13,000 feet, rugged terrain, and
high mountain lakes and rivers will teach you what it takes to lead
and educate others in the West’s rugged ranges and beyond.
DETAILS
Features world-famous Orvis fl y-fi shing curriculum and gear.
Age and Length: 18 & Over • Average age: 27 • Duration: 23 days (with rock climbing)
or 30 days (with WFR; no rock climbing)
Eligibility: Qualifi ed practicing or potential outdoor educators
Tuition: $3,385 (23 days); $4,870 (30 days)
Optional College Credit: 2 hours Outdoor Educator, 2 hours Risk Management (23 days);
2 hours Outdoor Educator, 2 hours Risk Management, 3 hours WFR (30 days)
Dates: page 105
NOLS/ORVIS TM WILDERNESS FLY-FISHING
This mix of mountain expedition skills, leadership, and fly-fishing is
any angler’s dream. Orvis guides will teach you the fly-fishing skills
you need to be an ace on the water while your NOLS instructors
turn you into an outdoor living expert. After an intensive three-day
fly-fishing seminar to help you perfect your cast, learn to “match the
hatch,” and read the water, you’ll shoulder your pack and head into
the Wind River Mountains for a 21-day wilderness backpacking
and fishing expedition where cutthroat, brook, brown, golden, and
rainbow trout abound. Your course will end on a world-renowned
trout-fishing river with an Orvis-certified guide for five days of personal
instruction in drift boat handling, rowing techniques, and big
water fishing. By the end of this monthlong course you will be a
high functioning member of any fly-fishing expedition.
DETAILS
Features world-famous Orvis fl y-fi shing curriculum and gear.
Age and Length: 16 & Over • Average age: 20 • Duration: 30 days
Tuition: $6,500
Optional College Credit: 2 hours Environmental Ethics, 2 hours Leadership Techniques,
2 hours Skills Practicum
Dates: page 105
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www.nols.edu • (800) 710-NOLS • admissions@nols.edu