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to our world. - NOLS to our world. - NOLS
“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 24 www.nols.edu • (800) 710-NOLS • admissions@nols.edu
ROCKY MOUNTAIN Jeff Wohl Yearning for a Western adventure? There’s nothing quite like exploring Wyoming on the back of a horse. Lizard Head Meadows, Wind River Range, Wyoming WILDERNESS HORSEPACKING There’s nothing quite like seeing the wilderness on horseback. We’ll take you from the NOLS-owned and -operated Three Peaks Ranch into the wilderness of the Wind River Range and immerse you in the basics of Western horsepacking skills—care and feeding, horse behavior and herd dynamics, tack, saddling, and riding— and other unique experiences of packing and traveling with horses. You’ll care for your saddle horse and work together with a partner to load and lead your packhorse. You’ll also be in charge of your own well-being in the backcountry, learning how to choose a good campsite and cook a good meal. Share this wilderness experience not only with your fellow students and instructors, but also with the worthy companionship of horses. DETAILS Features world-famous Orvis fly-fishing curriculum and gear. Age and Length: 16 & Over • Average age: 19 • Duration: 21 days 23 & Over • Average age: 27 • Duration: 14 days Tuition: $4,930 (16 & Over); $3,330 (23 & Over) Optional College Credit: 2 hours Skills Practicum, 2 hours Environmental Ethics (16 & Over); 2 hours Skills Practicum (23 & Over) Dates: page 105 Becca Parkinson Tie on your bedroll and explore the West on horseback, crossing rivers and climbing to beautiful vistas. Red Desert, Wyoming 25
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN<br />
Jeff Wohl<br />
Yearning for a Western adventure? There’s nothing quite like exploring Wyoming on the back of a horse. Lizard Head Meadows, Wind River Range, Wyoming<br />
WILDERNESS HORSEPACKING<br />
There’s nothing quite like seeing the wilderness on horseback.<br />
We’ll take you from the <strong>NOLS</strong>-owned and -operated Three Peaks<br />
Ranch in<strong>to</strong> the wilderness of the Wind River Range and immerse<br />
you in the basics of Western horsepacking skills—care and feeding,<br />
horse behavior and herd dynamics, tack, saddling, and riding—<br />
and other unique experiences of packing and traveling with horses.<br />
You’ll care for y<strong>our</strong> saddle horse and work <strong>to</strong>gether with a partner<br />
<strong>to</strong> load and lead y<strong>our</strong> packhorse. You’ll also be in charge of y<strong>our</strong><br />
own well-being in the backcountry, learning how <strong>to</strong> choose a good<br />
campsite and cook a good meal. Share this wilderness experience<br />
not only with y<strong>our</strong> fellow students and instruc<strong>to</strong>rs, but also with<br />
the worthy companionship of horses.<br />
DETAILS<br />
Features <strong>world</strong>-famous Orvis fly-fishing curriculum and gear.<br />
Age and Length:<br />
16 & Over • Average age: 19 • Duration: 21 days<br />
23 & Over • Average age: 27 • Duration: 14 days<br />
Tuition: $4,930 (16 & Over); $3,330 (23 & Over)<br />
Optional College Credit: 2 h<strong>our</strong>s Skills Practicum, 2 h<strong>our</strong>s Environmental Ethics<br />
(16 & Over); 2 h<strong>our</strong>s Skills Practicum (23 & Over)<br />
Dates: page 105<br />
Becca Parkinson<br />
Tie on y<strong>our</strong> bedroll and explore the West on horseback, crossing rivers and climbing<br />
<strong>to</strong> beautiful vistas. Red Desert, Wyoming<br />
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