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SEMESTER IN
The Rockies
Jamie
Marco
O’Donnell
Johnson
Jamie
Pascal
O’Donnell
Beauvais
Instructor Alexis Alloway assesses the snowpack and level of avalanche hazard before a day of winter travel. Tosi
Creek Basin, Bridger-Teton National Park, Wyoming
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MOUNTAINEERING (fall option only) The rugged glacier-carved Wind River Range is
the ideal environment for learning wilderness mountaineering. The climbing, belaying, and
rappelling skills you’ll learn on this section will enable you to challenge yourself on technical
peak ascents while honing other fundamental backcountry living and traveling skills.
Pascal Beauvais
HORSEPACKING (spring option only) From NOLS’ Three Peaks Ranch at the base of
the Wind River Range, you’ll learn and practice the skills needed to enjoy an extended
horsepacking expedition. Four days at the ranch encompass saddling, riding, packing,
and getting to know your horses, then you’ll embark on a two-week trip exploring Wyoming’s
wilderness on horseback.
WILDERNESS FIRST AID (WFA) (fall and spring option) The Wilderness Medicine Institute
of NOLS (WMI) presents this 16-hour section specific to wilderness emergencies.
The course is the approved certification for the American Camp Association, the United
States Forest Service, and many other governmental agencies and outdoor programs.
WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER (WFR) (fall and spring option) Offered by WMI
of NOLS, this 80-hour section is for outdoor professionals and will give you the tools to
make sound first aid and evacuation decisions in remote settings.
LEAVE NO TRACE (all seasons) Earn your Leave No Trace (LNT) Master certification,
which will allow you to teach LNT ethics to others in the future.
Craig Muderlak
Learn to tape an ankle, perfect your tele turn, and nail
a roll in a kayak: Do it all on a NOLS semester. Absorka
Range, Wyoming; Gros Ventre Mountains, Wyoming;
Green River, Utah
Facing page: Awe-inspiring landscapes help you to
refl ect on all your new experiences. Green River, Utah
DETAILS SPRING SUMMER FALL
Age and Length: 17 & Over • Average age: 20 • Duration: 87 days (spring); 68 days (summer); 89 days (fall)
Tuition: $11,510 (spring); $12,275 (spring with WFR); $10,510 (summer); $11,775(fall); $12,525 (fall with WFR)
Fall and Spring Optional College Credit: 4 hours Biology, 2 hours Environmental Ethics, 2 hours Leadership
Techniques, 6 hours Skills Practicum, 2 hours Risk Management; 3 credit hours for sections with WFR
Summer Optional College Credit: 4 hours Biology, 2 hours Environmental Ethics, 2 hours Leadership Techniques,
6 hours Skills Practicum, 2 hours Risk Management
Dates and Sections: page 105
GAP
YEAR!
Are you between high school and college?
There’s a special Semester in the Rockies for you!
See page 105 for dates labeled “Gap.”
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