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YEAR IN THE Sonoran NOLS RUNS THE LONGEST COURSE IN THE history of outdoor education, 135 days, or the equivalent of a year at college. The Sonoran Year will take you far from the classroom and give you an education of practical and experiential learning. The Sonoran Desert spans 120,000 square miles from the American Southwest to the tip of Baja California, Mexico. On your NOLS year you will explore both the desert and the sea. You’ll sea kayak, sail, climb, cave, and hike in the unique Sonoran ecosystem, the most lush, diverse desert in North America, while also learning about the distinctive local cultures through Baja human and natural history. Whether its through the culture of Mexican fishermen and rancheros, whales breaching within sight, or leading a group of your peers through the wild Southwest, you’ll leave NOLS with new skills, new motivation, and a year’s worth of college credit. Instructor Alan Coulter demonstrates the strokes as students practice in their kayaks. Now that's hands-on learning. Conception Bay, Baja California BACKPACKING Backpacking will be the thread that runs through your entire year, learning the camping and travel skills that will set the foundation for your entire course. You’ll hone your backpacking proficiency in both the Southwest and Mexico, and if your skills are up to par, the end of your year will culminate in a student-led expedition—an opportunity to apply all of your accumulated knowledge, independent of your instructors. ROCK CLIMBING Cochise Stronghold is a beautiful remote climbing area in the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona that provides excellent opportunities to cover a comprehensive technical curriculum, including climbing movement, anchor systems, and multipitch climbing. WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER (WFR) Presented by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS, this 80-hour certification designed for outdoor professionals will give you the tools to make sound first aid and evacuation decisions in remote settings. CAVING (if available) This section is a rare chance to marvel at a subterranean wilderness that is rarely visited. You'll explore many caves either near the famous Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico or in the varied terrain of southeastern Arizona. LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (LEADS) This seminar takes a closer look at the NOLS leadership curriculum and explores in greater depth your personal style of leadership and that of your coursemates. Abe Goodale SEA KAYAKING Paddling the desert coastline of the Baja Peninsula includes hands-on expedition planning, interpreting tides and currents, reading weather conditions, and exploring the underwater world by snorkeling, free diving, and, potentially, spear fishing. Nate Rainbow Steele Weinstock Become master of the seas as you learn to navigate using nautical charts. Punta Rosa, Sea of Cortez Facing page: Learn to move confidently and efficiently on vertical rock as you master the techniques needed to get to the top. Cochise Stronghold, Arizona COASTAL SAILING, BAJA NATURAL HISTORY, AND WHALE-WATCHING While on our 22-foot Drascombe Longboat you’ll work toward mastering the mechanics of sailing this open boat, including sail and line handling, wind awareness, anchoring procedures, and capsize recovery. Then you will spend time with local naturalists, students, and fishermen observing endemic flora and fauna, global warming evidence, and the migration of gray whales. DETAILS Age and Length: 18 & Over • Average age: 20 • Duration: 135 days; 65 days (fall), 70 days (spring) Tuition: $21,750 Optional College Credit: 4 hours Biology, 2 hours Environmental Ethics, 4 hours Leadership Techniques, 8 hours Skills Practicum, 4 hours Risk Management, 2 hours Expedition Planning, 3 hours WFR credit Dates: page 106 ACADEMIC YEAR 52 www.nols.edu • (800) 710-NOLS • admissions@nols.edu

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