Did you know that Outward Bound has over 500,000 alumni worldwide? And each one of them has a unique story from the expedition or expeditions they went on. The stories we have collected here are from alumni and Outward Bound staff that felt inspired to share with us what Outward Bound meant to them or how it impacted their life after the course. Some of the entries are from their journals. Some are letters written after the fact. There are even poems that students composed on solo.
If you take the time to read some of these stories, you'll realize that Outward Bound is truly the first step of a journey that you will continue for the rest of your life. We hope your course is an amazing, life-changing experience, but we also hope that what you learn about yourself and others on your expedition will inspire you return to your life ready to make a difference in your world. Just reading these stories is a great way to begin feeling inspired.
If you are an alumni or staff member who would like to share your story with Outward Bound, we'd love to hear it. Click here to share your experience.
Mary Lewis - 2/20/10
Hi, I'm a student that completed NCOBS. It was an amazing experience that helped me to feel more confident in my abiliies, and I also learned to work better with my teammates. I feel like I started out the course with the wrong attitude and...
Marc Daniloff - 2/15/10
Sure, we were the smart ones. With budget cuts looming, this would be one of the last times a group could drive to the departure point instead of doing a circle tour in the BWCA and Quetico. Smart ones, indeed."Let's take on the Pigeon...
Peter Hanley - 2/07/10
Outward Bound Summer 2009
Outward Bound’s founder, Kurt Hahn, once said “There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps...
Brittany Smith - 2/06/10
It is difficult to decide where to begin because I feel like there is sooo much inside that I want to express. I guess I'll just start at the beginning:
I won a scholarship in 2004. It is...
Justin Sherman - 1/12/10
QTN925 The Adventure Known as Outward Bound [Wilderness] Sailing and Canoeing (Multi-expedition) The Journal of Justin Sherman, Age 16 First Outward Bound experience. Night 1 – 7/22/09, 9:40pm Journaling “Exercise” at Group Meeting • What are...
lance stilphen - 1/09/10
We started off in wheeler bay, sailing; up through the mussel ridge channel we had to row against the tide.
We could'nt make it so we stayed the night off the point in a small cove. the next day we sailed the bay and...
Bill Scott - 1/08/10
I was a 16 year-old student at Colorado Outward Bound's first course in June, 1962 (I'm now 64 years-young). It was a great experience, one I still cherish and profit from almost 50 years later.
Just wondering if anybody else is...
Estefania Loeza - 12/30/09
I went to Utah and the colorado river. I backpacking and river rafting
My Out Ward Bound trip taught me so...
Elena Korallis - 12/14/09
My church’s youth group has dome some crazy things in my day, but I don’t...
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