Albert H. Lewis, Jr. - 7/06/09
My course was quite some time ago. I am 37 now and I was 17 when I won a leadership scholarship to attend any Outward Bound I wanted. The door was wide open but for some reason, I absolutely wanted to attend the Hurricane Island Outward Bound...
Rose Caiazzo - 6/19/09
Sharing my story!
When I was 31, I went through a very difficult relationship breakup. My friends all knew I was extremely sad and lonely. One day, my best friend (who I used to wilderness camp with as a kid)...
Sara Knight - 5/26/09
I bet I was dreaming about a bed…or a steak. Either one would have been glorious. But when my alarm went off at 5:15 a.m., whatever luxury I was subconsciously indulging in evaporated in the cold, dry mountain air of the Colorado wilderness...
Elena Lesmez - 2/03/09
Going to Outward Bound was honestly the best experience of my life. I entered the program throught the Girl Scouts' Destination program the summer of 2008. I had just gotten back from working at girl scout camp the day before I...
Blake Hamilton - 11/22/08
The opening of a door may lead to one that is closed tightly behind; one in which needs greater determination and strength to open. Outward Bound to me, was the frame of the door, it was the essential part that made it possible. After learning more...
Natasha Crooker - 11/14/08
Starting at a new high school this year was fun. I had no idea what that school had in store for me.
In the beginning of November my school had planned for students to go up the mountains. And do an Outward Bound 4 day course. I...
Monika - 8/12/08
Have you ever experienced fifty consecutive days so memorable that you can actually recall every single one? I hadn’t until, thanks to the support of a Marmot Leadership Scholarship, I embarked on an Outward Bound Semester in Alaska. I...
Marc Lewis - 8/12/08
I spent three glorious weeks on a multi-expedition adventure with Outward Bound in the Alaskan Outback.
I was looking for variety in the outdoors, an opportunity to have multiple experiences, to test myself across several disciplines....
