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EXPEDITIONS
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Colorado Rockies Alpine Backpacking for Girls
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Yosemite Alpine Backpacking for Boys
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Potomac River Canoeing
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Water Gap Backpacking, Canoeing & Rock Climbing
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Penobscot Bay & Islands Sailing for Girls
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North Cascades Canoeing & Rock Climbing for Girls
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Boundary Waters Canoeing
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High Sierra Alpine Backpacking
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Water Gap Backpacking, Canoeing & Leadership
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Southwest Rafting & Backpacking
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Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking & Whitewater Canoeing
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Appalachian Trail and Dolly Sods Wilderness Backpacking and Rock Climbing
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Oregon Rafting & Rock Climbing
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Maine Coast Sailing
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Ten Thousand Islands Sea Kayaking for Adults
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Boundary Waters Dog Sledding & Cross Country Skiing for Adults
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Texas Big Bend Backpacking for LGBTQ+ Adults
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Southwest Alpine Backpacking, Canyoneering & Rafting for Adults
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Joshua Tree Backpacking for Adults
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Florida Keys Sailing for Adults
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Northwest Alpine Backpacking & Sea Kayaking for Adults
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Pathfinder Texas Big Bend Canoeing & Backpacking
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Pathfinder Southwest Canyoneering & Canoeing
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Pathfinder Boundary Waters Dog Sledding & Cross Country Skiing
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Pathfinder Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking, Whitewater Canoeing & Rock Climbing
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Pathfinder High Sierra Alpine Backpacking & Rock Climbing
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Southwest Leadership Semester
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Florida Keys to Costa Rica Leadership Semester
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Colorado Rockies Backpacking & Rock Climbing Leadership Semester
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Boundary Waters Canoeing & Lake Superior Sea Kayaking Leadership Semester
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Northwest Leadership Semester
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Maine to Bahamas Leadership Semester
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Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoor Educator
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Northwest Outdoor Educator
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Maine Coast & Appalachian Mountain Outdoor Educator
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Intercept Texas Big Bend Semester
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Intercept Boundary Waters Semester
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Intercept Boundary Waters Canoeing
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Intercept Boundary Waters Canoeing for Girls
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Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking & Rock Climbing for Families
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Appalachian Trail Backpacking & Rock Climbing For Girls
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North Cascades Canoeing & Rock Climbing for Boys
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Oregon Rafting & Rock Climbing for LGBTQ+ Young Adults
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Water Gap Canoeing & Leadership for Girls
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Colorado Rockies Alpine Backpacking for Girls
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High Sierra Backpacking for LGBTQ+ Young Adults
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Backpacking
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Canyoneering
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Dog Sledding
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Mountaineering
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Rafting
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Rock Climbing
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Sailing
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Sea Kayaking
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Service
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Snow and Ice
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Leadership From the Bottom-Up
When you think of leadership, do you picture one person leading the way for a whole group of people? A sole leader giving orders that are followed by subordinates? Someone who’s constantly stressed because of all the high-pressured decision-making... READ MORE
Leadership Lessons Learned
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