Root beer and Snickers. This will be Norm Morris’ first order of business after he makes his last exhausted, exuberant step at the end of the 2200-mile Appalachian Trail. It will take him six months. Six months of living in... READ MORE
For those of you interested in hearing a little more about Outward Bound, what we do and why we do it, tune into this BlogTalk Radio interview with Amy Saxton, Outward Bound’s Director of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service. Amy... READ MORE
It’s a dewy Tuesday morning in San Francisco. A class of 9th graders is out on the school’s soccer field, attempting to cross a metaphorical sea of challenges that stands between them and college acceptance. They are 20 of them,... READ MORE
Outward Bound is a life changing experience. It always has been and always will be. When you apply that power to a classroom of students, a group of local leaders, a community…. Get ready for BIG change. OB can and... READ MORE
Ah yes, the classic Outward Bound Wilderness experience! Outward Bound is known around the world as the premier outdoor leadership program, taking youth into the wilderness and changing their lives through challenge and adventure. Our outdoor programs are designed to... READ MORE
Josh McLane, the Founder of The Amani Project and former Outward Bound student, brought along this Outward Bound bandanna when he summited Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. At the end of December, Outward Bound alumnus Josh McLane returned from three months... READ MORE
Oftentimes, students from our outdoor leadership programs ask us about the Readings Book their instructors carry. The Readings Book is a collection of hundreds of our instructors’ favorite quotes used at the “right moments” to inspire students, make them laugh... READ MORE
Recently, one of our alums posted a hysterical quote on our Outward Bound Facebook page. We got in touch with Jonathan, and he shared this story about the course he took back in 1998 in the Montana Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Here’s... READ MORE
“I think this experience has been absolutely life changing for her. I don’t know where she would be without it.” – Parent of Intercept Student Who? Intercept is an Outward Bound program designed for teens and families that need help... READ MORE
1965: Thirty-five thousand march on Washington to protest the Vietnam War, the first health warnings are placed on cigarette packages, officially making them a “no-no”, gas is 31 cents a gallon and the Colorado Outward Bound School is putting out... READ MORE
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