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Oregon Rafting & Rock Climbing for Women
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Maine Islands Sailing for Adults
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Salmon River Rafting for Adults
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Water Gap Backpacking, Canoeing & Leadership for Adults
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Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking & Rock Climbing for Adults
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Pathfinder High Sierra Alpine Backpacking, Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
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Pathfinder Colorado Rockies Alpine Backpacking
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Oregon Leadership Semester
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Boundary Waters & Texas Big Bend Leadership Semester
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Southwest Leadership Semester
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Northwest Outdoor Educator
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Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoor Educator
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Southwest Canyoneering & Canoeing Outdoor Educator
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Oregon 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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Snow and Ice
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How to Land a Job in the Outdoors
When Outward Bound crossed the Atlantic from Britain to the U.S. over 50 years ago, there weren’t many jobs available in the outdoors. Since the 1960s, we’ve seen tremendous expansion in the conservation movement, environmental education, outdoor schools and outdoor... READ MORE
Fostering a Spirit of Service, Improving Lives and Developing Leaders
Each year, 40,000 students enter the Outward Bound field. Led by the industry’s best outdoor professionals, Outward Bound students live and travel in the wilderness, conduct service projects, and learn to work closely with a group of individuals – all... READ MORE
Instructor Profile: Lauren ‘Ren’ Ledford, Colorado Outward Bound School
Outward Bound Instructor Lauren ‘Ren’ Ledford of the Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS), is not eager to broadcast her list of accomplishments, though it is lengthy and impressive. She also doesn’t brag about her qualifications, another long, hard-earned list. She... READ MORE
Guest Blogger: Zac Clancy, OB Alum and Director of D.I.R.T.
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