Student Stories

How to Choose Wildness Every Day
How to Choose Wildness Every Day
Alisha Bube
Go Camping—With Your Cat
Bring your feline friend, your beclawed bestie out for an advenpurr.
Educator Expedition: Kiwi Boot Camp
Educator Expedition: Kiwi Boot Camp
Graduation Brings a Time for Decisions
For example, NOLS is a fully accredited institution and alumni may continue their studies at any institution that accepts transfer credits from the University of Utah, the institution who externally moderates and accredits their courses.
Let the Mountains Teach Us—To Fail
How to learn from failure and making mistakes in the mountains.
The Adventure Rolls On: Thriving through Adversity with Eric Thompson
The Adventure Rolls On: Thriving through Adversity with Eric Thompson
5 Steps to Plan a Camping Menu
Learn to plan a camping menu of delicious backcountry recipes for your next trip
Where Should You Take Your Gap Year? [Quiz]
See where you should take your gap year with this quiz!
Daily Gratitude: NOLS in the Frontcountry
Daily Gratitude: NOLS in the Frontcountry
Educator Expedition: Multi-pitch Climbing in Red Rocks
Explore educational multi-pitch climbing in Red Rocks with NOLS Rock Climbing Courses. Elevate your teaching skills in this breathtaking desert setting.
5 Strategies to Survive Mud Season
Here are five tips on how to apply Leave No Trace (LNT) principles while hiking during mud season.
Sudbury Native Spends Semester Hiking, Climbing, and Canoeing in the Rockies
On Kevin Cadogan's National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) course, he completed backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing, and canyon sections.
Educator Expedition: Avalanche Training in the Tetons
Educator Expedition: Avalanche Training in the Tetons
12 Photos to Get You Excited for Spring
12 Photos to Get You Excited for Spring
Risk Management in the Outdoors: Beyond the NOLS Course
Why risk management matters for a variety of outdoor programs
What Organizations Should Know about Risk Management
Risk management isn't just a checklist - read about how it can benefit your organization
15 Signs You’ve Taken a Wilderness Medicine Course
15 Signs You've Taken a Wilderness Medicine Course
David Morgan
3 Steps to Successful Conflict Management
Since conflict is likely to come up at some point with any group, knowing how to manage it is a valuable skill.
Educator Expedition: Skiing Alaska’s Thompson Pass
Educator Expedition: Skiing Alaska’s Thompson Pass
9 Tips to Help You Deal with Homesickness
9 Tips to Help You Deal with Homesickness
NOLS Instructor Wins Copp-Dash Inspire Award
The American Alpine Club (AAC) awarded NOLS Instructor Craig Muderlak the Copp-Dash Inspire Award last week.
How the Wilderness Lets Us Be Our Best Selves [Q&A]
How the Wilderness Lets Us Be Our Best Selves [Q&A]
NOLS Wilderness Medicine students create a hypo wrap during a mock rescue.
Debunking Myths: What Should You Do If Someone has Hypothermia?
Knowing the recommended treatments for hypothermia in the wilderness is an important winter skill. Here NOLS addresses common myths about first aid for hypothermia and what you should do if you or someone else gets too cold in the field.
How NOLS Ruined the Old Me
That summer with NOLS cracked me open, so light could get in. The things that ruin us, the things that have us looking up at a star-filled sky asking, "Why am I doing this?"—those are what spark who we were meant to be.

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