Daniel Brooks, 17, of Waynesboro, Va., recently completed a wilderness expedition traveling in the Rocky Mountains with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). NOLS believes people thrive when ...

Over the last five decades the term “NOLS” has become synonymous with outdoor adventure. The National Outdoors Leadership School, started in 1965 by Paul Petzoldt near Lander, Wyo., now boasts 14 ...

On June 26, Depak Singh began his 30-day course with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The 16 year old, who is a junior at Oceana High School, first heard about NOLS in his freshman year.

The first wilderness classes by the National Outdoor Leadership School required each student to spend four days on a walk-out in the woods without any extra food or instructors. They used the skills ...

Question: I am considering doing a course with either NOLS or Outward Bound. I’m 29 and in reasonably good shape, with some outdoor experience. I am trying to understand the differences between the ...

LANDER n- On July 7, 40 years ago, 23 students and six instructors emerged from the Wind River Mountains. Tired, sunburned and a little footsore, they were the very first of a long list of wilderness ...

It's a phenomenon that's happened countless times in innumerable locales since Terri Watson took her first course with Wyoming's National Outdoor Leadership School in 1990. She'll be at a cocktail ...

The idea that wilderness trips can save the world may sound over-the-top. But given how effective backcountry adventures can be at creating leaders, it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Take ski ...

Alex Roberts, 18, of Chattanooga, completed a wilderness expedition traveling in the Rocky Mountains with the National Outdoor Leadership School. NOLS believes people thrive when challenged. During ...

The next generation of NOLS grads doing some bedtime reading @ TNBHD Grand Beach. Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast at The Neighborhood Hotel Grand Beach, MI, with Zingermans Cornman Farm to Raise Funds ...