Posts by NOLS

Check out our latest course, Pluto Space Travel and Spacewalking, announced just in time for April Fools!

You’re a pro at LNT on the trail, but do you ever think about applying these principles at home too? Get started with some tips from NOLS staff members.

The true value of a leadership gap year isn’t adding an impressive list of activities to your resume—it’s about developing valuable life skills.

Worried about cooking outdoors? Fear not! You don’t have to be a master chef to make this tasty cornbread.

A NOLS instructor reflects on how a rock climbing seminar inspired her to keep learning.

NOLS mountaineering grad Will Harrison shares tips on adjusting to city life and incorporating lessons learned outdoors to life at home.

Check out these blog posts to get a refresher on key first aid topics before heading out on your next outdoor trip.

NOLS grad Carolyn Highland reflects on how learning tolerance for adversity on an outdoor semester in New Zealand translates to challenges at home.

Here’s a peek at the three new courses offered in summer 2017.

A NOLS Wilderness First Aid grad shares the story of how his first aid training helped him when a friend was injured in a mountain biking accident.

For us as a society, wild country gives us a place to wander in, to dream about, to disconnect, to live out our adventures in.

52 years after its founding, NOLS reflects on its foundational values and the relevance of its leadership curriculum then and now.

Check out top staff picks featuring leadership books by inspiring female authors.

The 7 Leave No Trace principles aren’t just for camping. Here are some ways you can apply them at home as well as outdoors.

NOLS grad Haley Peel found the challenge she was looking for on a mountaineering course in India—and learned some lasting lessons along the way.

A NOLS alum reflects on the life-changing experiences he had while hiking, kayaking, and sailing on a semester in Baja California, Mexico.

A first-generation college student reflects on what she learned on a NOLS sea kayaking expedition for STEP students in Alaska.

Keep these misconceptions in mind when you head to the store to purchase new outdoor gear.

Four NOLS instructors share the experience of leading a group of friends and family on a rafting expedition in the Grand Canyon.

NOLS alumni of all ages come together to repair a bridge in the Adirondacks.

Here’s what one grad did to prepare for her gap year expedition in Patagonia with NOLS.

Need coffee to function? Here are the seven best ways to make your favorite drink while you’re out in the great outdoors.