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MACHU PICHU

Backpacking the Vilcabamba Valley to Machu Picchu Alumni Trip: Inaugural Trip Reflection

An Interview with Kellsie Forbes, NOLS Alumni Trips Manager Where did the idea to create an alumni trip to explore the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu come from? Jorge Anhalzer, a NOLS instructor from Ecuador, and his friend Sam Husley, a NOLS instructor who lives in Peru, proposed it last year. It’s such a spectacular place. Most of our alumni…

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All Alumni Expeditions Gap Year Gear Leadership Wilderness Medicine
Jabali Sawicki Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Achievement Award
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Jabali Sawicki Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Achievement Award

Jabali Sawicki Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Achievement Award
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
Wilderness Medicine Institute’s Tod Schimelpfenig Receives the Charles (Reb) Gregg Award in Wilderness Risk Management
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Wilderness Medicine Institute’s Tod Schimelpfenig Receives the Charles (Reb) Gregg Award in Wilderness Risk Management

Wilderness Medicine Institute's Tod Schimelpfenig Receives the Charles (Reb) Gregg Award in Wilderness Risk Management
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
Wilderness Medicine Campus Coming to Wyoming
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Wilderness Medicine Campus Coming to Wyoming

Wilderness Medicine Campus Coming to Wyoming
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
Dr. N. Stuart Harris Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Service Award
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Dr. N. Stuart Harris Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Service Award

Dr. N. Stuart Harris Receives National Outdoor Leadership School Alumni Service Award
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
Med Students Gone Wild
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Med Students Gone Wild

Med Students Gone Wild
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
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Bank of the West Invests in a NOLS Education for Wyoming Residents

Bank of the West Invests in a NOLS Education for Wyoming Residents
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
Outside Magazine Names NOLS One of America’s Best Places to Work in 2011
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Outside Magazine Names NOLS One of America’s Best Places to Work in 2011

Outside Magazine Names NOLS One of America's Best Places to Work in 2011
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
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NOLS Offers Expert Tips for Exploring the Outdoors this Summer

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grant Supports the National Outdoor Leadership School
NOLS February 2020 1 min read
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NOLS Cooking Show: Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

NOLS Cooking Show: Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls
NOLS February 2020 1 min read

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