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Alumni Trips | Alumni Courses | Reunions | Seminars
Alumni Trips: Lifelong Learning for Grads, Friends and their Families
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NOLS alumni trips are a great way to introduce non-grad friends and family to the school. Photo: Rich Brame
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Are you interested in getting back into the wilderness with NOLS, but you're faced with a calendar too crammed for a long expedition?
Usually one week in length, alumni trips are specifically designed for NOLS graduates and their friends and families. These trips allow busy grads to reconnect with the school, enjoy an outdoor vacation, and have the chance to introduce loved ones to the NOLS experience.
Instruction on alumni trips is informal and the atmosphere relaxed. We review and practice Leave No Trace camping skills, teach technical skills and touch on a host of other NOLS information—depending on interest. We can also create a custom trip if you and your cohorts have a hankering for something eclectic, yet NOLS-flavored. Want to see more ideas? Check out some past trips in the Alumni Trips Photo Album below.
Friends and Family are welcome to join you on all NOLS Alumni trips!
"...a perfect balance of learning and playing... "
—Monnie B. - BVI Sailing Trip |
"It was great to return to the Winds' alpine sights and environment with my sons."
— Mark F., 1981 NOLS Wilderness Course grad and '07 alumni trip participant. |
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Climbing Mt. Rainier Washington
Date: July 22 - 26, 2012
Price: $1625
Mount Rainier (14,410') boasts 35 square miles of ice and glaciers, making it one of the most extensive mountaineering training grounds in the entire Pacificnorthwest.
Join us for this five-day training and learning expedition.
This trip fills quickly, so contact us right away!
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Climbing Wyoming's Gannett Peak
Date: July 23- August 2, 2012
Price: $2295
Hidden deep in the Wind River Mountains, Gannett Peak (13,804') is Wyoming's tallest mountain.
This trip is a perfect opportunity to put your NOLS camping and travel skills back to work as you polish mixed snow and rock mountaineering techniques.
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Llamas carry the weight while you and your posse explore the Winds. |
Backpacking with Llamas in Wyoming
Two Dates:
July 15-20, 2012
July 29 - August 3, 2012
Price: $1295
Wyoming's Wind River Mountains area fantastic area to reconnect with NOLS. Fishing, hiking, llama care, rocky peaks and crystal streams provide a backdrop for camaraderie and exploration. Families are welcome and llamas carry most group gear.
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Horsepacking in Wyoming
Date: August 11 - 20, 2012
Price: $2392
This learning adventure starts at NOLS' Three Peaks Ranch on the west side of the Wind River Mountains. After a few days of practice at the ranch, the group heads into the mountains with a string of pack stock to practice time-honored horsepacking travel and camping techniques.
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Alumni Service Project in Wyoming
Date: August 12 - 18, 2012
Price: $500
"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. "
-Rabindranath Tagore
This trip takes NOLS grads and families into Wyoming's beautiul Wind River Mountains for a week of camping, camaraderie and service. We'll team with the US Forest Service and Student Conservation Association to conduct meaningful and challenging projects that protect public lands.
Check out this video on last year's service trip!
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Backpacking in the Yukon
Date: August 12 - 21, 2012
Price: $2395
Explore Canada's Yukon Territory on an awe-inspiring trek through the Tombstone Mountains. Hiking in the Yukon wilderness is always spectacular, but in late August the tundra will light up with fall reds, yellows and orange foliage on this once-in-a-lifetime backpacking experience in the far North.
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Sailing in British Columbia
Date: August 22 - 30, 2012
Price: $1995
Learn the art of keelboat sailing amongst British Columbia's striking Gulf Islands and the Straight of of Georgia. The curriculum focuses on boat handling under power and sail, navigation, seamanship, and on-board living skills on 36' cruising sailboats.
Optional ISPA certifications available on this trip.
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Participants rave about the scenery, food and their trip cohorts. |
Hiking Italy's Dolomites
Date: September 14-21, 2012
Price: $2495
Hiking hut-to-hut means light packs, outstanding scenery, alpine trails, fantastic meals and the best of Tyrolean culture.
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Maine Sea Kayaking
Date: September 2 - 9, 2012
Price: $1600
This sea kayaking adventure explores some of the hundreds of islands scattered along the Deer Island Archipelago just south of Maine’s Acadia National Park. We will camp on a few of these islands and paddle among the spruce, granite and clear waters that make Maine famous. |
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Trekking in the Indian Himalaya
Date: October 27 - November 8, 2012
Price: $2395
This hiking trip travels the Kumaon region
amongst the high peaks of the Indian Himalayas. The staggeringly
beautiful Kumaon, also known as the "Abode of the Gods," is rich in
Indian myth, culture and history. It is the birthplace of the holy
Ganges River and a crossroads of ancient trade routes between India and
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Bahamas Sea Kayaking
Date: November 14 - 19, 2012
Price: $1600
The coastline of the Bahamas is pristine, remote, and often uninhabited; the sea is rich with marine life and coral reefs. Many of the plant and animal species found here are unique and highly specialized. Sea kayaks allow us to explore both environments, although there are no guarantees as to what you might see. |
Past Trips: Let us know what you've liked and what you would like to see offered again.
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