This course is for young teens who want to traverse a little known section of the Rocky Mountains near the Idaho-Montana border and raft the Main Salmon River, all in one action-packed month.
Paddle rafts gear up for a day’s lesson on the river. Main Salmon River, Idaho
Photo: Casey Kanode
In two very different environments, you’ll learn how to make decisions, develop confidence, and work through challenges with your coursemates (we call this “expedition behavior”).
While backpacking, you’ll become a competent map reader and backcountry cook, and you’ll develop your Leave No Trace skills and stewardship and sustainability values.
Then, after climbing peaks, crossing rivers, and hiking through pristine meadows, you’ll trade your backpack for a dry bag. For 10 days on over 80 miles of the wild and scenic Main Salmon River, you’ll navigate deep canyons and whitewater in paddle rafts and oar rigs.
You will learn basic river skills like paddle strokes, hazard evaluation, and boat rigging. Overall, you’ll work hard, have fun, and return home with leadership skills to last a lifetime.
Salmon Backpacking & Rafting
Adventure for 14 and 15 Year Olds
Duration:
28 days
Ages:
14 and 15
Tuition:
$5,900
Dates:
June 24-July 21, 2013
July 2-July 29, 2013
July 10-August 6, 2013
July 18-August 14, 2013
Adventure students get a chance to be a leader to their peers and gain experience and skills they can use the rest of their lives. Big Hole Mountains, Idaho
Photo: Tony Jewell
"NOLS has taught me to be a strong and graceful leader,
both in the wilderness and out."
Abelyn Broughton
Salmon Backpacking and River Course
2001
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