
Preparing Your Team To Lead
NOLS is the global leader in wilderness and leadership education and leverages the unpredictability of the wild to help your group succeed in a complex, modern world.
In the Wild
Dropping a slot canyon becomes an exercise in teamwork. A river crossing teaches risk assessment, planning, and communication. On a custom expedition, your team will face real challenges together and develop the confidence, resilience, and teamwork needed to accomplish your goals.
Course Outcomes
NOLS expeditions are designed to teach skills that help you:
- Lead with confidence and competence
- Act in the face of adversity and uncertainty
- Understand your strengths, habits, and areas for growth
- Communicate effectively in a team environment


In the Classroom
Our classroom-based programs are designed to bring to life field learnings and can help your organization design or refine risk management systems. By providing experiential instruction and actionable take-aways, participants can apply their learnings for immediate impact.
Training Outcomes
NOLS training programs provide your organization with tools for:

From the NOLS Blog
Lessons from the Alpine Pass: Columbia Business School Student Goes to Chile
A Columbia Business School student shares the lessons he took home from a challenging backpacking expedition in Patagonia with NOLS.
Creating a Diverse Community of Risk Managers
Antarctic expedition contractors, wilderness therapists, university outdoor program supervisors—what do they have in common? Managing risk in dynamic environments.
Business Schools
- Booth School of Business
- Columbia Business School
- Eller Graduate Students Wilderness Expedition
- Haas School of Business
- Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell
- Kellogg School of Management
- McCombs School of Business, MBA Program
- McCombs School of Business, Undergraduate Honors Program
- Wharton School, MBA Program
- Wharton School, Undergraduate Program
- Yale School of Management


Universities and Colleges
- ASI Cal Poly Pomona
- Bates College
- Eastern Washington University, EPIC Adventures
- Gonzaga University
- Middlebury College
- Northern Arizona University, Parks and Recreation Management
- Paul Smith's College
- Princeton University
- Princeton University, Outdoor Action
- University of Chicago
- U.S. Service Academy Leadership Expeditions
- USNA Alumni Association
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Outdoor Adventure Program
- Wharton Leadership Ventures
- Wyoming Catholic College
Primary and Secondary Schools
- The Archer School for Girls
- Aspen Country Day School
- Community School
- Cranbrook Schools
- Fort Washakie Charter High School
- High Mountain Institute
- Madison Country Day School
- New City School
- Packer Collegiate Institute
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Sandy Spring Friends School
- Steamboat Mountain School (formerly Lowell Whiteman School)
- The Athenian School
- The College School
- United World College of Seatheast Asia Centre
- Wasatch Academy


Scholars Programs
- Future Global Leaders
- Levine Scholars Program, UNC - Charlotte
- Robertson Scholars
Government
- Military
- NASA
- Northwest Territories of Canada Recreation and Parks Association
- Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association
- US Navy Community Recreation
- Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program


Corporate and Executive Education
- All American Leadership
- Executive Leadership Expedition
- Executive Leadership Kayak Expedition
Camps and College Preparatory Programs
- C5 Youth Foundation
- Camp Dudley and Camp Kiniya
- Camp Korey
- Camp Oochigeas
- City Kids Wilderness Project
- Jewish Community Center Denver
- Keewaydin Canoe Camp
- North Country Camps
- Northern Youth Leadership
- STEP: Student Expedition Program
- Teton Valley Ranch Camp
- Tim Horton Children's Foundation


Study Abroad & International Education


Conservation & Environmental Education
Research & Science-based Organizations


Service-based Organizations
Wilderness Skills & Guide Services
