Casper Star Tribune: NOLS turns 50, talk with former student and founder of Black Diamond

“To help recognize NOLS’ 50th anniversary, the Star-Tribune caught up with Peter Metcalf, founder and CEO of international outdoor gear company Black Diamond Equipment and former NOLS student to explain how his experience in the organization helped shape his future.

Metcalf: I wanted to gain as much technical skills as I could and really challenge myself. I was young and wanted to learn … all the skills you needed to go to the larger mountain ranges of the world. That was what I aspired to do, even then.”

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