Latest Craze @ NOLS Rocky Mountain: Gulch Bars

At NOLS Rocky Mountain, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all students are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are the right to a nutritious and flavorful energy bar.

Providing high quality wilderness education to our students is no easy task. It requires enormous focus, motivation, and sustained energy on behalf of the staff. No one embodies these qualities more than Rations Manager Claudia Pearson and Assistant Rations Manager Stefani Smith. The two “Iron Chefs” of backcountry cooking are always looking for ways to improve the NOLS Rocky Mountain experience. With a myriad of energy bars on the market, it is hard for a student to know which bar to trust. Thanks to Claudia and Stefani, a student’s life has become less complicated.

It’s delicious. It’s nutritious. It’s the Gulch Bar. Straight from the producers that brought you the Gulch Spice Kit and the NOLS Cookery, the Gulch presents an energy bar whose origins are founded on 44 years of wilderness expedition experience. The Gulch Bar is wheat and gluten free!. With an emphasis on texture, flavor, cost, durability and presentation, the Gulch Bar is a quintessential culinary masterpiece.

Here is what NOLS Rocky Mountain Director Gary Cukjati had to say about the bar:

Q: How would you describe the Gulch Bar?
GC: It offers something different from a typical energy bar. It has a great combination of flavor and texture, while leaving a pleasant honey after taste.

Q: If the bar were a human, who would it be?
GC: John Travolta in Grease.

Q: In your opinion, is the Gulch Bar the key to peace on earth?
GC: Absolutely not. That’s a ridiculous question.