Alumni
3 Months in the Rockies to 30 Countries in a Year: How a NOLS Alum Went Worldwide
NOLS alum Erica Levine Weber takes her experience on a NOLS semester and turns it into a lifetime of international travel with her family, taking her daughter to 30 countries before her first birthday.
6 Reasons Wilderness First Aid Is for Everyone
Take charge of your adventures, your safety, and your life—take a course. Preferably, before you crack your tailbone snowboarding or have a close call with a bear (like I did...)
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph on Leadership and How to Learn It
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph on Leadership and How to Learn It
When Urban Environments Go Wild: Wilderness Medicine in the Aftermath of Disaster
When Urban Environments Go Wild: Wilderness Medicine in the Aftermath of Disaster
Putting Leadership into Practice: AmeriCorps and NOLS
AmeriCorps and NOLS grad Travis talks about how combining both programs helped him put leadership experience into practice.
Ready for the Challenge: How I Became a Wilderness EMT
Ready for the Challenge: How I Became a Wilderness EMT
Backcountry Chilling Over Oil Drilling [Book Review]
Backcountry Chilling Over Oil Drilling [Book Review]
How I Became a NOLS Nerd
Swedish master mariner and ships’ pilot Jonas Alexanderson tells stories from his 50th birthday present, a NOLS sea kayaking course in Prince William Sound
Thanking the Wilderness for Letting Me In
NOLS grad Maya Johnston shares the lessons she learned on a life-changing semester in the wilderness.
Ugly Boxes Doing Beautiful Things: How You Can Do Sustainability
Ugly Boxes Doing Beautiful Things: How You Can Do Sustainability
How to Make Your Own Instant Backpacking Meals
You can make your own low-cost & lightweight instant backpacking meals using items from your local grocery store.
Scott Briscoe on NOLS: It’s a Game Changer [Interview]
Scott Briscoe on NOLS: It’s a Game Changer [Interview]
The Adventure Rolls On: Thriving through Adversity with Eric Thompson
The Adventure Rolls On: Thriving through Adversity with Eric Thompson
15 Signs You’ve Taken a Wilderness Medicine Course
15 Signs You've Taken a Wilderness Medicine Course
How the Wilderness Lets Us Be Our Best Selves [Q&A]
How the Wilderness Lets Us Be Our Best Selves [Q&A]
How NOLS Ruined the Old Me
That summer with NOLS cracked me open, so light could get in. The things that ruin us, the things that have us looking up at a star-filled sky asking, "Why am I doing this?"—those are what spark who we were meant to be.
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