Events

John Gans is NOLS' longest-serving director and his tenure has been notable for strengthening the school and prioritizing the well-being and needs of students.

Take a look at new upcoming courses for winter and spring in 2019.

For the last 25 years NOLS has worked with partners across the outdoor industry to improve risk management awareness, standards, and practices.

Explore new NOLS courses for fall and into December of 2018.

We're excited to share new courses for summer 2018!

Do service work at a school in Tanzania, explore remote cave paintings in Baja California, and grow your avalanche awareness with a winter ski training.

In 2017, NOLS finally taught its first course in the nation's smallest state: a Wilderness First Aid course on Rhode Island's Save the Bay campus.

We’re introducing five new courses to our fall lineup that are all 10 days or shorter. Enjoy!

Check out our latest course, Pluto Space Travel and Spacewalking, announced just in time for April Fools!

Here’s a peek at the three new courses offered in summer 2017.

52 years after its founding, NOLS reflects on its foundational values and the relevance of its leadership curriculum then and now.

Take a walk through the evolution of the NOLS logo

September 12 kicked off the 2016 NOLS Wilderness Medicine Staff Meeting, our annual gathering at the Wyss Campus in Lander, Wyo. Read on for highlights!

Are you stumped about what to buy for the NOLSie in your life? Jump-start your brainstorming with this list of gifts: simple, but guaranteed to make them smile!

Whether it's going for a walk with your llama pal, cleaning up the local park, or eating leftovers outside, get inspired to #OptOutside on Black Friday!

NOLS graduates Doug Hurley, Sunita Williams, Bob Behnken, and Eric Boe will proudly participate in the first commercial crew transportation system and lead space exploration into a new era.

A brief review of the history and origins of Wilderness Medicine programs

Exploration Film Tour Celebrates the Spirit of Adventure

Watch our (possibly goofiest) video, a NOLS variation on the classic tune, to get a taste of the NOLS experience or reminisce about your course!

Completed in 2012, the Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus has classrooms, practice fields, residences and dining for wilderness medicine students and instructors.