All your friends went on Outward Bound when you were younger and they came back and told you what an amazing experience they had – they probably still talk about it. By now you’ve probably graduated college or maybe you have a family of your own? Sure, you’re a little older and your time and resources are precious, but you still wish you could have your own Outward Bound adventure. You want that classic Outward Bound wilderness experience that your friends had, but you want to be with a group that you can relate to in age and life experience. Our adult 23+ courses offer a shorter, 1-2 week version of our time-tested expeditions – 12 months of the year so you can go when you want.
Great for busy schedules! A short excursion introduces you to backpacking and rock climbing while giving a taste of the beauty, freedom and challenge that can be uncovered on a wilderness expedition. This adventure, set among the layered ridges and laurel thickets of North Carolina’s mountains, is as much emotional as it is physical.
Activities: backpacking, rock climbing or rappelling, solo, Leave No Trace
Lengths: 4 days, 8 days
Ages: 23+, 16-18
Special Focus: Adults 18+, 23+, Women Only
This course is an ocean expedition in sea kayaks in the dramatic Kenai Fjords or Prince William Sound area of Alaska. Rugged coastlines, gorgeous campsites, icebergs, calving glaciers and lots of sea life make this course unique. This course is ideal for a broad range of challenge seekers and is best suited to those comfortable in the water.
Activities: Sea kayaking, seamanship, low-impact camping, solo service and final expedition
Lengths: 7 days, 10 days
Ages: 23+
Paddle the pristine waters of the Rangley Lakes region of Maine on this one-week canoe expedition for adults.
Activities: Canoeing, day hikes, campcraft, map & compass, solo, service project.
Lengths: 8 days
Ages: 30+
