An unforgettable experience, a real accomplishment, something to be proud of for the rest of your life; your Outward Bound Wilderness course will be all that and more. Our courses really are quite flexible and anyone can take a Teen course but these courses were designed specifically for older teens. They were designed to deliver leadership skills and achievement, to bring out the best and provide each student with an opportunity for success.
Seek adventure and find out what you are made of. With the support of your instructors, you and your group will set high standards for success and surpass your own expectations. Learn outdoor skills and gain confidence from knowing first hand, that even with minimal gear, you can take care of yourself. Take some time away and listen to yourself for a change.
This one-week rafting course through Canyonlands National Park is rafting at its best. Rafting is exhilarating and fun but also challenging mentally and physically when you are doing it as an expedition rather than a day trip. This course is ideal for fit individuals looking for an expedition style river trip and who are comfortable in water.
Activities: Rafting & day hiking. May include a short solo.
Lengths: 7 days
Ages: 16-18, 18-22
This is a week-long dogsledding expedition in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Travel is by ski and dogsled across snow-covered lakes. Temperatures can be quite cold so students who enroll should be ready to take on winter, be comfortable around dogs and be up for eating hearty meals around an open fire.
Activities: Skiing, dogsledding, campcraft, solo, wilderness marathon
Lengths: 8 days, 22 days
Ages: 30+, 16-18, 18+, 23+
This is a back country winter expedition in the Collegiate Peaks with opportunities to ride the out-of-area slopes and learn winter expedition skills. The terrain is challenging and we can only accept students with solid intermediate boarding skills.
Activities: Snowboarding, solo
Lengths: 8 days
Ages: 16-18, 18+, 23+
