Kate Dernocoeur

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Kate Dernocoeur

Kate Dernocoeur is a journalist, non-fiction writer and two-times NOLS alumni. She is the author of A Worthy Expedition: The History of NOLS. Find her writing at www.katedernocoeur.com

Articles By Kate Dernocoeur

NOLS 1965 • 2025 • 2085

It was December 1973, in the midst of a two-week winter course somewhere in the Winds. With our 70+-pound packs, we used seal skins on our wooden ...