Creating Space: Why All-Women's Expeditions Matter
In many ways, an all-women's course is just another NOLS course. But it's also something more.
In many ways, an all-women's course is just another NOLS course. But it's also something more.
Going on an expedition is one thing—going with your spouse can be something else entirely.
NOLS instructor Natalie Sands writes about making hard decisions about the most challenging rapid she's ever faced.
Kenyan mountain guide and medic Carol Wanjiru shares her journey on a NOLS course for East African outdoor professionals.
Editor's note: NOLS began operating in East Africa in 1974, opening our first location in Narumoru, Kenya (1974-2003), which closed and later reopened as NOLS East Africa in Arusha, Tanzania in 2011.
In 1987, legendary instructor James Kagambi (KG), a native Kenyan, joined NOLS and launched NOEP, the NOLS Outdoor Educator Program. These courses are designed solely for East Africans and provide training in backcountry travel, leadership, and risk management.
Tricia shares her story of a gap year filled with glacier walks, ABBA songs, and Kiwi slang on a Semester in New Zealand.
NOLS instructor and American Avalanche Association executive director Jaime Musnicki talks about her career in the outdoor industry.
Skiing and winter camping are the bread and butter of NOLS winter instructor Kate Koons
Adventuring in nature has the ability to open our hearts and interpretive learning opens our minds.
I had registered for the women's climbing course for many reasons, but my essential motive was to be in a positive, supportive, and encouraging ...
Carolyn shares the letter she wrote to herself on a one-night solo near the end of her Semester in New Zealand.
NOLS instructor Rumi Kodama reflects on a canoeing seminar in Canada—and the intersections between growing her whitewater skills and confidence.
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A first-generation college student reflects on what she learned on a NOLS sea kayaking expedition for STEP students in Alaska.