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National Outdoor Leadership School - Index

National Outdoor Leadership School - Nols - Index

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Teton Valley
SALMON BACKPACKING AND RAFTING
We've combined wilderness and whitewater into this course for an
exciting 28-day backcountry adventure. You'll begin backpacking
for 18 days among the sculpted peaks and mountain meadows of
the Beaverheads or Lemhi Range in Idaho. You'll climb peaks and
fish for trout as you learn to travel through rugged mountain terrain
and forested hills. Group management in steep terrain and map
reading are two of the skills you'll learn on your way to becoming
competent backcountry travelers. For the last 10 days you'll swap
backpacks for boats and raft the wild waters of the famous Salmon
River. The Salmon bisects the Frank Church-River of No Return
Wilderness, the largest wilderness area in the Lower 48. You'll navigate
the Salmon's whitewater in paddle rafts and oar rigs, learning
strokes, commands, guiding basics and advanced maneuvering. The
Frank Church has an abundance of wildlife, including gray wolves,
peregrine falcons, black bears and bald eagles. Fish species include
native trout, sturgeon and Chinook salmon. After this course, you'll
know what it takes to complete a wilderness expedition, whether
it's getting through the mountains or down a river.
Features world-famous Orvis? fly fishing curriculum and gear.
Age and Length: 16 & Over ? Average age: 20 ? Duration: 28 days
Tuition: $4,885
Course start/end: Salmon, Idaho/Riggins, Idaho
Fly in/out: Boise, Idaho
College Credit: 2 hours Environmental Ethics; 2 hours Leadership Techniques; 2 hours Skills
Practicum
Dates: page 111
SALMON BACKPACKING AND RAFTING ADVENTURE
FOR 14- AND 15-YEAR-OLDS
This course is designed for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to climb
a peak and guide a paddle raft all in one action-packed month. You'll
see two very different environments on this course-high alpine vistas
in the craggy Lemhis or Beaverheads and deep canyons along the
famous Salmon River in Idaho-while learning two very different
skills. For the backpacking section, you'll discover wildlife, wildflowers
and wilderness in some of the most breathtaking high-elevation
terrain in the West. You'll learn map and compass skills, backcountry
cooking and Leave No Trace skills. You'll also learn how to make
decisions, develop confidence, and get along with your peers after a
long day on the trail (we call this "expedition behavior?). The Salmon
River bisects the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, a
land of canyons reaching 6,300 feet from the river bottom and skirted
by forests of lodgepole pine, spruce and Douglas fir. Here you'll travel
on rafts and oar rigs learning basic river skills like scouting, paddle
strokes, hazard evaluation and rigging boats. You'll work hard, have
fun and return home with leadership skills to last a lifetime.
Age and Length: 14 & 15 Only ? Duration: 28 days
Tuition: $5,000
Course start/end: Driggs, Idaho
Fly in/out: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Dates: page 111
Whitewater paddling requires effective communication, teamwork and technical skills,
all of which are part of the core NOLS curriculum.
Instructor Mani Aryal guides an oar rig down the Main Salmon River.
Willy Hazlehurst
Moe Witschard