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National Outdoor Leadership School - Index

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Student James Kim climbing in the North Cascades, often called the "American Alps.? Mountaineering at NOLS Pacific Northwest means learning to travel on rock, snow and ice.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OUTDOOR EDUCATOR:
MOUNTAINEERING
With a team of dedicated teachers and a facility that's ideal for expedition
planning, we specialize in courses for educators at NOLS Pacific
Northwest. On this outdoor educator course you'll get a variety
of skills-backpacking, mountaineering and rock climbing-and experience
a variety of terrain, from forests to glaciers and alpine rock.
You'll join a group of other motivated educators and outdoor leaders
for one of two action-packed options, either a 24-day version or a
31-day course for those with a more flexible schedule. On both, you'll
start out in temperate rainforests, working up to the jagged, snow-clad
peaks of either the North Cascades or the Olympics. Here on the
snowfields and glaciers you'll practice mountaineering skills, attempt
a peak ascent, and learn the ins and outs of teaching and leading in
the backcountry. You'll then switch gears for rock climbing-four
days on the shorter course and ten days on the longer version-at either
British Columbia's Squamish or Washington's Leavenworth areas,
where sweeping granite walls provide the perfect classroom for learning
climbing systems and techniques. Throughout the course, your
veteran instructors will pass along an in-depth look at NOLS' timetested
teaching and programming methods as well as their strong enthusiasm
for teaching in the wilderness.
Age and Length: 18 & Over ? Average age: 29 ? Duration: 24 or 31 days
Eligibility: Qualified practicing or potential outdoor educators
Tuition: $3,050 (24 days); $3,795 (31 days)
Course start/end: Conway, Washington
NOLS has trained professional backcountry leaders in the field for over 40 years.
Fly in/out: Seattle, Washington
College Credit: 2 hours Environmental Ethics; 2 hours Risk Assessment (24 days); 2 hours
Environmental Ethics; 2 hours Risk Assessment; 2 hours Skills Practicum (31 days)
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