“Changing lives through challenge and discovery.” This is Outward Bound’s mission and a statement that defined 2021 for me as I took on two new adventures—running the Leadville 100 Trail Run (LT100) and working as a Logistics Coordinator for Outward...
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What began as a goal to beat a standing record, turned into a six-month journey of challenge and perseverance for Outward Bound Instructor Rachel Veale. It’s 9 PM on a Saturday evening and I’m lying in bed. I pick up...
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I was planning for an Outward Bound summer. To be working with groups of teens and living in the woods for long stretches of time. To have a home in Western North Carolina and to be employed. I had...
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We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is something valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or...
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How much does an outdoor educator really sleep? It’s a fair question, especially when there’s no ability to “clock out” while you’re in the wilderness. As an outdoor educator, you’re working until the expedition is over or until another...
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Working as a field Instructor, we’re challenged to navigate all facets of our being. We learn, live, play, work and lead with our co-workers, sometimes our supervisors, and often our students. It’s not a question of how we do it,...
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I hit the road in the city and drove toward the cloud-kissed mountains, back to basecamp. I felt the stresses of my life in Asheville slide from my mind. They stayed within the city limits and were replaced with thoughts...
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