NOLS - Wind River Mountaineering
United States
- Other Cities in United States:
Wyoming
Term: Summer
Dates: Visit the website.
Description:
The rugged, glacier-carved Wind River Range is famous for its sheer granite headwalls, spires, and towering 13,000-foot summits covered with rock and surrounded by glaciers. This remote range is also famous for mountaineering expeditions that have a perfect blend of glacier travel, snow ascents and rock climbing. You'll learn real mountaineering skills such as belaying, rappelling, climbing techniques and anchor placement - all while traveling over, around and through the rocky, steep terrain of the Wind Rivers. Your route will allow you to learn rock, snow and ice climbing techniques which will lead to longer, more technical climbs like 13,804-foot Gannett Peak, Wyoming's highest mountain. At the same time, you'll master the camping, hiking and leadership skills necessary to thrive in the mountain environment and beyond.
Highlights:
College Credit
(Optional) 6 Semester Credit Hours:
2 Hours Environmental Ethics
2 Hours Skills Practicum
2 Hours Risk Assessment
Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Cost in US$: USD 3,800
Cost Include Description:
Tuition, room and board
Experience Required: no
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Typically Participants Work
Independently
or
in Groups of 10-15
Scholarships are Available. Each year NOLS offers over USD 800,000 dollars in scholarship assistance. Scholarship aid is available to applicants who show great potential to excel as NOLS students and who would be unable to attend without financial aid. These scholarship dollars are made available through the generosity of alumni and friends to the NOLS Fund. Our graduates realize the great impact a NOLS education has and volunteer both time and money to further the school's mission.
Application Process Involves:
- Other
- Phone Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Written Application
Post-Program Services Include:
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
NOLS The National Outdoor Leadership School's Mission Statement: The mission of the National Outdoor Leadership School is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment.
Year Founded: 1965
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