NOLS - Absaroka Backpacking

  United States

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 1-June 30, 2009; June 8-July 7, 2009; July 13-August 11, 2009; July 20-August 18, 2009

Description: Yellowstone National Parks wild eastern neighbor is Wyomings Absaroka (Ab-sor-ka) Range, a vast wilderness region with some of the most remote territory in the Lower 48.

You'll travel through broad river valleys surrounded by sheer glacier-carved cliffs, camp under towering conifers, and hike across alpine plateaus where the tallest plants are only a few inches high.

You'll fly fish for large cutthroat trout, effectively ford high mountain rivers, practice GPS and compass navigation, and learn how to camp and travel in bear country. Along with grizzlies, other fauna youre likely to see are eagles, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, black bears, coyote and recently re-introduced gray wolves.

For students craving remote, rugged land filled with wildlife, this is your course; you'll see more wildlife here than almost anywhere else NOLS operates. And you wont just study out here; in the Absarokas, you'll live the lessons you need to skillfully travel in the mountains long after your course ends.

Highlights: For students craving remote, rugged land filled with wildlife, this is your course--you'll see more wildlife on this course than almost anywhere else NOLS operates. And you won't just study wildlife and ecology--in the Absarokas you'll live it as you learn the skills you need to travel in the mountains long after your course ends.

College Credit:
(Optional)         

6 Semester Credit Hours:
2 Hours Environmental Ethics
2 Hours Leadership Techniques
2 Hours Skills Practicum

Cost in US$: $3,575

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - Each year NOLS offers over $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:

• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• 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