NOLS - Patagonia Mountaineering

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Coyhaique

Term: Winter 

Description: Patagonia's northern and southern icefields extend for hundreds of kilometers along the spine of the Patagonian Andes. They are the largest contiguous icefields outside of Antarctica and Greenland. This immense stretch of remote, rugged mountains will be the site of your mountaineering expedition in Patagonia.

Here among the never-climbed peaks, expansive rivers and thick coastal rainforests you'll learn the techniques of alpine big-glacier mountaineering and heavy-weather camping--all the skills needed to carry out remote expeditions and explore rugged and little-known mountain terrain. Teamwork, motivation, leadership and communication are critical components of the course, as are learning skills for glacier travel, hazard evaluation and technical ropework.

This course will offer you the challenges of unknown terrain and fierce alpine weather, preparing you for travel in any mountain area in the world.

Highlights: This course will offer you the challenges of unknown terrain and fierce alpine weather, preparing you for travel in any mountain area in the world.

College Credit:
(Optional)         

6 Semester Credit Hours:
2 Hours Environmental Ethics
2 Hours Skills Practicum
2 Hours Risk Management

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD 5,470

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

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:

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

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• 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