Daniel Brooks, 17, of Waynesboro, Va., recently completed a wilderness expedition traveling in the Rocky Mountains with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). NOLS believes people thrive when ...

As the Lander-based National Outdoor Leadership School celebrated its 60th anniversary with a cluster of high-profile events last week, President Sandy Colhoun delivered mixed news regarding the state ...

LANDER — The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has postponed the groundbreaking for its Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus in Red Canyon scheduled Tuesda,y after NOLS course participants were ...

The idea that wilderness trips can save the world may sound over-the-top. But given how effective backcountry adventures can be at creating leaders, it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Take ski ...

Over the last five decades the term “NOLS” has become synonymous with outdoor adventure. The National Outdoors Leadership School, started in 1965 by Paul Petzoldt near Lander, Wyo., now boasts 14 ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To help prepare hikers, campers and others for outdoor adventures, REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), today announced new Wilderness First Aid courses, available in REI ...

After a long, hard day on the trail, the body doesn’t just crave fuel. It wants a warm, delicious, and nourishing feast. “Eating well in the backcountry makes such a world of difference,” says John ...

It’s a phenomenon that’s happened countless times in innumerable locales since Terri Watson took her first course with Wyoming’s National Outdoor Leadership School in 1990. She’ll be at a cocktail ...