Blue Ridge Mountains Backpacking & Rock Climbing - Adult Renewal

Autumn in Western North Carolina provides a superb backdrop for a personal journey of challenge, renewal and reflection. The kaleidoscope of colors draws thousands of visitors each year, but on a wilderness expedition you’ll experience the season as few do. You’ll backpack in national forests on and off trail, try your hand at backcountry cooking and share purposeful evening discussions with your peers. Tap into your inner strengths during one day rock climbing or rappelling that leaves you feeling exhilarated. Though you may be dirty and tired after a week outdoors, you’ll return to the world refreshed and inspired.

The Southern Appalachians (which includes the Blue Ridge & Great Smoky mountain ranges) are some of the oldest mountains in the world. The lush, dense forests feature an incredible biodiversity of flora and fauna. Our courses here foster an appreciation of nature and environmental stewardship and often include an environmental service project. Amidst these highest mountains east of the Mississippi, rocky crags and granite outcroppings provide exceptional climbing opportunities. Creeks, streams and rivers criss-cross the region and cascade into waterfalls and whitewater rapids.

The Outward Bound Difference… This course run by North Carolina Outward Bound School combines the adventure and challenge of an Outward Bound experience with structured time for participants to reflect and gain new insight and perspective.

No wilderness or outdoor experience is necessary, and you do not have to be an athlete to participate. However, all participants are encouraged to physically prepare for the course. On this Adult Renewal course, instructors approach the physical challenge of a wilderness expedition through the lens of renewal/rejuvenation and, as on all courses, adapt to the needs of the group.

You’ll share expedition responsibilities with your crew and develop teamwork while working together to find your way through rhododendron thickets, set up camp, cook your own meals over a camp stove and learn Leave No Trace techniques to minimize your impact on the land. Solo is a time for reflection and rest at an individual campsite.

Adult Renewal courses are popular with adults in transition or who are just feeling the hunger for insight. Instructors facilitate sharing of life experiences amongst the group and craft course activities in ways that offer you the opportunity to examine where you have been, where you are now and where you would like to go in life.

Region: North Carolina

Activities: backpacking, rock climbing or rappelling, solo, focused discussions encouraging renewal, Leave No Trace

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Dates	Days	Age	Focus	Location	Tuition	Course	Enroll
10/04/08 to 10/11/08	8	30+	Adults 18+, 23+		$1395.00	NER821