Compare Adirondack Backpacking by National Outdoor Leadership School
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| Duration | 9 days |
| Price From | $ 2,705 |
| Price Per Day | $ 301 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard |
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| Cities and Attractions | N/A |
| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A |
| Description |
Lace up your boots and step into the rugged beauty of America’s oldest wilderness. On this course, you’ll learn the foundational camping and travel skills to live comfortably in the mountains. This course has been designed specifically for busy adults. We’ve focused our curriculum and set an age limit so you can enjoy a wilderness adventure that fits your schedule and needs. You’ll find yourself traveling through the Adirondacks with a group of peers from a wide variety of backgrounds: teachers, architects, executives, doctors, and full-time parents. Initially, your instructors will focus on basic camping and travel skills: cooking and stove use, map reading, Leave No Trace practices, and techniques for living in black bear habitat. Later, when you’re ready, the group will move into more advanced topics, including compass use, group dynamics, and leadership. As you travel, you’ll climb high, rocky peaks and camp in ancient hardwood forests. By the end of this course, you’ll have reconnected with the wild world and formed lifelong relationships with other like-minded adventurers. |
As autumn rolls into northern New York’s Adirondack State Park with its spectacular foliage, the tourists roll out, making this the perfect time to get into the High Peaks backcountry.
Whether it’s your backyard or on the other side of the world from you, getting into the Adirondacks is easy and, for many, a short drive. NOLS Prime courses are designed with working adults in mind, so we’ve accounted for your travel time when setting course dates and condensed the classic course experience into nine days.
However, an expedition with NOLS is not just any hiking vacation. You will challenge yourself, gain trust and support from your coursemates, and progress through NOLS’ curriculum to develop your leadership skills to take with you to the frontcountry.
You’ll also have the opportunity to climb a few “46ers”, the Adirondack high peaks over 4,000 feet, while you’re exploring the premier wilderness destination of the Northeastern U.S.
Features
- Duration: 12 days (3 days at NOLS Teton Valley, 8 days in the backcountry)
- Option to ski or snowboard (please contact us at teton_valley@nols.edu with your preference prior to the course)
- Route length: approximately 20 miles
- Average group size: 8 students / 2 instructors
- Average age: 33 / minimum age: 23
- Average pack weight: 20-35 pounds / sled weight: 40-50 pounds
- Elevation range: 7,000-12,000 feet
- Emphasis on backcountry touring technique, winter travel while towing sleds in forested mountain terrain
- Certification: Recreational Avalanche Level 1
