Believing in girl power, Missy aims to raise awareness for the Gruffie Scholarship, and to inspire girls to get out there and get gritty. Here's her Nolan's 14 story:... READ MORE

–April 17, 2015 The steel framing is up and students are hard at work! 28 students from CU’s Masters in Architecture Design Build semester are moving closer and closer to project completion of 14 staff cabins this semester at our... READ MORE

–March 24, 2015 For years, the Southwest Program of COBS has been operating out of a rented warehouse in Moab, Utah. Staff housing has likewise been dispersed amongst rental properties in town. While this has been a great solution for... READ MORE

January 26, 2015– 28 students and 5 faculty from the University of Colorado Denver visited the Leadville Mountain Center last weekend to kick off a multi-phase partnership between the Colorado Outward Bound School and the CU Denver College of Architecture... READ MORE

December 31st, 2014–   A letter from Executive Director Peter O’Neil:   We are sprinting towards the New Year at the Colorado Outward Bound School. Our last course came out of the field the week of Christmas and our first 2015... READ MORE

October 31st, 2014– Robert England, a teacher in Alabama, came to the Colorado Outward Bound School in June of 1976. The experience transformed him. Since his course, Bob has worked tirelessly to unlock the same transformation in his students. He... READ MORE

September 30, 2014– Last weekend COBS joined a new group of supporters and friends in Boulder for wine pairings, inspirational presentations and fundraising for scholarships. This evening was possible thanks to the generosity of Aron Ralston, our adventurer and guest speaker for the... READ MORE

September 26, 2014– On September 6 and 7, we had the rare treat to bring together legacy staff, alumni, and trustees from so many decades of our school’s history to celebrate the repurchase of our historic Marble basecamp. We celebrated... READ MORE

April 14, 2014– When you look at the Rocky Mountain Program basecamp (the Leadville Mountain Center), the deep roots of the school are evident: the iconic wood dormitories built lovingly in the 1970s, the beaver pond circumnavigated by well-worn footpaths,... READ MORE

April 7, 2014– We recently caught up with Zion Klos, Visiting Professor, Colorado College to hear more about the upcoming Colorado College Outdoor Leadership Institute, a 3-part semester course that starts May 28. Here’s what Professor Klos had to say:... READ MORE