The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders was developed to reduce economic and cultural barriers to becoming an Instructor at COBS. Read our Fellows reflections on their experiences. ... READ MORE

After her COBS expedition, Riya was inspired to continue hiking and building community around a love for the outdoors. Read her story about how her passion for the outdoors led her to create a nonprofit for girls of color who... READ MORE

In honor of Colorado Outward Bound School’s 60th anniversary and as part of our Reconnect With Your COBS Crew campaign, we had the opportunity to speak with a handful of COBS alumni to hear their stories and check in on... READ MORE

In honor of our 60th anniversary this year, we would like to hold space to recognize and celebrate Colorado Outward Bound School’s (COBS) first Chief Instructor and Staff Trainer, Ernest L. Tapley, more commonly known as Tap. Tap played... READ MORE

  Huge thanks to Doug for an awesome story and photo! “Bob?” “Bob?!” I called again. “Where are you?” I stood at the top of a slope frantically moving my eyes in search of the 55-year-old Vietnam veteran from Texas.... READ MORE

This story comes from Emily, who went on a 15-day alpine backpacking course in the Gore Range of Colorado. It was 4:00 AM and the stars were glistening above my tarp with the shadows of mountains surrounding me. There we... READ MORE

Thank you Vivian (recent alumna from CCWA-822, an all girls alpine backpacking course) for the eloquent and impactful letter! Many of us have returned home from a COBS course and struggled to find words to the question “how was it?”... READ MORE

So much gratitude to Elsie for this heartwarming guest blog! If you were to walk onto the Outward Bound base in Leadville, you would see something that resembles a “uniform” of well-loved approach shoes, Melanzana hoodies, and brightly colored puffy... READ MORE

John went on a COBS course in 1972 as a young man. This past year, he returned to the Colorado Rockies for another round. John was kind enough to write this post for us afterward, to share his unique experience... READ MORE

A very special student story from Suzy, who went on a two week alpine backpacking course in the Colorado Rockies in 2015. We so appreciate students who carry course with them in their hearts and feel compelled to reconnect. Following... READ MORE