National Outdoor Leadership School Reviews & Ratings

Great training in wilderness skills, mountaineering, and wilderness preservation.

Life changing experience!

I loved my NOLS experience in Patagonia. We learned real time comm...

1979, Wind River Mountains. A good experience. Less c...

NOLS Fall Semester in the Rockies ‘88 The Rockies are a Nature preserve where you are at one with the elements. You are in Gods land and in this realm everything is ...

NOLS is amazing at teaching leadership, communication, and team work! Thank you for allowing the GEAR UP students to take part in the geocaches! Our group of 20 had ...

At this particular moment I would not recommend sending anyone under 21 on...

Fantastic, hands on learning. Learn about your strengths and weaknesses, and le...

They seem to be very centered, committed and real. Never heard anything bad.

NOLS can be counted on to provide the highest quality training. My WFR course was intense,focused,and taught by passionate professionals who knew how to make the sub...

Training was hands on and very interesting. Instructors were knowledgeable, entertaining, and moved things along at a good pace. Covered a lot of info in a short amo...

I took NOLS' Wilderness First Aid course this past weekend. The timing was perfect, as I'm about to embark on an 8-day solo hike - my longest solo hike yet. I am ver...

I love NOLS and all the transformative leadership experien...

Such an amazing opportunity that our son had in Bighorn WY. Thanks Drew & Grant

My 17 year old son just returned from the Whitewater Expedition in Utah. He had an amazing experience and overwhelmingly positive praise for all the instructors. The...