The award-winning documentary, VALLEY UPRISING, will premiere on the Discovery channel on Saturday, April 25 at 8 PM ET/PT as a part of the first annual ELEVATION WEEKEND. VALLEY UPRISING explores the stories of climbers who pushed the limits of... READ MORE

Before finding Outward Bound California, I had worked in the outdoor industry for a few years as an outdoor instructor.  I heard about this scholarship program aimed at increasing diversity in the outdoor industry in the Bay Area called Outdoor... READ MORE

I went on a course in 1997, and was just blown away by the powerful impact that it had.  Everything is striped away – no cell phones, no computers, and no background.  So you’re meeting up with people, and you... READ MORE

Jim Wyatt lives in Pasadena, but this is the second year in a row that he will travel to San Francisco to rappel for Outward Bound California in the City Skyline Challenge. In Jim’s words, rappelling off the Hyatt is... READ MORE

Outward Bound California forges lasting connections not only with our students in the field, but with leading Bay Area community-based organizations as a way to further their missions and impart skills for life through experiential education. One such important partnership is with Larkin Street... READ MORE

#18 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! My name is Jim Welsh and I am very excited to join Outward Bound California in this event to raise funds to provide scholarships to low income youth so that... READ MORE

#17 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! My name is Wanyi Chen, and I am a senior at Mission High School. I faced a huge challenge when I immigrated to San Francisco. Then I continued to challenge... READ MORE

#16 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! My name is Chunjin Ruan. I’m a sophomore at Galileo High School. I live with my parents and an older brother. We have been in San Francisco for three years. As... READ MORE

#20of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! Steve Hagler started his career working with recently arrived immigrants in the San Francisco Unified School District. His students had often been through difficult times and often lacked a connection to San Francisco... READ MORE

#17 of “23 Stories of Change” for our City Skyline Challenge! When I was 15, my older sister went on an Outward Bound course.  She spent three weeks hiking in the Colorado wilderness – carrying heavy backpacks, hiking many miles each... READ MORE