By Allison Croley What have you been doing to foster community during this statewide shelter in place order? Do you have daily rituals or traditions you do with your family to keep everyone grounded?   An Outward Bound (OB) course... READ MORE

By Allison Croley In the 1930s, when Kurt Hahn, the founder of Outward Bound, was diagnosed with an allergy to the sun, he was ordered to stay inside. Sound familiar? We may not all be allergic to the sun, but... READ MORE

For over 80 years, Outward Bound has been providing life-changing outdoor experiential learning programs that focus on character development, leadership, and service. As a former instructor and now Executive Director, I believe in what we do and have experienced the... READ MORE

Last fall, Coco Chen, Senior Food and Beverage Manager at Hilton, did something she never thought she’d do. She jumped off the 46th Floor of her office building, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square – in a dragon onesie. It’s... READ MORE

Moonlit lodgepole pines cast shadows onto granite as our narrow headlamp beams finally hit something metallic in the Sierra Nevada darkness, reflections glinting off our tired faces. Hours before, our crew of five students and two instructors stood atop Blackcap... READ MORE

My father handed me a card that said, Congratulations Class of 1990 Graduate! Inside, his perfect penmanship read: Kellee, I wish I had this at your age. Go get ‘em. Love, Dad. I pulled out a folded brochure with the... READ MORE

Yoseline Castillo snuggled deeper into her sleeping bag, trying to warm up during solo. It was the first snow of the season in the Sierra and she had two more nights of solo. The first day had been beautiful and... READ MORE

I caught up with San Francisco native and Outward Bound alum, Andrew “An” Nguyen  (pictured left), this May when he was just a month away from graduation at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. An first discovered... READ MORE

Growing up, I was lucky enough to have a mother who had fallen in love with the mountains long before I was born and wasted no time in introducing me to the Sierra. The first time my parents took me... READ MORE

Written by Natalie Shew, Photos Provided by Natalie Shew and Family My name is Natalie Shew, I am from San Francisco Chinatown and I am an Outward Bound Alumni. I attended 2 rock climbing courses in Kings Canyon around 2002... READ MORE