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Backpacking training courses and schools

School: Baltimore Cheasapeake Bay Outward Bound
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Western Maine Canoeing & Backpacking
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Canoe the endless web of glacier lakes and pristine streams at the headwaters of the wild rivers of Western Maine and New Hampshire: Master the skills you need to paddle, pole, line and portage ancient water routes traveled by the Abenaki Indians. If conditions are right ¨C rig for whitewater and get into some technical canoeing on Class II+ whitewater. Course Area Your wilderness classroom ...
 

Western Maine Backpacking & Rockclimbing - Adult Tailored
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Join our classic backpacking and rock climbing expedition tailored for adults 30-plus years of age. With lighter packs and shorter distances to cover, you’ll have time to enjoy the company of your peers in camp. Explore the crested peaks, craggy ridges and towering forests of the famous Carter Mahoosuc and Bigelow Ranges with everything you need in a pack on your back. Begins in Newry, ME....
 

Western Maine Backpacking & Rock Climbing
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Trek through tree-shrouded valleys and over 4,000-foot summits. These big walls aren¡¯t easy to get to, but they¡¯re worth it. Learn vectors, knots, anchors and mantel moves, belaying, rappelling, jamming and other intense climbing techniques. Begins in Newry, ME. Course Area Your wilderness classroom will be the mountains of western Maine. During your 14 or 24-day expedition, you will backpa...
 

North Woods Maine Canoeing, Backpacking & Rockclimbing
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Canoe the vast network of lakes, rivers and streams that connect the Northeast’s last wild and scenic undeveloped wilderness. Paddle, pole, line and portage then rig for whitewater and battle Class II+ whitewater. Hike above treeline for views so vast it will take your breath away. Rock climb backcountry, granite and rhyolite cliffs. Begins in Greenville, ME. Course Area Your wilderness ...
 

North Woods Maine Allagash & Appalachian Trail Canoeing & Backpacking
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Only one course combines Maine’s premier wilderness areas: the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and the Appalachian Trail’s 100-Mile Wilderness. The 100-Mile Wilderness comprises the final miles of the 2000-mile long Appalachian Trail and is known as the Trail’s most breathtaking and remote section. The 92-mile, north-flowing Allagash waterway takes you from the heart of Maine’s...
 

Maine Coast & Western Maine Sea Kayaking & Backpacking
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Explore Maine¡¯s rocky shoreline from a sea kayak, visiting coastal islands and magnificent bays. Backpack through spruce-fir forests along the Appalachian Trail in Maine or New Hampshire, deep in the heart of the Mahoosuc or White Mountains. Begins in Portland, ME. Course Area Your wilderness classroom will be the mountains of western Maine and the islands and coves of Muscongus and Penobscot...
 

Maine Coast & Western Maine Sailing & Backpacking
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The best of both worlds ¨C explore both the mountains and sea coast of Maine. Backpack among spruce-fir and hardwood forests home to hundreds of species of birds and moose, deer, and black bear. Learn to sail in beautiful cruising ground with thousands of islands and secluded coves. Penobscot Bay, with its 3,000 islands and 3,500 miles of shoreline, is one of the last intact coastal wilderness...
 

West Virginia Backpacking & White Water Rafting
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From misty mountain mornings to the sound of water cascading down mountain streams, wild and wonderful West Virginia is sure to exceed your expectations. This new Outward Bound course area teems with world-famous whitewater rivers, challenging hiking terrain, a huge trail system, vast parklands and one of the most extensive wilderness areas in this part of the country. Backpacking is the best ...
 

West Virginia Backpacking & Canoeing
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From misty mountain mornings to the sound of water cascading down mountain streams, wild and wonderful West Virginia is sure to exceed your expectations. This new Outward Bound course area teems with world-famous whitewater rivers, challenging hiking terrain, a huge trail system, vast parklands and one of the most extensive wilderness areas in this part of the country. Backpacking is the best ...
 

School: National Outdoor Leadership School
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Salmon Backpacking and Rafting
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This course combines wilderness and whitewater for an exciting 28-day backcountry adventure. You¡¯ll begin backpacking for 18 days among the sculpted peaks and mountain meadows of the Beaverheads or Lemhi ranges in Idaho. You¡¯ll climb peaks and fish for trout as you learn to travel through high mountain terrain and forested hills. Group management in steep terrain and map reading are two of the ...
 

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