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A typical Outward Bound course consisted of an eighteen to twenty-three day backpacking trip into one of the mountain ranges of Colorado. Although there are many other types of courses that the school offers, I worked with the mountain program. As an assistant instructor, I helped teach students a wide array of skills that would help them thrive in the mountain environment.

The Mountain can be a demanding place at times. It always calls for the group to draw on the strengths of each other and to work as a TEAM. The team needs to use all of their resources to Survive many mentally and physically demanding situations that arise unexpectedly.

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