TH E LEADER IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION | 2008 - NOLS
TH E LEADER IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION | 2008 - NOLS
TH E LEADER IN WILDERNESS EDUCATION | 2008 - NOLS
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ALASKA<br />
Allie Barker<br />
From north of the Arctic Circle in the Brooks Range to the Southeast Alaska archipelago, <strong>NOLS</strong> knows Alaska.<br />
BROOKS RANGE COURSES<br />
The Brooks Range is one of the wildest mountain ranges in North<br />
America. Stretched across the tundra north of the Arctic Circle, this<br />
Land of the Midnight Sun is defined by big open river bottoms, steep<br />
mountain slopes and expansive tundra. Much of the landscape lies<br />
above tree line and elevations range from sea level to over 9,000 feet.<br />
The mountains are spectacular and rugged, and rivers flow through<br />
wilderness for hundreds of miles. It’s possible to see Dall sheep,<br />
moose, caribou, wolves, black and grizzly bears, and lynx as you travel.<br />
You’ll fly into these courses with an experienced Alaskan bush pilot.<br />
BROOKS RANGE BACKPACK<strong>IN</strong>G AND RIVER<br />
You’ll spend the first 10 days of this extended arctic expedition on<br />
foot, moving across the tundra and up braided river channels. Then<br />
a bush plane will fly in to swap boots and backpacks for folding canoes<br />
and touring kayaks for a three-week trip down an arctic river,<br />
either the Sheenjek River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or<br />
the Noatak River in Gates of the Arctic National Park, one of North<br />
America’s largest mountain-ringed river basins.<br />
BROOKS RANGE BACKPACK<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
Designed especially for students ages 23 and older, this 14-day<br />
course packs in backcountry travel lessons in the steep shale mountains,<br />
towering peaks and expansive tundra of the Arctic National<br />
Wildlife Refuge. This is not a guided tour. You’ll learn the skills in<br />
these two weeks needed to travel in a mountain environment long<br />
after your course ends.<br />
Teamwork in action: A group of students use the “eddy method” to safely cross the<br />
Chickaloon River.<br />
DETAILS<br />
Age and Length:<br />
18 & Over Backpacking & River • Average age: 22 • Duration: 40 days<br />
23 & Over Backpacking • Average age: 35 • Duration: 14 days<br />
Tuition: $6,775 (Backpacking & River); $3,960 (Backpacking)<br />
Course start/end: Fairbanks, Alaska/Palmer, Alaska (Backpacking & River)<br />
Fly in/out: Fairbanks, Alaska/Anchorage, Alaska (Backpacking & River)<br />
College Credit: 2 hours Environmental Ethics; 2 hours Leadership Techniques; 4 hours Skills<br />
Practicum (Backpacking & River); 2 hours Skills Practicum (Backpacking)<br />
Dates: page 112<br />
Matt Deines<br />
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