Backpacking
Sometimes you just want to hoist a pack on your back and set off into the wild. On Adventure Collection backpacking trips, you can explore Nepal, Bhutan, Africa, the American Southwest or a host of other destinations, in the company of expert guides and support staff who will make sure you get the most out of your experience. You’ll learn the fine art of treading softly and leaving no trace in the treasure-places you visit, and you’ll return with a stronger, surer sense of your world and of your place and possibilities in that world. Where can you go? Alaska, New Zealand, India, Wyoming, Patagonia – what’s calling you?
-
This course is designed for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to climb a peak and guide a paddle raft all... [more]
Duration: 28 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
You'll backcountry travel through the Talkeetna Mountains or just east of Denali Natl Park while learning how to eat, sleep... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
You'll backcountry travel through the Talkeetna Mountains or just east of Denali Natl Park while learning how to eat, sleep... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Explore some of Alaska's most rugged landscapes. You'll learn mountaineering and how to travel in harsh conditions while moving though... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
The pace is gradual in the beginning, as you travel through lush, old-growth forests and tangled alder thickets, and it... [more]
Duration: 31 days
Months offered:
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Travel over the rock, snow and ice of beautiful British Columbia. You'll explore glacial plateaus, long fjords & peaks encountering... [more]
Duration: 31 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Explore some of Alaska's most rugged landscapes. You'll learn mountaineering and how to travel in harsh conditions while moving though... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Explore some of Alaska's most rugged landscapes. You'll learn mountaineering and how to travel in harsh conditions while moving though... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
You'll learn how to live comfortably and responsibly in Alaska's Brooks Range while hiking vast arctic tundra. [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- August
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
You'll learn how to live comfortably and responsibly in the backcountry while hiking over vast arctic tundra, trekking through towering... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- August
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Where better to learn mountaineering than the N. Cascades. Travel rock, snow and ice, and develop leadership and risk management... [more]
Duration: 17 days
Months offered:
- August
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Explore beautiful Yukon wilderness on land & water. Hike through forests and tundra, canoe down whitewater rivers and discover elusive... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Hiking for 30 days through Wyoming's Absaroka Range, renown for wildlife, you'll learn to navigate with a map, cook in... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
2 disciplines in one backcountry course! Hike through Alaska's Wrangell-St. Ilias Natl Park, the Talkeetnas or the Chugach Range and... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Develop skills to lead an expedition. Backpacking Wrangell-St. Elias Natl Park or the Taalkeetna Mtns and living in the backcountry... [more]
Duration: 24 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Develop outdoor education skills by backpacking through Wrangell-St. Elias National Park or Taalkeetna mtns, paddling Prince William Sound and living... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
You'll learn how to live comfortably and responsibly in Alaska's Brooks Range while hiking vast arctic tundra and paddling the... [more]
Duration: 40 days
Months offered:
- July
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Breathtaking. Humbling. Unforgettable. These are just a few of the words that could be used to describe climbing one of... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- Year Round
Activity types:
- Walking
- Photography
- Outdoor Skills
- Mountaineering
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Backpacking
- Animals & Safari
-
If you're a NOLS grad, consider ascending the continent's highest peak. You'll travel responsibly in the harshest of conditions while... [more]
Duration: 34 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
The most comprehensive exploration of Baja. For 78 days you'll hike mountain ranges of the peninsula, sail & kayak its... [more]
Duration: 78 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive backcountry exploration of New Zealand. You may hike, canoe, kayak and sail through the Southern Alps,... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- October
- September
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Backpacking
-
Discover breathtaking landscapes and elusive wildlife of Patagonia by hiking & sea kayaking through rarely-traveled terrain and fjords, interacting with... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
-
Depending on the season, you might hike, ski, paddle & climb through Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada & S. Dakota while... [more]
Duration: 87 days
Months offered:
- September
- August
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Backpack New Mexico's historic Gila Range, with canyons previously inhabited by Mimbres & Apache cultures, snow-covered peaks and elusive wildlife,... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- April
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Discover India. Hike through the valleys, mountain passes and peaks of the Kumaon region, learn backcountry basics, practice Leave No... [more]
Duration: 35 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- April
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Explore N. India's rugged, beautiful backcountry. You'll interact with local communities, practice responsible travel and learn to plan & lead... [more]
Duration: 40 days
Months offered:
- September
- April
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
You and fellow 14 & 15-year-olds cook, camp, sleep, navigate & work as a team while backpacking through the Wyoming... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Cook, sleep, lead, foster teamwork and practice Leave No Trace principles while hiking through Idaho's Beaverheads and/or Lemhi ranges and... [more]
Duration: 28 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Explore Wyoming's wilderness with minimal gear. After stuffing your pack with the lightest, barest essentials, you'll travel quickly through beautiful... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- August
- July
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Learn to fly fish in backcountry Wyoming. After developing fishing skills in a two-day seminar, you'll put them to use... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Fishing
-
Discover backcountry Washington! Youll travel through Olympic Nat'l Park or the Pasayten Wilderness while learning to eat, sleep and lead... [more]
Duration: 31 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
On this outdoor educator course you’ll get a variety of skills - backpacking, mountaineering and rock climbing - and experience... [more]
Duration: 24 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Develop the skills to lead your own expedition. You'll observe the beautiful landscapes and elusive wildlife of Washington while learning... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- August
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Hike and fly fish in rugged, beautiful, untouched Chile. You'll travel through Patagonia's Aisen region and learn to fly fish... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- February
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Fishing
-
Explore Chile's rugged, beautiful icefields. You'll learn the techniques of glacier mountaineering and heavy-weather camping and discover ecosystems while living... [more]
Duration: 34 days
Months offered:
- January
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
With climbing techniques, rope systems, anchors, rappelling, belaying, risk management, protective placement and the skills to travel safely in the... [more]
Duration: 21 days
Months offered:
- July
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Climbing
-
Season depending, you might hike, ski, paddle and climb in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada & S. Dakota while learning to... [more]
Duration: 86 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Pursue a career in outdoor ed! Learning to eat, sleep, guide, manage risks, foster teamwork and teach everything from natural... [more]
Duration: 23 days
Months offered:
- September
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Climbing
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Learning to live, guide, manage risks, foster teamwork & teach while trekking through backcountry Wyoming is the best way to... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- September
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Wilderness Medicine
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
Become an expert outdoor educator. After traveling through varied terrain, learning myriad skills, earning backcountry certifications and developing teaching tools,... [more]
Duration: 94 days
Months offered:
- September
- February
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
In some of the secluded corners of this wild continent, there are places where humans rarely tread—isolated, hypnotic havens where... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- Year Round
Activity types:
- Walking
- Sight-Seeing
- Outdoor Skills
- Hiking
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Climbing
- Backpacking
- Animals & Safari
-
After honing skills and leadership for 75 days at NOLS Alaska - sea kayaking, backpacking and glacial mountaineering - you... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
You'll hike the Pindari and Milam (Johar) valleys, raft down the Ganges, become Wilderness First Aid certified, and discover the... [more]
Duration: 80 days
Months offered:
- August
- March
Activity types:
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Amazon. You'll hike and canoe through one of the world's most diverse ecosystems... [more]
Duration: 80 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Wilderness Medicine
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Pacific NW. For 77 days you'll hike, climb and sail your way through... [more]
Duration: 77 days
Months offered:
- September
- August
Activity types:
- Wilderness Medicine
- Leadership Training
- Outdoor Skills
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Yukon. For 76 days you'll learn to live safely and comfortably in the... [more]
Duration: 76 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Explore the Southwest and Pacific Northwest: you'll hike, kayak, climb & sail the beautiful boundary territory while earning backcountry certifications... [more]
Duration: 86 days
Months offered:
- February
Activity types:
- Wilderness Medicine
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive backcountry exploration of Australia. You may canoe, sea kayak and hike through the Drysdale River, Dampier... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- March
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Backpacking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
-
The most comprehensive exploration of Baja. For 78 days you'll hike mountain ranges of the peninsula, sail & kayak its... [more]
Duration: 78 days
Months offered:
- January
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive backcountry exploration of New Zealand. You may hike, canoe, kayak and sail through the Southern Alps,... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- February
- January
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Backpacking
-
Discover Patagonia's breathtaking landscapes and wildlife: hike and sea kayak through rarely-traveled terrain & fjords, interacting with locals, earning wilderness... [more]
Duration: 75 days
Months offered:
- February
- January
Activity types:
- Backpacking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Rockies.You can hike, ski, paddle and climb your way through Wyoming, Utah, Idaho,... [more]
Duration: 87 days
Months offered:
- March
- February
Activity types:
- Wilderness Medicine
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Backpacking
-
Enjoy the most comprehensive exploration of the Rockies. Depending on the season, you might hike, ski, paddle & climb your... [more]
Duration: 68 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Wilderness Medicine
- Mountaineering
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Explore the glaciers, snowfields & rocks of Wyoming. While safely traversing difficult terrain, like 13,804-foot Gannett Peak, you'll learn climbing... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
Hiking for 30 days through Wyoming, you'll learn to navigate with a map, cook in the backcountry, rock climb, fly... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Fishing
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Hiking through Wyoming, you'll learn to navigate with a map, cook in the backcountry, rock climb, fly fish and lead... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
- May
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Fishing
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Hiking through Wyoming's Wind River Mountains, you'll learn to navigate with a map, cook in the backcountry, rock climb, fly... [more]
Duration: 14 days
Months offered:
- September
- August
- July
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Fishing
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Don't wait to pursue an interest in the outdoors! Explore beautiful Wyoming while honing backcountry map, cooking, hiking, fishing, climbing,... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
In the most comprehensive course NOLS offers, you'll spend 135 days hiking, climbing, sea kayaking, learning Spanish, leading a student... [more]
Duration: 135 days
Months offered:
- October
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Backpacking
- Mountaineering
-
In this comprehensive immersion of the Sonoran Desert, you'll hike, kayak & climb through the Cochise Mtns, Galiuro and Gila... [more]
Duration: 135 days
Months offered:
- October
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Climbing
- Backpacking
-
Explore rugged Yukon wilderness: learn to travel responsibly in the backcountry and discover the tundra, permafrost, rivers, midnight sun, bear... [more]
Duration: 27 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
-
After backpacking through mountains of NE Whitehorse, paddling down the Hyland, Wolf or S. MacMillan rivers, and being safe &... [more]
Duration: 30 days
Months offered:
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- Leadership Training
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
Below is a sampling of our trips. You may refine your search criteria using the form above.
Showing 62 of 62 trips found.
