Colorado Outward Bound School

Summer is on the horizon 🌄 As we gear up, we need your help to increase access to a summer of adventure and learning for youth! We’re calling on all COBS crew members: alumni, parents, and everyone else who wants more kids to learn through outdoor adventure. Help us raise $60,000 over the 4 weeks during our Contribute to Your Crew campaign. 🤝 Your gift will support: 🏕️Scholarships for students and local school partners in Colorado & Utah to experience the outdoors, many for the first time. 🧗‍♀️Basecamp improvements, including our high ropes course and campgrounds, so we can serve more students this summer and beyond. 🥾Restocking our gear room with boots, jackets, and warm clothing to support the growing number of students who don’t have access to the clothing needed for adventure. Donate today and call on your crewmates to give back too! 🔗 in bio to donate. 💙 #gooutwardbound

You belong out here ⛺️🌲 Scholarships are available for our 2026 expeditions! Spend this summer rafting, backpacking, disconnecting from technology, and connecting IRL 💙 🔗 to expeditions and scholarship info in bio! #gooutwardbound #summerunplugged #outdooreducation

More singing. Less scrolling. 🏔️🏕️🥾 #GoOutwardBound to prioritize finding joy in 2026. Find your adventure - 🔗 in bio #summerunplugged #wildernessadventure #outwardboundusa #outdooreducation

We raised $50,000 for @cobs_org and they partnered with @22jumpsproject to put veterans in outdoor retreats! There is a free rafting trip in June! Send this to a veteran you love! I feel so ridiculous thanking people through text on a social media post. Thank you doesn’t cut it, it never does. Programs like Outward Bound changed my life! This would not have happened without the generosity and creativity of all of you! I’m going to giveaway at least one more tandem before the Leadville 100 on August 22nd. I’m considering creating a new opportunity for those people that didn’t donate but still want to jump. Stay tuned! Since 2013 a ton of people have trusted me and supported me and in so doing I’ve now raised $273,000+ around BASE jumping. Sincerely, it doesn’t feel real. Thank you! #giveaway #veteran #nature #fundraiser #thankyou

Limits tested. Fears faced. Breakthroughs made. Each year, Morehead-Cain Scholars leave behind what is familiar: campus routines, city noise, certainty itself, and step into the wild. See how Morehead‑Cain Scholars pushed beyond what they thought was possible with Outward Bound. 🔥 Full story at bit.ly/MCS-story 🔗 Link in Profile #GoOutwardBound

Thanks to everyone in the COBS crew - staff, students, donors, and community partners - we accomplished some incredible things this past year! 👇 🥾 1,645 students served ⛺ 9,635 student program days 🤝 51 community partners across Colorado and Utah 🎒 802 youth supported by scholarship funding, nearly half of all students 📵 78,248 hours of screen time eliminated We need your help to get more youth unplugged and outdoors in 2026! Right now we’re calling on the COBS crew to raise $60,000 for our upcoming season of adventure. Donate today to support scholarships, basecamp upgrades, and gear investments so we can serve more students. 🔗 in bio to donate 💝 and read the full 2025 Impact Report.

Hosting the 22 Jumps Veteran’s Day retreat the last 3 years changed my life. Colorado Outward Bound School giving me the chance to run the Leadville 100 changed my life. It was a no brainer for me to try to link them. If you’re a veteran and want to participate in some epic adventures at no cost, please follow @cobs_org & @22jumpsproject And if you served your community/country, thank you. Don’t give up! If you want to donate, please message me. Huge shoutout to businesses that have also supported this retreat/challenge; @elevateoutdoors @twistedjeeps @skydivemoab @ropeswingmoab @rimcyclery @wolfeshotelmoab @area.bfe @nomadic_research @rusrobin @cactusjacksmoab @thegymon5th @caseywadelife @triswimm @dustygeb @britt.in.wanderland @marissa.astill @brandon.groux @juggernaut3500 I am sure I’m forgetting some! I’m sorry! Message me for tag! Video: @mike___brewer #team #run #goal #change #vibe

Bringing back the #ThrowBackThursday to reflect on time shared with the @mycampsunshine crew at @COBS_org last summer. Camp Sunshine was founded in 1982 by Dorothy Jordan, a pediatric nurse with a heartfelt vision to create a camp where kids with cancer could be kids again. Today, over 400 campers and 225 volunteers participate in summer camp at no cost to the family. And one crew each summer has gotten to attend Outward Bound since 1989. After a hiatus that started in 2020, Camp Sunshine was back at Colorado Outward Bound School in 2025 and we couldn't have been more excited to witness their return. Every year, a Camp Sunshine crew embarked on the same (but never the same) Outward Bound adventure in Colorado. Participants from this crew had grown up looking at the landscape through pictures from past groups. Learning about the ropes course, backpacking, and climbing through stories told at camp. It was a place familiar yet completely new. Backpacking and climbing were activities they knew of, but some had never experienced themselves. The adventure uphill was of course challenging, but every crew member committed to moving as a unit. Resting as needed to provide support for each other. Also taking breaks to simply enjoy the views. We saw students: 🎒 Taking weight from someone else's pack to alleviate their discomfort and pain. 🥪 Owning up to their crew assignments. 🥾 Cheering on each other as they approached and undertook some of the steepest climbs you can know on a hike. Big packs, big commitment to arriving together, and they did it. Looking forward to future adventures with y'all! Check out @MyCampSunshine to learn about their incredible impact for communities in Georgia. #GoOutwardBound

It’s not too late to make the Colorado Rockies your classroom and home this summer !🏕️ 🏔️mountaineer 🧗‍♀️rock climb 📵unplug to get connected 🔗 in bio to find your adventure!

We are thrilled to announce that Timb Mannuzza (he/they) will be stepping into the Southwest Program Director role! Timb has been with the Southwest Program for the last 3 years and has immersed himself in building strong connections with staff and community partners. Timb has 2 decades of experience in outdoor education. When he’s not working, you can often find him with his son on 1-day stroller expeditions in the desert around Moab. His journey with #OutwardBound began in 2014 as an Intern at Voyager Outward Bound School. Join us in congratulating Timb!

A letter from a @cobs_org student to his crew 👇 “I write this letter to many people.. but most of all, my new friends that I have made on course. You have all shown me what a better world could look like. A brighter future, where we can all love and support each other. Where we all work to grow. I have grown so much over this course and can't wait to use my new skills, knowledge, and friendships to make the world a better place. I now feel like I can rely on others and be confident in my own abilities. Thank all of you, Ben” – Outward Bound Colorado Backpacking Alum, 18 Navigating high mountain trails in the Colorado Rockies ⛰️, leaning on the support of new friends at every step of the way 💙, helps aspiring leaders uncover how community, connection, and compassion can create a better world. 🌎 That’s what #outwardbound is all about. #OutwardBoundUSA #GoOutwardBound

We are excited to share that Lance Plank (he/him) has stepped into the role of Programs & Safety Director for COBS! Lance brings more than 15 years of experience with #OutwardBound. He began in 2011 as a rafting and canyoneering Instructor. For the past 8 years, he has served as the Southwest Program Director. When he's not working, you can find Lance navigating whitewater rapids on his paddleboard or building his tiny home in Moab, Utah. Join us in congratulating Lance on this new role!