Executive Director Jim Rowe and Instructor Phil Perez Teach CPR Our Fall 2010 Leadership students have been here on base at Tres Ríos taking their Wilderness First Responder Training. Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote wilderness settings. Wilderness First Responder training is an 80-hour course covering topics […]
Before you can travel internationally, you need to have a valid passport. There is no minimum age for getting a passport in the U.S., but everyone who travels internationally is required to have one. Getting a passport in the U.S. is a little complicated and can be time consuming, but there are ways to expedite […]
Costa Rica Leadership Students Raft the Rio General Costa Rica is known for its world-class whitewater rafting. It has many fantastic rivers for all skill levels, on which rafting trips can last anywhere from a few hours to a four or five days. Our Water & Wave students are currently on a multiple day […]
Over the summer, we invited all our Alumni to write a short essay, 300 words or less, about how their Outward Bound Costa Rica experience affected who they are today. Several people, of all ages and from different parts of the world, submitted really touching essays. Thank you all! And know that all the essays submitted […]
Outward Bound Costa Rica is well known for its semester and summer courses, but what you may not know is that we also offer educational institutions, corporate groups, social organizations, friends and families the opportunity to design and experience their “own” Outward Bound experience—we call this a “custom course”. Shawn Pendergrass is our Custom Course […]
Outward Bound Costa Rica offers three intense semester courses each Fall and Spring: Tri-Country, Water and Wave, and Leadership. Ranging from 65-85 days, these courses offer students ages 17+ the opportunity to have an in-depth Outward Bound experience. Tri-Country Semester This course is most well-known for its coast-to-coast hike across the entire country of Costa […]
This is a list of what our instructors deem as fundamental gear for your course. Feel free to bring items that are not on this list, but please keep in mind that you will be responsible for your personal belongings. Do not bring more than you think you will be able to carry. Prior to […]
Why sit in a classroom when you could be earning college credit while surfing, kayaking, white-water rafting, and SCUBA diving in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama?! If water sports and travel appeal to you, then the Water & Wave Semester is for you! The course starts Sept. 26 and runs through Dec 4th. It is […]
When most people think of COSTA RICA OUTWARD BOUND, they think of outdoor adventure sports, such as trekking volcanoes, zip-wire flying and SCUBA diving, in remote exotic places. But what few may not know is that one of the core values of COSTA RICA OUTWARD BOUND is community service. All of our courses, whether they […]
This is a list of what our instructors deem as fundamental gear for your course. Feel free to bring items that are not on this list, but please keep in mind that you will be responsible for your personal belongings. Do not bring more than you think you will be able to carry! Prior […]
So while all the summer course students return home, with awesome tans, to share photos and stories of their adventures in Costa Rica, and fall students start enthusiastically packing for their upcoming semester and adult courses, CRROBS instructors are not so lucky. They are spending 9 straight days, from August 18-26, getting their Wilderness First […]
We get constant requests to share our Facebook and Flickr photos with parents, Alumni, as well as their friends and family. In order to access our Facebook photos, you need to send an “add as a friend” request to “Bandido” (the CRROBS “official” profile on FaceBook) and then, send a message to “Bandido” requesting photos […]
Since I have only been working as “Social Media Guru and Marketing Coordinator” at Outward Bound Costa Rica for just over a month, executive management thought it would be a “good idea” to send me out on an actual CRROBS course, so I could really “experience” what our experiential courses are all about. Therefore, they […]
*This reflection was written by 17-year-old Volcano/Panama student Alle Hunter after completing her course* Do you know that feeling when you hop off a plane and you look around and nothing is familiar? Do you know that feeling when you see a crowd of new faces, but you don’t know anyone? Or how about the feeling […]
Era Keys participated in the Fall 2009, Outward Bound Costa Rica Tri-Country Semester Course and she has shared her experience with us below. A Peace of Mind: A Self-Journey Through the Rainforests of Costa Rica By Era Keys Every trial and tribulation that I experienced in each phase; hiking phase, surfing phase, river phase, and […]