It’s hard for us to imagine being able to climb El Capitan (located in Yosemite National Park, California) let alone wanting to fall and swing from a rope attached to the mountain’s peak! But that’s exactly what the climber depicted in this video did, and he survived unscathed! We’re slightly frightened by the events in […]
Jorge Rey Grange is traveling from Ushuaia, Argentina to Alaska on foot with his dog, Caminante (Walker). The mission of his trip, which he is calling “Caminando por la vida” (walking for life), is to collect donations for and to raise awareness about the lack of food, healthcare and education for children of limited means. […]
Yesterday, June 27th, marked Ryan Bodge’s final day as Custom Course Manager here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. He will be sorely missed. Ryan has become a good friend to all on base, always with a compliment or goofy smile to share. In his short tenure at OBCR, Ryan was extremely successful in creating new […]
Just last week several local kindergarten students visited the Outward Bound Costa Rica base to have a day of exploration and adventure! After exploring the campus, the group sang some amazing songs (in English!), practiced their rafting skills and played with the base puppies. Fortunately, we had the camera handy and were able to capture all the action. Take a […]
It has been a very busy week here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. Not only did we welcome some new canine friends to the team, but we also welcomed our new Web Design/Development & Semester Course Manager, Meag Tessmann. Meag’s info: Web Design and Development Manager & Semester Course Coordinator Hometown: Racine, WI Education: B.S. in […]
Mountain biking is a very popular sport here. Taking the bikes onto the ski slopes is not a possibility here, and after watching this video, that is totally fine by us. We do a lot of great stuff in the ocean. However after seeing this, we seem to barely scratch the surface. A fascinating story about remote […]