Staff Training Day: Outdoor Bound Closed November 7

It is probably the reason you keep signing up, trip after trip: our awesome guides! You may have noticed that we are ridiculously proud of our guides, with good reason.

There are plenty of groups who will take you hiking for the day…with “some guy” leading and maybe a buddy of his on sweep. That is not the sort of outdoor adventure company we run.

What makes our team the highest quality? Experience, training, passion! When you take an excursion with Outdoor Bound, you are traveling with the best. Each of our guides has a rich background of travel, sports expertise and outdoor education, and many are specialists in activity categories.

Our guides have the following credentials: NYS Licensed Trail Guide, American Red Cross Certified CPR, First Aid, AED and Water Safety. Most of us are also trained as Wilderness First Responders or Wilderness EMTs. Additionally, what you will get from us is a consistent experience — attention to detail; education about the natural environment around you, beneath you and above you; patience and compassion if you struggle; wilderness ethics and the ability and training to confidently take charge should an injury or medical issue arise.

Today we are continuing our tradition of guide training, to make sure everyone’s skills are fresh and ensuring that we deliver the best in outdoor adventure trips, near and far! Our training day will consist of medical emergency training, orienteering, group management, and company procedures.

Event Details

• Awesome Outdoor Bound Staff Only!

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Experienced, Fun & Qualified Guides

From cycling across the United States to leading horse treks through New Zealand to scaling Nepalese peaks, Outdoor Bound guides have real-world outdoor experience. Collectively, they have hiked, biked, climbed and kayaked tens of thousands of miles around the globe.

Whether their professional backgrounds are as teachers, personal trainers, artists, environmentalists or business leaders, they all have an extensive knowledge of the natural world and local history. Each guide has also passed a rigorous guide certification program and is trained in wilderness first aid or as a Wilderness First Responder.

Diverse & Interesting Groups

There is no typical Outdoor Bound participant. While ages typically range from 20 to 50, those who come to experience outdoor adventure range from singles to couples, from lawyers to waiters. They are a mix of women and men. While the group is always diverse, you will certainly feel welcome. Our guides go the extra mile to make the atmosphere of each trip social and fun. Many people in the Outdoor Bound community have forged lasting friendships as a result of our trips.

New Experiences

Skydiving, ice-climbing, hot-air ballooning, skiing and hiking every weekend are just a few of Outdoor Bound’s year-round adventures. These trips are accessible to everyone, including the novice, who might feel a little uneasy, the young urban professional trying to get away and even the adrenaline junkie looking for a new rush.

Environmental Awareness

“Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures,” is the Leave No Trace motto embraced by Outdoor Bound. From purchasing bamboo T-shirts to printing with soy-based inks on recycled paper, Outdoor Bound strives to create the least environmental impact possible while on trips and in the office.