Veteran's Programs

The Outward Bound Canada Veterans Program is designed to be fun, engaging, challenging, grounded in community and suited to individuals in good physical condition. The program builds on the strengths that the participants already have by using the teamwork and problem solving skills that were developed by being in the military. Once on course participants will come to know the ways of the mountains and how to travel in them. Leadership skills are tested as participants take over responsibility for the crew and make community plans and decisions. Our staff, some of whom are Veterans themselves, are highly skilled in climbing, ski touring, mountain travel, and working with groups. You can count on them to facilitate a challenging and meaningful experience. However, the success of the program depends on each individual participant.

During the course, in the Canadian wilderness, the only resources you and your fellow veterans have to work with is what you are carrying, your wits, and the deep resilience you have to move forward. The group works together to navigate, make decisions, overcome obstacles, and meet challenges. Some of the challenges include ice climbing, ski touring, and peak climbing.

Released from the challenges and distractions of everyday life, coming on Outward Bound means that participants are surrounded by a community of "Brothers and Sisters in Arms" in the wilderness. Take this opportunity to touch base with other veterans on deployment and post deployment experiences, challenges and successes. Sometimes this is the first time veterans have had the opportunity to share impressions of their experiences in a completely supportive and like-minded forum with other veterans surrounded by the beauty of the rich Canadian wilderness landscape. Your home.

Outward Bound Canada has received generous support from the Alberta and NWT command of the Royal Canadian Legion, which pays 100% of the course tuition and the travel associated with getting to the course start. There are no application fee or course fees.