This document outlines the various semester programs offered by Initiative Outdoor in Nepal, including wilderness leadership, environmental studies, white water rafting and kayaking, mountaineering and rock climbing, trekking and backpacking. It provides details on the duration and activities involved in each program, and includes photos from previous Initiative Outdoor courses depicting locations and activities in Nepal.

1. Initiative Outdoor
Wilderness
Leadership
Semester

2. BoudhanathStupa(5th Century)
Sadhu atPashupatinath
Kathmandu UNESCOWorld Heritage Site Tour
Durbar Square
(500 years old)
(

3. SOLO School First-Aid Training
3-10 Day Wilderness
Survival/First-Aid course
Studentsearn Certificationwith
SOLO School of Wilderness
Medicine (Conway, New
Hampshire)

4. OutdoorLeadership Course
Studentslearning teamworkandcommunicationthroughhandsonactivities
⏎
Chandra Ale
addressing students
beforetrekkingintothe
Himalayas

5. InitiativeOutdoor & Nepali Youth Trek
Initiative Outdoorstaff and kids from the
Samata School at Shiva Puri National Park
Elephant watching during a student course at Chitwan
National Park 
Students rappelling down
Initiative Outdoor’s office
building in Kathmandu 
I.O.Studentswill lead a3-7daytrekforlocal
Nepali students,teaching themthe fundamentalsof
wildernessskills andbackpacking

6. EnvironmentalStudies CourseLocal Geology
Local Biology & Botany
Sustainable Development and the
human environmental impact in
Nepal
TheGokyo Region and the Ngozumpa Glacier,the
largest glacier in Nepal 
Wild yak travelling in the Solu Khumbu Region near
Mount Everest

7. White Water Rafting & KayakingSemester
9 Rivers
12Weeks
3-5+ Class Rapids
2 WeekSwiftwater Rescue
Training
10-day Independent Study
Period

8. 2 Weeks Rock Climbing
onNaturalFaces Outside of
Kathmandu 
8-9 Weeks of
Mountaineering and Ice
Climbing
2 WeekCrevasseRescue
Course
Crossing of Tashi Labtsa
Pass(5760m/19,000ft)
Summiting a
20,000 ftpeak
10 day Independent Study
Period
Mountaineering
and Rock Climbing
Semester
TeachingIce Climbing to Students

9. Trekking and Backpacking
Semester :
Seven Weeks Backpacking in
deeply isolated regions of the
recently established Great
Himalayan Trail
10 day Independent Study
Canyoning Course (Waterfall
Repelling)
Mount Everest SeenFrom Base Camp
Canyoning

10. Photos From Previous Initiative OutdoorCourses
Photos:Trekkingto GokyoLake

11. Sun KoshiForest
and the Riverof
Gold
Sun Koshi Paddling
Karnali
Wild West
River
Western
Himalayan
Rivers

12. Mountain Clouds, Helicopter Remains,andTravel
Yak inthe Solu Khumbu Region

13. Climbing Labuche East
Ice Rescue
Drill
Chandra
Ale@
Bimal
Nagar
Ice
Climbing

Rock Wall
Everest
Region


14. Mount Everest
Ancient Buddhist
StupasAlong the
Trail
WesternHimalaya
Helicopter Landing
Zone


15. Bouldering,Trekking,and Mountaineeringat Everest
Region

16. SwiftwaterRescue Training 

BhoteKoshi River
Sun Koshi
TrekkingtoAnnapurna  Rock & Ice in
Khumbu
Region

17. Thank You For Your
Time!
BackgroundPhoto: Everest Base
CampTrek