NOLS - Patagonia Backpacking and Fly Fishing

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Coyhaique

Term: Spring 
Dates: February 14-27, 2009

Description: The fabled wild brown and rainbow trout of Patagonia's Aisen region, valleys that are home to some of the most pristine rivers and freestone streams you can find anywhere, wild surroundings and weather: this is the expedition of a lifetime for anyone seeking a backcountry travel experience with a focus on fly fishing.

On this course, you'll learn the fundamental travel and expeditioning skills that are the hallmark of a NOLS experience. You'll also get a custom-tailored fly-fishing progression based on students' individual knowledge and experience, whether you're picking up a fly rod for the first time or have been fishing for years.

A remote, self-sufficient, educational expedition in what is quickly becoming one of the hottest fly-fishing destinations on the planet--you can only get it at NOLS.

Highlights:
College Credit:
(Optional)

2 Semester Credit Hours:
2 Hours Environmental Ethics

Cost in US$: $3,005

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - Each year NOLS offers over $800,000 dollars in scholarship assistance. Scholarship aid is available to applicants who show great potential to excel as NOLS students and who would be unable to attend without financial aid. These scholarship dollars are made available through the generosity of alumni and friends to the NOLS Fund. Our graduates realize the great impact a NOLS education has and volunteer both time and money to further the school's mission.

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

NOLS The National Outdoor Leadership School's Mission Statement: The mission of the National Outdoor Leadership School is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment.

Year Founded: 1965