New Students Embark on Wilderness Orientation

CRMS’s Wilderness Orientation is designed to introduce all new students to the value of service, teamwork, challenge, physical fitness, and adventure. This ten-day backpacking trip also serves the important role of introducing new students to the values and philosophy of the CRMS educational experience. The skills taught on Wilderness not only benefit students on subsequent wilderness adventures, but also provide them with valuable lessons and strategies that will help them better approach everyday life at CRMS and beyond. Additionally, each wilderness group undertakes a three-day trail service project in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service.

Wilderness Orientation strives to instill within students the school’s values of respect, responsibility, and excellence. Sample Wilderness Orientation backpacking routes include areas in the nearby Hunter Fryingpan and Snowmass/Maroon Bells wilderness. In summary, CRMS wilderness experiences teach students intentionally targeted competencies that lead to a more confident, competent adulthood.

For a slide show of some of this year's students out in the field click here.