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Outdoor Education

Climbing Everything
Students had the chance to climb everything from short 30-foot cliffs to 2000-foot walls on a recent trip to Red Rock Canyon. WATCH VIDEO
Life Underground
Are you looking for a new kind of adventure? Join us in learning about caves, geology, navigation, rope work, and life underground at 52° Fahrenheit year-round! READ MORE
Clear Your Mind in the Wild
Hiking will keep your mind and body in shape for a lifetime. Learn with your fellow students and enjoy the views along the way. READ MORE
Climb the Adirondacks
Try your hand at roped climbing, and challenge yourself while enjoying beautiful scenery and having a great time with your peers. READ MORE
From Backpacks to Waders
Students, faculty, and staff can rent anything from a skillet to sleeping bags. Good gear, good rates, good folks are all found here.
Learning cannot be limited to the classroom. Our program is consistently ranked as one of the nation's best as it helps students, faculty, and staff explore their sense of place and adventure.

What We Do

We get you out! Whether it is kayaking, tree climbing, snowshoeing, or ice climbing, our goal is to develop your sense of place, leadership, and adventure in the great outdoors.

Regardless of skill level, we take members of the Colgate community out of the classroom and into some of the region's most beautiful natural settings — often just a brief ride from campus.

You can get involved in several different capacities:
Our mission is to provide the community with experiential opportunities which emphasize safety, environmental awareness, and technical skills, while promoting personal growth and group development through rediscovery of the natural world. Contact us to learn more.

Outdoor Education Wins $10,000 Grant

In one month, you voted more than 11,000 times helping us win a $10,000 grant from the Polartec Made Possible Challenge.

We'll use the $10,000 to subsidize a trip that combines adventure and experiential education, because we believe learning does not have to happen solely in the classroom.

To our friends and supporters, and the folks at Polartec: thank you! We can’t wait to share our next adventure with all of you!