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Most recent COLS recap

For Summer 2024, COLS took place July 2-11 on the western side of the Cascade Mountains in central Oregon. Activities included backpacking, mountain biking, paddle boarding, and swimming in alpine lakes!

Recent COLS trips videos

2026: New Hampshire

A classic COLS trip through the White Mtns, complete with rock climbing, backpacking, and islanding!

2025: West Virginia

A soggy, humid trip but as always, we made the absolute best of it!

2024: Oregon

10 days or riding out a heat wave in the blissful alpine scenery of Oregon's Cascade Mountains!

2023: New Hampshire

10 days making the best of very cold, wet weather in New Hampshire's White Mountains!

2022: Oregon

This 10 day trip was full of backpacking, cliff jumping, mountain biking, and rock climbing in central Oregon.

2021: New Hampshire

This 10 day trip was full of backpacking in the White Mountains, cliff jumping, and camping on Cliff Island in Newfound Lake.

2020: New Hampshire

This 10 day trip was full of backpacking in the White Mountains, cliff jumping, and camping on Cliff Island in Newfound Lake.

The NH COLS 2020 trip and some epic adventures in the White Mountains of New Hampshire!

2019: New Hampshire

This COLS included backpacking through the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountains, bouldering at Rumney, boating, mountain biking, and camping on Cliff Island in Newfound Lake.