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Cornell Outdoor Education marks 50 years of adventure, teamwork, and wellness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rappelling off the top of Schoellkopf Crescent\u2014or ziplining from a replica of McGraw Tower. Kayaking and canoeing on Beebe Lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock climbing, skiing, and mountain biking amidst the dramatic topography of the Adirondacks and Catskills. Hiking in Nepal and exploring the tops of giant sequoias in California and baobabs in Madagascar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just a few of the many outdoor adventures, training courses, PE classes, and other opportunities that Cornell Outdoor Education<\/a> (COE) has been offering Cornellians for a half century\u2014helping them cultivate new skills, become leaders, and forge connections to nature and to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 2019 rock-climbing class at Minnewaska State Park in Ulster County, NY. (COE)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the decades since its first outing debuted in 1972, COE has grown to become the largest operation of its kind at any university in the country\u2014if not the world. Each year, more than 6,000 students take part in its numerous and varied offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe outdoor and leadership skills I built at COE provided the foundation for everything I\u2019ve done since,\u201d observes former natural resources major Lindsay Watkins \u201905, who served as a student instructor in climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, and more\u2014then went on to a career in environmental education and forestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut most importantly, COE was a place where I felt like I belonged, where I found lifelong friends, and where I learned to be my authentic self.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COE traces its roots to a program called Wilderness Reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conceived as a pre-orientation experience for first-years and transfer students, it was co-created by David Moriah \u201972, BS \u201973 (who had previously gone on trips with the outdoor education nonprofit Outward Bound) in summer 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-founder David Moriah in Ithaca\u2019s Lick Brook Gorge around 1980. (COE)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wilderness Reflections\u2014which took newly matriculating Cornellians on backpacking, bike touring, and canoeing trips\u2014became entirely student-led by 1975, with recent graduate Moriah serving as its informal leader and mentor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He coined its cheeky (unofficial) motto: \u201cI would found an oasis of madness in a pompous academic institution that takes itself far too seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, Moriah was also working in the University\u2019s physical education (PE) department, crafting the first iteration of its outdoor ed program. Wilderness Reflections began co-sponsoring courses with PE\u2014from rock and ice climbing to back-country first aid\u2014to create a pipeline for future student leaders of classes and excursions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This multitude of offerings (which also helped students fulfill Cornell\u2019s PE requirement) soon outstripped Wilderness Reflections itself; the program was formally named Cornell Outdoor Education in 1985. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, some 200 people participate in COE\u2019s annual pre-Orientation trips, now called Outdoor Odyssey<\/a>. Still student led, they include backpacking in the Finger Lakes and Catskills and canoeing in the Adirondacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds more choose from the about 70 PE courses offered each semester through COE\u2014comprising about a fifth of those available in the department\u2014from biking and paddling to caving, yoga, snowshoeing, circus arts, trail running, and more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Great Outdoors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

COE is gearing up to celebrate a half-century of adventure\u2014and look toward the next 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moriah (who left Cornell in 1984) has returned to Ithaca and is chairing the advisory board developing COE\u2019s 50th anniversary plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A documentary is in the works, and trips and other events are planned for spring 2023. The festivities will culminate in a reunion and celebration<\/a> this summer. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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COE continues to run the Lindseth Climbing Center (which expanded in 2016 and now encompasses 8,000 square feet of bouldering and climbing, including an adaptive program) and manages an outfitting operation that rents gear to members of the Cornell community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents can go out for a hike, a cross-country ski, or a paddle, and suddenly they\u2019re de-stressing, taking care of themselves through physical activity, and taking care of their mental and emotional wellness,\u201d says co-director Karel Hilversum. \u201cIt also helps them be their best in the classroom, so they can succeed academically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canoeing on Beebe Lake during Reunion Weekend. (Ryan Young\/Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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COE\u2019s Hoffman Challenge Course, located in the woods a few miles from campus, features high and low ropes courses, giant swings, and even a 64-foot-tall replica of McGraw Tower (sans pumpkin) with rappelling stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, it\u2019s used by about 5,000 people for teambuilding exercises and leadership excursions\u2014drawing groups ranging from dining hall staffers to athletic teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COE also operates canoeing, ziplining, and rappelling sessions during Reunion, Cornell Days, and other events; hosts a hugely popular annual used gear sale; and runs the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute, the largest training program for canopy researchers (including ornithologists and primatologists) in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COE was a place where I felt like I belonged, where I found lifelong friends, and where I learned to be my authentic self.<\/p>\nLindsay Watkins \u201905<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In the wider Ithaca community, COE students, staff, and volunteers have tackled trail maintenance and repair and other service projects. COE also manages the Gorge Stewards Program<\/a>, whose employees educate residents and visitors about safe practices in Ithaca\u2019s natural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COE offers a wilderness medicine certification program with Weill Cornell Medicine and has partnered with other University groups to extend its reach globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its Tree Climbing Institute has conducted canopy research atop baobabs in Madagascar<\/a> and old-growth giant sequoias in California, and winter trip participants have hiked mountainous trails in Nepal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Wild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Canoeing on Beebe Lake. (No\u00ebl Heaney\/Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Rappelling down the back of Schoellkopf Crescent. (No\u00ebl Heaney\/Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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A mountaineering trip in the Adirondacks. (COE)<\/em>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Lindseth Climbing Center in Bartels Hall. (Sreang Hok\/Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Student instructors on a winter excursion to New Hampshire\u2019s White Mountains in the 1970s. (COE)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Taken all together, its leaders say, COE\u2019s expanse and diversity of offerings makes it the most comprehensive program of its kind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, it was about education, leadership, and character development,\u201d Moriah observes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was in the ethos of the program. We were doing more than just going outside and playing in the woods. We were really creating a different kind of educational experience at Cornell\u2014one that was experiential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Barton Hall high ropes course. (Sreang Hok\/Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eric Przybyszewski \u201911 got involved in COE his freshman year, learning wilderness survival, backpacking, and trail running, and eventually training other COE staffers. Now a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, he says COE taught him lifelong lessons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen students experience outdoor adventure, they learn about themselves and their environment,\u201d he says, \u201cand they see more beauty in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only about 4 percent of COE\u2019s budget comes from the University, and most courses are fee-based; the rest of its support comes through gifts, several endowments, and revenue from its other programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When students experience outdoor adventure, they learn about themselves\u2014and they see more beauty in the world.<\/p>\nEric Przybyszewski \u201911<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Among COE\u2019s current goals is to increase access, says Hilversum\u2014\u201cto be sure that any Cornellian, regardless of their financial situation, can participate in the Cornell Outdoor Education experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted instruction on the Hill, COE found itself uniquely suited to resuming in-person classes: many of its offerings were already held outdoors and inherently socially distanced. It also found its services much in demand: the community was looking for ways to de-stress, focus on mental wellness\u2014and be together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur whole lives here had been centered around the notion of convincing people to be outside,\u201d recalls co-director Mark Holton, PhD \u201999. \u201cAnd during the pandemic, suddenly they showed up in great numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-director Mark Holton climbs a giant sequoia in California\u2019s Whitaker Forest in 2010. (COE)<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Early in the pandemic, COE began offering online programming, such as self-guided hiking and trail running classes; hundreds of people enrolled. And while some virtual courses are still offered in the summer, they are not options during the semesters\u2014with the organization\u2019s core aims in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA real value here is managing people\u2019s stresses,\u201d Holton notes. \u201cAnd part of that is meeting other people\u2014sharing laughter and friendship as they\u2019re building that connection to the outdoors.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: Sreang Hok\/Cornell University<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published December 16, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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