Paul Petzoldt

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Paul Petzoldt
Born(1908-01-16)January 16, 1908
Mountaineer
Known forFounder of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS); involved in the introduction of Outward Bound to the US

Paul Kiesow Petzoldt (January 16, 1908 – October 6, 1999) was an American

mountaineer and wilderness educator known for establishing the National Outdoor Leadership School in 1965.[1]

Early life

Petzoldt was born in Creston, Iowa. The youngest of nine children, he was raised on a farm in southern Idaho.[1] From 1929 to 1932, Petzoldt attended the University of Idaho, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Utah but did not earn a degree.[1]

Career

He made his first ascent of the

first American team to attempt a climb on K2. For the climb he did not use assisted oxygen; he learned to use rhythmic breathing.[citation needed] He and Dan Bryant, from New Zealand, were the first climbers ever to traverse the Matterhorn
twice in one day.

During

Italian Front
.

Petzoldt's other accomplishments in the outdoors are also considered major advances among wilderness enthusiasts.[citation needed]

From 1963 to 1965,[1] Petzoldt was the chief instructor for Outward Bound Colorado prior to establishing NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School.[3] Noted in his introduction to The New Wilderness Handbook, his experience in NOLS, Outward Bound, and love of the wilderness evolved into the Wilderness Education Association. WEA courses, certification and knowledge are still helping many advocates of the environment learn to have low-impact adventures in the environment.[4] Among the early instructors in Petzoldt's Outward Bound programs was

Vince Lee.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ISBN 0-89886-725-8
    .
  3. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ ("The Unauthorized Eckankar (Tm) Page". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2012-06-11.), Outward Bound, and his own NOLS.
  • Petzoldt, Paul, Raye Carlson Ringholz. The New Wilderness Handbook. WW Norton & Company. New York: 1975.
  • Petzoldt, Paul K. Teton Tales and Other Petzoldt Anecdotes. ICS Books, Inc. Merrillville, Indiana: 1995.

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