Champions

Earlier this year, we shared with you - Outward Bound alum and supporter - John Gluckman’s amazing life story. Since then, John has been busy taking part in running events in the World Masters Games in Taipei and summiting mountain peaks in between races!

For John Gluckman, life has always been about pushing boundaries—both physical and personal. His journey began in 1968 with a 23-day Outward Bound course at Anakiwa.

OB Instructors Luke and Robbie planned to run 35km a day for 30 days, travelling form Bluff to Anakiwa and raise $10k for Outward Bound scholarships. The pair ended up travelling all the way to Cape Reinga!

Remember Alysha and her awesome pledge to pick up 100,000 pieces of rubbish across NZ in 2019 to raise funds for another student? Well, it was an interesting journey. Read her highs and lows

OB Champion Alysha has a goal to raise funds for Outward Bound by collecting 100,000 pieces of rubbish in 2019 across New Zealand's beaches, rivers, coasts, forests and public areas. Keep an eye on her progress here!

Wellingtonian Breanna Ward swam the Strait in 7hours 26mins on Saturday 1st December, 2018 to raise funds for the Outward Bound Champion programme. We caught up with Breanna to chat about the swim and what she's planning next.

While most university students tend to relax after finishing their exams, one OB Alumni has strapped on her tramping pack and is currently on a 75-day walk of the South Island. Check out her inspiring story here.

Outward Bound had such a positive impact on Breanna's life that she wants other people to have the opportunity to experience OB too. In the summer of 2018/2019 Breanna will be swimming the Cook Strait to fundraise for OB.

Aydhen, Batten 629, completed a Professional course in 2017 and was sponsored by his employer, Fisher and Paykel, as part of their leadership programme. He shares with us why his experience motivated him to get involved in the OB Champion programme.