Waiting for you at Northwood School are two of the three essential elements of the perfect wilderness education program:
1: Our staff has a wealth of experience in outdoor adventure and education.
2: Our wilderness setting is as diverse and spectacular as can be found anywhere!
The third essential is YOU! Come ready to experience and grow, and the wilderness skills program will change you forever.
The Northwood experience for members of the Wilderness Skills program includes: rock climbing, orienteering, search and rescue, ice climbing, low-impact camping, wilderness first aid, and winter navigation and survival.
Don Mellor, professional guide, ice climber and author is the leader of the Wilderness Program at Northwood School. Incredible challenges and excitement await students who choose the Wilderness option at Northwood. A quest for bold adventures and a lifelong love for the outdoors are experiences students take with them when they leave the school.
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Wilderness Skills Faculty
The instructors listed below are full-time members of the Northwood School teaching faculty.
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| Don Mellor
• 26 years climbing experience
• NYS licensed guide in rock and ice climbing
• Author of Climbing in the Adirondacks (rock and ice guide)
• Author of Rock-Climbing: A Trailside Guide (W.W. Norton, 1997)
• Coordinator and trainer for area search and rescue
• Guide for Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service
• Television appearances including Extra!, Outdoor Life Channel, Travel Channel
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| Jeff Edwards
• 16 years climbing experience
• NYS licensed guide in rock and ice climbing
• International climbing background including Africa and Europe
• Guide for Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service
• Seen in Climbing Magazine
• Pioneer of many Adirondack first ascents
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| Jeff Martin
• Weekend camping and outdoor survival coordinator
• NYS licensed guide in rock and ice climbing
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| Guy Middleton
• NYS registered whitewater guide
• Adirondack forest ranger
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