It really is true what they say, 'Once an Outward Bounder, always an Outward Bounder!'

It has been a lifetime since the first group of Outward Bounders pulled on their boots, packed their bags and set off to explore the Narrabeen region of New South Wales back in 1956. Full of determination, the 45 young participants embarked on a month long journey, pushing themselves beyond their self imposed limits.

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When Cliff Roberts joined the group of four rowing a 2 ton lifeboat containing the entire 32 members of his 1960 Classic Challenge Course out the mouth of the tidal Hawkesbury River, to Lion Island, he never imagined that, almost 50 years later, he would be the grandfather of what is fast becoming an Outward Bound family! A variation on today's challenge by choice, 1960 offered twenty-six days of tough discipline that saw this 18 year old transformed into a life-long fan and strong advocate of the organisation he now champions. A primary driving force behind the Gerringong Lions Club Navigator Course sponsorship, he is also the instigator of what he hopes will ultimately become a family tradition.

Read more: A Family Affair