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.
[citation needed] He and Dan Bryant, from New Zealand, were the first climbers ever to traverse the Matterhorn twice in one day.
During World War II Petzoldt served in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division,[2] fighting on the Italian Front.
From 1963 to 1965,[1] Petzoldt was the chief instructor for Outward Bound Colorado prior to establishing NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School.
[4] Among the early instructors in Petzoldt's Outward Bound programs was Vince Lee.