The ultimate adventure
for those seeking to reach a new level in outdoor leadership! While traveling
through some of Virginia and West Virginia's premier adventure and recreation
areas, you will enjoy our most popular adventure activities while completing
instructional sessions in outdoor leadership. Among the leadership classes
included are: First Aid and CPR certification, Leave No Trace certificate,
belay training, and basic trail-work techniques. As you assume a greater level
of responsibility within the group, your leadership skills will improve and
your group will continue to grow as a team. Group leaders use both formal and
informal discussions to help you discover the qualities and traits needed to
develop successful leadership skills. Along the way you'll participate in
challenging and exciting adventure activities including mountain biking,
white-water kayaking, and sea kayaking along the New River, backpacking through
the Blue Ridge Mountains, and rock climbing and white-water rafting in the New
River Gorge of West Virginia. While in the New River Gorge area we do a Service Project in association with the New River Alliance of Climbers & the National Park Service. Join us for this amazing 28-day adventure!
Activities:
white-water rafting, mountain biking, sea kayaking, white-water kayaking, community service projects, rock
climbing, rappelling, belay training, 900' zip line, backpacking, CPR first
aid, & more.
"I led Wilderness
Adventure at Eagle Landing's first Wilderness Leadership Course. The trip was
designed for participants with outdoor experience wanting to learn more
backcountry leadership skills. During those four weeks I saw the participants
discover their potential through team-teaching classes on outdoor ethics,
acting as leaders for a day, and taking on added responsibilities within the
group. It was exciting to see each group member gain more confidence in their
leadership skills individually and learn how to be a strong member of a team.
One of our participants later told me that not a day goes by that he doesn't
think about his experience on this course. That's the kind of impact that the
Wilderness Leadership Course has on its participants each summer."
