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Moving beyond “following the trail” and into the real-world skills of finding your way as an expedition team. Girls will practice the foundations of navigation in a hands-on, challenge-based format, using maps, identifiying features, following bearings. All with a lot of teamwork and laughter!

The boys will practice the foundations of navigation in a hands-on, challenge-based format: reading topographic maps, identifying terrain features, orienting a map, taking and following bearings. 

Worley’s is incredible with so many places to explore, cave features to learn about, mud to play in, tight crawls to challenge themselves with = epic fun! (8.30am – 5.00pm) Tuition includes the $10 cave entry fee

At the TAASC climbing gym in Morganton – This is a great opportunity for the Redwoods to climb, boulder, rappel, prusik, belay and challenge themselves. There are plenty of other fun activities to add to the mix like slacklines and going up into the tree house, and potentially rappelling out of it! (9.00 am Sat – 3.00 pm Sun)

A super fun day on a beautiful granite playground. Boys will learn the fundamentals of bouldering: how to move safely on rock, use balance and footwork, “read” a climb like a puzzle, and spot for one another with focus and care

Great opportunity to get out together to share an amazing experience in the wilderness! We'll be planning this trip with the students at the meetings

Great opportunity to get out together to share an amazing experience in the wilderness! We'll be planning this trip with the students at the meetings

This is an amazing opportunity for these girls to get out on a backpacking trip. They will learn so many skills and it's so much fun sharing this experience with friends!

We're going into Pisgah for a great day on the rock. The boys can help set up the anchors and rappel management - we'll work on these skills at our meetings to get everyone ready.

The girls will utilize their navigation skills in real time have fun playing in the creek and all the other goodness of a day out on the trail with friends!

These guys are ready for a real backpacking trip! We'll be backpacking in a short distance and then setting up camp and heading off for a day hike. The boys will learn so many camp craft skills on this trip - we highly recommend it!

This is a key trip for skill development and great practice for the summer trip, plus it's so much fun and amazing to be out in the wilderness with friends. Location will be posted soon

Another major skill building opportunity and practice for the upcoming summer expedition. Backpacking is the perfect activity to develop the core outdoor skills you need - both personal and group skills, plus it's so much fun being out in these beautiful places together!

A super fun day on a beautiful granite playground. They will learn the fundamentals of bouldering: how to move safely on rock, use balance and footwork, “read” a climb like a puzzle, and spot for one another with focus and care

Canoe expedition on Lake Jocassee, exploring this crystal clear lake and it's beautiful waterfalls. On the final day we're doing a service project in Brevard. Full tuition is $790 with a $200 deposit to signup (non-refundable unless another student takes your spot)

We're going up to Grayson Highlands for a beautiful backpacking experience. Trip tuition is $790 with a $200 deposit to signup (non refundable unless another student takes your spot)

This is a 5-day camp where we go out for a unique adventure each day - canoeing, hiking, climbing and more and then return home each evening. Program tuition is$590 with a $200 deposit to signup (non refundable unless another student takes your spot)

This is a 5-day camp where we go out for a unique adventure each day - canoeing, hiking, climbing and more and then return home each evening. Program tuition is$590 with a $200 deposit to signup (non refundable unless another student takes your spot)

Canoe expedition on Lake Jocassee. This is a great opportunity to explore this crystal clear lake and make our way across to it's most northern part. So much to see and beautiful paddling! Full tuition is $790 with a $200 deposit to signup (non refundable unless another student takes your spot)

We're going up to Grayson Highlands for a beautiful backpacking experience. Trip tuition is $790 with a $200 deposit to signup (non refundable unless another student takes your spot)