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and third, by teaching you responsible use of wild lands and concern
for the continual preservation of these areas for future generations.
 Acquiring
Outdoor Skills
When you join a Wilderness Ventures trip, you
will learn a variety of safe outdoor living skills
through your exposure to a wide range of outdoor
activities and environments. You will learn skills
such as trip planning, backcountry travel, outdoor
cooking, minimum impact camping, all within an
environment which is non-competitive and stress
free. While we certainly believe in challenge,
we also believe that learning should be fun. You
will come away from your experience with self-
confidence in your ability to function in these environments and with a burning
desire to return to the wilderness and the outdoors throughout your life.
Becoming A Peer Leader
Because of our small group size and our very low student-to-staff ratios, you
will receive the highest level of individual attention, and you will be counted
on to be a valuable contributor to your small group. Your most rewarding
achievement will be learning how to live with your small community and how
to place your own personal needs behind those of your group. As a result of our
focus on you as an individual and your responsibility to your group, you will
be amazed at how quickly your group bonds. By the conclusion of your trip,
you will return home having experienced
profound personal growth with a better
understanding of yourself. You will have gained
self-confidence, self-reliance and a greater
sense of responsibility for your life, with vastly
enhanced leadership and teamwork skills.
Caring for Wild Lands
When we founded Wilderness Ventures in
1972, we were fortunate that access to the
most spectacular wilderness environments in
North America was still available. Our access to so many of these magnificent
places is unmatched by any other similar-appearing program. While we are privileged to be able to visit these natural treasures, our
travels through them instill in us a responsibility for their future survival.
On our adventures and expeditions, you will learn not only the finest methods
of zero impact camping, but you
will also gain a love for these places
and a burning desire to see them
preserved so that your children
might have a similar experience.
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