May 3, 2012 | Adventure Therapy, Facilitation, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Risk Management
This had been one epic trip so far. The group of high school kids were loving life as we had traveled deep into the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness area of southern Colorado. We camped that night high on a ledge in Snowslide Basin and after a great dinner and...
May 2, 2012 | Adventure Therapy, Facilitation, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Risk Management
It was one of the first backpacking trips I ever guided. We were halfway into our first day, the group was doing well as we plodded up some moderately steep terrain. I was in the back of the group, having some great conversation with a kid, trying to take our minds...
Apr 30, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Guest blogger, Edy Sutherland shares a story from a night hike she went on with a women’s ministry trip called, “Into the WHY’ld” in Sedona, AZ. Not only is it a great story (for men and women), but it also gives a practical idea from the...
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Feb 1, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills, Surveys, Teamwork, Trust
Outdoor leadership requires healthy teams. When you are spending a week with another guide leading a group in the wilderness, if you don’t enjoy working together as a team, your whole group will suffer. Teamwork among guides, staff, and volunteers is a key to a...
Jan 29, 2012 | Adventure Pastors Blog Series, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Facilitation, Jesus' Teaching in the Outdoors (Wilderness Bible Studies Blog Series), Leadership Skills, Risk
In the year 1900 famous British Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackelton: (1874-1922) placed the following advertisement in London newspapers to recruit a crew for his National Antarctic Expedition. This is one of the most famous risk quotes that I know of:...
