HIGH SIERRA adventures

BEGINNER Outdoor Leadership Courses

structured... to help you learn.

exciting... to create a powerful experience.

Choose our 3-Day Beginner Course if you are limited on time or money, but still value a learning experience in Yosemite National Park. On this 3-Day trip, you'll cover all the basics of leadership and play games that help you develop critical leadership skills.

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If you are looking for an effective leadership program that doesn't crush your wallet, our 5-Day course is the one for you. This course takes place over the course of a long weekend and emphasizes skill development and reinforcement. On this course, we have several days of activities that are both FUN and engaging. In fact, our beginner courses make learning fun.

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Being out in the backcountry with friends can be one of the most powerful experiences you'll ever have. The wilderness allows us a chance to step back in time and discover a refreshing sense of our natural being and develop confidence to face the world with strength and tackle everyday stresses. It helps you find your flow.

Empower yourself. Join a team of students this summer and build real leadership skills for life.

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ACTIVITIES

Wilderness Hide and Seek: the students will be divided into two teams. The first team will hike to a predetermined but hidden location in the backcountry making note of their surroundings, course, and landmarks. This team will also place flags along the route that the second team will retrieve. Given a 2-way radio, the team will have three minutes to effectively communicate their position and flagged waypoints to the second team. Without a map, the second team will follow this instruction and other clues provided by the instructor on where they should go to find the other team. They will have 3 separate opportunities to use the radio for 20-second questions. The objective is to retrieve all the flags and find the location of the first team. Each flag retrieved is worth a certain piece of High Sierra Adventures gear, which the students will receive at the end of the trip.

Leadership Games: the student will lead his or her team in finding ways to win challenging games. Most of these games will challenge the students by limiting their ability to talk in order to solve a problem. The students will focus on other means of effective communication and learn the importance of being direct and real with each other.

Blindfolded Adventure: each student will be blindfolded and guided by a partner while walking on a given path. This activity will encourage the students to trust one another to effectively communicate the inherent dangers that arise on the trail. Learning to trust another team member can be just as critical for success as being able to communicate a plan or course of action to reach a common goal.

DATES

PRICING

Group Rates

7-8 per group

4-6 per group

2-3 per group

1 individual

3-Day

$150 each

$200 each

$275 each

$350

The prices above reflect the cost for each individual in a group booking. For example, if a group of 8 books a trip, then the cost for each person in that group would be $150. However, if one person books a trip alone, the cost for that individual is $350. So do yourself a favor and rally up a crew of friends for this excellent adventure!

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activities   dates  pricing  what's included?  registration

ACTIVITIES

Wilderness Hide and Seek: the students will be divided into two teams. The first team will hike to a predetermined but hidden location in the backcountry making note of their surroundings, course, and landmarks. This team will also place flags along the route that the second team will retrieve. Given a 2-way radio, the team will have three minutes to effectively communicate their position and flagged waypoints to the second team. Without a map, the second team will follow this instruction and other clues provided by the instructor on where they should go to find the other team. They will have 3 separate opportunities to use the radio for 20-second questions. The objective is to retrieve all the flags and find the location of the first team. Each flag retrieved is worth a certain piece of High Sierra Adventures gear, which the students will receive at the end of the trip.

Leadership Games: the student will lead his or her team in finding ways to win challenging games. Most of these games will challenge the students by limiting their ability to talk in order to solve a problem. The students will focus on other means of effective communication and learn the importance of being direct and real with each other.

Blindfolded Adventure: each student will be blindfolded and guided by a partner while walking on a given path. This activity will encourage the students to trust one another to effectively communicate the inherent dangers that arise on the trail. Learning to trust another team member can be just as critical for success as being able to communicate a plan or course of action to reach a common goal.

First Aid Seminar: the student will learn basic techniques of first aid. Having the knowledge and ability to preserve life is a powerful tool you will use time and time again. In this beginner seminar, we teach you everything you need to know in order to quickly and effectively respond to any emergency first aid situation. There's no better feeling in the world than one you get when someone thanks you for helping them through a life-threatening emergency.

PRICING

Group Rates

7-8 per group

4-6 per group

2-3 per group

1 individual

5-Day

$200 each

$295 each

$395 each

$495

The prices above reflect the cost for each individual in a group booking. For example, if a group of 8 books a trip, then the cost for each person in that group would be $200. However, if one person books a trip alone, the cost for that individual is $495. So do yourself a favor and rally up a crew of friends for this excellent adventure!

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