Resources

One of the goals of our organization is to provide a valuable resource to our clients, our staff, and to anyone else who visits our site, not only through our high quality adventure and team building programs, but also through our knowledge and expertise in other areas. ‘Resources’ is where you’ll find links to organizations, research, vendors, activities, and other information that we have found useful. Perhaps something in these pages will be useful to you as well.

Adventures Great and small	Where to go? What to Do! Things to Know! Discover the fun and excitement of Independent Adventure Travel
The Corporate Learning Institute	Teambuilding workshops, corporate team building training, rope courses programs and fun events in the Chicago area.
Sportrock Climbing Centers	Providing indoor rock climbing gyms and outdoor rock climbing instruction, with two locations in Northern Virginia.
Calleva Outdoors	Summer adventure camp, school group programs, high quality kayaking instruction, Markoff’s Haunted Forest, and the Potomac Challenge mountain bike race.
Earth Treks Climbing	Indoor rock climbing and outdoor instruction with three gyms in Maryland.
Half Full Fitness and Health	Fitness and Health Coaching in Northern Virginia.
Outdoor Excursions	Kayaking company, specializing in rafting, flat water kayaking, white water kayaking, and white water rescue instruction
Valley Mill Camp	Traditional day camp and kayaking instruction.
The Treehouse Camp	20 acres of beautiful woodland on South Mountain provide an ideal setting for year-round camping and hiking.
Butler School	Butler School and Camps is a Montessori tradition institution for primary, elementary and adolescent age children. The school is located on a beautiful country campus in Darnestown, Maryland
River & Trail Outfitters	Providing expert whitewater instruction near Harper’s Ferry, WV – quality whitewater rafting and kayaking instruction, team building, climbing wall, and cross country skiing.
Upward Enterprises Adventure Programs	ROPES Courses and facilitation services for youth and adults. Located near Buckeystown (Montgomery County), MD.
Keystone Adventure Company	ROPES Course construction, inspections, and training services in the Tri-State area. Built to ACCT Standards and highest quality guaranteed.
Gordon's Guide	Adventure & active travel vacations worldwide! Offering dude ranches, whitewater rafting, houseboat rentals, bicycle tours, mountain biking, fly fishing guides, fishing lodges, vacation rentals, resorts, and over 30 other adventure & active travel categories.
Rainforest Adventure Center Expeditions	Educational activities at the rainforest adventure center in Piedres Blancas, Costa Rica include: tree climbing in the rain forest canopy, cliff and waterfall rappelling, hiking, backpacking, and rock climbing. Educational experiences include: learning about medicinal plants, sweat lodge, and service learning projects
Outdoor Wilderness Leadership School	Leadership and consulting services ranging from expedition rock climbing, orienteering, and ropes challenge courses, to staff inventory workshops, proactive management seminars, and executive coaching.
Current Adventures	Whitewater kayaking, sea kayaking and lake touring in the Sacramento, San Francisco, Monterey and Sierra Nevada Mountain areas as well as trip leading in the Western United States and abroad.
n2backpacking	a collection of trail maps, photos, tales, trip reports and summaries of trips.
Ransdell Associates	The most comprehensive inventory of Myers-Briggs Tests, Strong Interest Inventory Tests, Combined Reports, and Test Packages available for online testing…
MightyGPS.com	MightyGPS.com delivers GPS hardware and software navigation solutions and maps. Low prices. Fast delivery.
Groovy Adventures	Website providing adventure sports and adventure travel opportunities in the US.
JR's Picnics	Company Picnics, Parties, Receptions, Meetings, Corporate Outings, Theme Events, Convention Get-Aways, Tour Groups, Team Building, Employee Appreciation Parties, Retirement or Award Luncheons or Dinners
Adventure Sports Online	online resource dedicated to adventure travel, outfitters, and products.
America Outdoors Association	The America Outdoors Association is an international association representing the world’s finest adventure travel outfitters, tour companies and outdoor educators.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website provides an excellent local weather forecast.
Adventure Ropes Course	Lynx is building many of the finest climbing towers and high and low ropes courses in the country. We work with camps, schools, and adventure companies to design and construct solid, multifaceted towers and high elements at affordable prices.
TheCrag.com	theCrag.com is a project to build a global index of climbs as an online resource for rock climbers.
Project Ascent	Project Ascent, LLC provides high quality teambuilding and ROPES Challenge programs for youth and adults in Maryland and DC.

Experiential Education Resources that we rely on:

Project Adventure

Association for Experiential Education

Wilderdom

OutdoorEd.com

Excellent resources for educators, trainers and facilitators

IceBreakerGames.co.uk - great ideas for ice breaker games

Business Balls – a great source for free team building activities and exercises

The Leader’s Institute – a resource for articles and research in the field of team building

Leadership Strategies – providing professional facilitation training and certification

Below, you’ll find links to the web sites of nonprofit and outdoors organizations that GO-Adventures supports.

Access Fund

American Mountain Guides Association

American Alpine Club

American Canoe Association

American Hiking Society

American Whitewater Affiliation

Appalachian Mountain Club

Appalachian Trail Conference

Association for Experiential Education

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative

Conservation Alliance

International Mountain Biking Association

National Off-Road Biking Association

‘Leave No Trace’ Ethics

Outdoor Industry Women’s Council

Pacific Crest Trail Association

Student Conservation Association

The Mountaineers

Washington Area Bicyclists Association

The Wilderness Society

Winter Wildlands

C&O Canal National Historical Park

Catoctin Mountain Park

The America Outdoors Association

Association for Challenge Course Technology

Professional Ropes Course Association

The Historic Button Farm

Altitude Events – a UK-based team building and event management company.

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Adventure Travel Guides – OuterQuest.com

OuterQuest.com is the leading resource for adventure travel planning and outdoor recreation. We are a direct marketing company that uses our products, services, & events to promote your adventure travel programs. Our partners are dedicated to enhancing our communities by bringing together individuals and groups in adventure recreation.

If you would like to see your organization listed on this page, please send an email message to our webmaster, with your contact information, a description of your organization, and the page you would like us to link to.
info@go-adventures.com

And, if you know of any great resources that we haven’t included here, let us know! We are always looking for cool stuff we haven’t seen yet…

Resources

Experiential Education Resources that we rely on:

Excellent resources for educators, trainers and facilitators

Below, you’ll find links to the web sites of nonprofit and outdoors organizations that GO-Adventures supports.

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