Category: ACE Adventures
STEM Programs Teach Students About The Outdoors
Too many students lack the exposure to hands-on learning in today’s classrooms. As part of a national movement among companies paying-it-forward, the STEM program at ACE helps gets students…
The Importance Of Play
Somewhere along the way to becoming “grown-ups” we seem to have been taught that play is frivolous and meant for children. That it’s something you do on vacation, or while entertaining small…
SUPing and Kayaking On Summersville Lake
With all the rain in our area lately, it’s been hard to find a place to launch paddling trips at Summersville Lake. The ACE guides have found great ways to play around in flood levels on our…
SUMMER’S BIGGEST METEOR SHOWER = TIME TO CAMP
There really is no better time to enjoy sleeping under the stars than during a meteor shower. When it comes to some pure and simple end-of-summer fun, things heat up during the early mornings of August…
Our Print Catalog
Flip through or new 2015 catalog for fun vacation ideas, lodging information and plenty of whitewater rafting trips!
Riding The Family Friendly Waves On The Upper New
What can we say, we love whitewater. Whether we first rafted during summer camp activities or family adventures, many of us who have chosen the river-life were introduced to whitewater at a young age.…
SCHOOL BUSES AND NEOPRENE: A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS
June is here and schools are letting out. Even with a few more weeks left of spring, many consider this to be the kickoff of summer. This year the weather has been warm enough to believe summer arrived a…
Get Your Climb On
Climbing and paddling are just a few of the ways we get around here. Between the New River Gorge, Summersville Lake and the Meadows, there are over 65 miles of cliff faces to scale including over 1700…
TOP 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A GREAT RAFT PARTNER
The adventure industry is a highly emotional industry. Throughout the course of the day, anyone can feel a whole range of emotions from anxiety to joy, tranquility to fear and so on. Guides are no…
ACE HAS A NEW WEBSITE!
We’ve got some exciting news here at ACE. Well, seeing as how you’re reading this on our brand spankin’ new website, you may have already noticed our big change. For years, ACE has been…
WHAT TO WEAR WHITEWATER RAFTING
It’s the middle of March, and we are finally seeing tiny signs of spring. Like grass, sunshine, smiles, raft guides emerging from hibernation, and here at ACE: Rafters! Yes, we took down a brave group…
The 50 Most Important (And Common) Rock Climbing Terms
All the words you need to know in order to speak cliff diving and rock climbing slanguage… Here are the 50 most important rock climbing terms. from the “Climbing Dictionary” by Matt…