Category: Adventure Activities
Howl At The Moon
When the vacation day is done and you’re still craving some adrenaline, we still have the adventures that will take the edge off. Most of our whitewater rafting trips still leave time to enjoy…
EEE! ONLY 5 MORE WEEKENDS UNTIL GAULEY SEASON
The official countdown has begun!! While we’re still living it up in the summer sun, the truth is around here we all live for Fall Gauley Season! We just can’t resist those big hits and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When Is the Last Time You Did Something That Scared You?
While watching this video, that question resonated with me. I couldn’t remember the last time I did something that scared me. I’m a nearly 40 year old mother of 2. Look up domestication in the…
MOM’S VACATION
Well, mommas…I think we should all appreciate us just being here. I might be locked in my bedroom trying to write this blog. And well, we can just pretend that you’re not locked in the…