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Adventure Trip Program Overview
Caring ... Honesty ... Respect ... Responsibility
For over twenty years our Adventure Trip program has fostered personal growth through incredible outdoor experiences,
and we aim to make the next twenty even better.
We seek the intangibles: increased self-esteem and an appreciation of people and nature.
Our guides are amazing role models that inspire and encourage each participant to
achieve their best. We offer the same great opportunities as our more expensive counterparts (small groups, qualified leaders, great adventures)
but enhance the model by keeping in touch with the Echo spirit.
Safety is our number one priority!
Our guides are 21 years old or older with broad camping experience and Wilderness First Responder, CPR, or Lifeguard certification.
In addition, our guides participate in specialized training at Echo to fully prepare them for the summer.
They are also mostly long-time Echo staff members that have extensive outdoor
knowledge and incredible group-facilitating skills.
Furthermore, we examine our safety procedures annually and modify them as necessary.
Our program fosters personal growth through both individual and
group experiences. Whether it's your first or fourth adventure trip, and
whether you prefer kayaking, canoeing, biking, or hiking, there's a Camp Echo Adventure Trip for you!
Adventure Trip Program Statement
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Camp Echo offers Adventure Trips of varying intensity and duration for teenage boys and girls.
Trips are designed to promote self-confidence, enhance group dynamics, and to further technical outdoor and leadership skill development through challenging wilderness experiences.
Participants gain an appreciation of the natural world through immersion in it and develop respect for the environment through the practice of low impact camping skills.
Adventure Trip Progression
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Participants in higher-level trips benefit from previous trip experience and from mastering skills taught in lower-level trips,
but campers may join the trip program at any level, with or without experience,
because the necessary skills are taught or reviewed prior to or during each trip.
Level 1
Hiking, canoeing, and biking trips for beginners.
Learn introductory wilderness skills involving stove use, map and compass, cooking, camping, fire safety, leave no trace concepts, and personal hygiene.
Age-appropriate team elements and initiatives build group cohesiveness.
Level 2
Basic backpacking and canoe trips.
Experience the next level of wilderness skills as you help select campsites, operate and clean stoves, lead
the group with a map and compass, take over some cooking duties, and extend your leave no trace abilities.
Age-appropriate team elements and initiatives teach leadership, decision-making, and good judgment.
Level 3
Intermediate hiking, climbing, backpacking, biking, canoeing, and kayaking trips that encourage growth as a leader.
Wilderness instruction in all Level 2 skills, plus campsite organization, stove maintenance, additional cooking duties, river crossing, and additional leave no trace skills.
High ropes challenges and additional opportunities for leadership help to develop and extend personal growth and enable you to gain skills similar to those taught in Echo's L.I.T. and C.I.T. programs.
Level 4
Advanced hiking, biking, paddling, kayaking, or backpacking for four weeks.
Review all Level 3 wilderness skills and take on a significant role in the daily operation of the trip as you participate in cook groups and fill the job of Leader of the Day.
High ropes challenges and immersion in various teamwork and leadership situations build your confidence and prepare you to be a valuable member of the Echo staff.
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