Our goal at Adventure Treks is to help young adults lead a more enriching life, and we believe LAS offers a profound and intensive opportunity to deepen outdoor, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Students will gain mastery in outdoor skills like backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing, canoeing, and whitewater kayaking; take a wilderness first responder certification and swift water rescue course; learn essential life skills; and participate in local service projects.
This 74-day program will begin in Costa Rica, where students will spend two weeks learning and honing whitewater kayaking, rafting, and canoeing skills before transitioning to our basecamp in western North Carolina.
During the spring semester, students will have the opportunity to earn up to 14 academic credit hours through Western Carolina University.