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Individuals and Men’s & Women’s groups turn to Summit for courses designed specifically to meet their needs. From retreats to custom designed international missions and mountaineering courses for your church group Summit provides food, gear, lodging and instructional expertise to make these courses life-changing adventures.

Open Enrollment Courses

Mexico Service and Adventure – Summit Adventure is going to Monterrey, Mexico. Just like in Summit’s traditional wilderness courses, Summit’s Mexico Service and Adventure Course will test your physical limits, clarify your faith, and encourage you towards active compassion. During the nine days you will serve alongside a Mexican pastor in an impoverished community near Monterrey, hike to the summit of a mountain with a stunning view of this city of five million people, and rock climb on the world-famous limestone cliffs of El Potrero Chico. Towards the end of the course you may have the opportunity to practice your technical abilities and leadership skills by bringing kids from the community to El Potrero for a day of rock climbing.

Throughout the course you will be encouraged to consider the connections between the physical challenges of rock climbing and the interpersonal and spiritual dynamics of cross-cultural service. No prior rock climbing experience is required. More experienced climbers may have the chance to practice leading sport climbs.

Ecuador Service and Mountaineering - This course is for participants who are interested in exploring the high altitude mountains around Quito Ecuador (no experience necessary, only a bit of physical preparation), as well as, interacting and ministering with the people and culture of that country. Participants will join local organizations to help out in service and building relationships with Ecuadorians. The combination of personal and group challenge on the mountains is a good companion to the challenges of facing poverty and cross-cultural issues.

Wilderness Instructor - This 12 day course is a much more technical and strenuous course and is designed to train Summit’s instructors. It is open to participants who have interest in becoming either a Summit Instructor or who are interested in learning the technical, leadership, and facilitation skills needed to lead groups into the backcountry and facilitate their learning and growth through that experience. Participants will experience their own challenges and learning, as well as, learn rock climbing set-ups, rock and snow mountaineering and travel, risk management, small group facilitation, navigation, ministry and leadership skills, and experiential education teaching skills.

Adventure Leadership – This 7 day course is not as technical or strenuous as the Wilderness Instructor course but a bit more technical and strenuous than other open enrollment courses. This course is for participants who are interested in learning adventure ministry leadership, group facilitation, technical outdoor leadership, and experiential education for use in their own church, school, or organization. This may be used as a pre-requisite to the Wilderness Instructor Course.

Custom Courses: Contact us at (559) 642-3899 or admin@summitadventure.com to discuss a custom course for you or your group.