telephone: (703) 348-7133 - email: info@go-adventuresports.com
Teambuilding and Adventure Instruction in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC
Welcome to GO-AdventureSports!
"GO-AdventureSports provides opportunities for individuals and groups to participate in high quality teambuilding programs and adventure sports instruction. The goal is a positive experience through a mixture of teamwork, fun and education. We feel that people learn and develop from overcoming challenges - our programs are designed to give participants enough challenge to stretch their limits, with enough guidance and instruction to expand them. Over the years, we have seen clients from a variety of backgrounds and populations - from elementary school students to corporate managers. Many clients in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC area have benefited from our team building challenges and adventure sports instruction. We invite you to become another satisfied customer." - Eriq Powers, Founder
Company Profile
Eriq Powers, founder of GO-AdventureSports, has been an outdoor educator since 1992. While working on his Recreation /Adventure Sports degree at Frostburg State University, Eriq co-instructed Basic Outdoor Adventures, a course which introduced students to a variety of outdoor adventure activities. In addition to providing guidelines for equipment use, appropriate clothing, environmental concerns and safety, this course helped students develop both an appreciation for the incredible recreational opportunities that outdoor adventures provide and an understanding of their environmental and social responsibilities as natural resource users.
Following his coursework at Frostburg State University, Eriq developed programs for a number of camps and adventure companies before opening GO-AdventureSports. He served as a ropes course director and a lead instructor for rock climbing, caving, mountain biking, orienteering and kayaking. Eriq has spent the last twelve years providing quality adventure programming, while also receiving additional certifications from such organizations as the National Cave Rescue Commission, National Association of Search and Rescue Technicians, Rescue 3 International, American Mountain Guides Association, Solo Wilderness Medicine and the American Canoe Association.
Since starting GO-AdventureSports in 2001, Eriq has been fine-tuning his adventure programs for maximum benefit to his clients. Many of the games and initiatives used in the Portable Team Challenge are used exclusively in GO-AdventureSports programs. The adventure instruction programs are giving inner-city youth an opportunity to experience nature and adventure outside of the city - getting them out of their environment and into the woods. The top-roping anchors clinic is helping local climbers become safer climbers and our caving program has been highlighted in The Washington Post, Audubon News, Men's Journal Magazine and Rolling Stone.
GO-AdventureSports is small enough to give a personal experience to each and every client, yet large enough to give multiple opportunities - we have something for everyone!