Win a Whitewater Rafting Trip!
Posted by Rebekah Lowe / Monday, August 8th, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Dear Daredevils of NoVA,
We have a special contest just for you!
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? Skydiving? Street luging? Bull riding? We want to hear your story. Fill out the form by Monday, August 22 at 8 a.m. to be entered to win a whitewater rafting trip from River Expeditions in Lansing, West Virginia.
See more rules & details here.
And in case you are itching for some adventure this weekend, here are some adrenaline-pumping activities that would make for a great Saturday to remember!
PEV’S Paintball Park
703-327-7640
www.pevs.com
39835 New Road, Aldie, VA 20105
Did you know that paintballing is the only extreme sport that gives you a high adrenaline rush without a risk of serious injury? Plus, there’s no serious training required. Mike “Pev” Peverill opened his park to give paintball players of all skill levels a place to play. PEV’S offers a fun, thrilling, and exciting place to play paintball with those who love paintball, for beginners who want to try paintball for the first time, and for those experienced players who play every week. They’ve got walk-on play hours or you can call to make advance reservations.
GO Adventures Team Building
240-603-4150
www.go-adventuresports.com
The Challenge Course at Butler School, 15951 Germantown Road, Darnestown, MD 20874
Eriq Powers has been a team building facilitator and adventure guide since 1992. He founded GO Adventures Team Building in 2001. The adventure instruction programs are giving urban 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 their caving program has been highlighted in The Washington Post, Audubon News, Men’s Journal Magazine and Rolling Stone. GO Adventures strives to enhance group communication and increase levels of trust through team adventure challenges.
Virginia Skydiving
540-943-6587
www.skydiveorange.com
11339 Bloomsbury Road, Orange, VA 22960
This company is a member of the United States Parachute Association, and serves the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. communities. Skydiving is a sport that excites and fascinates millions of Americans; even if they have never jumped themselves. You can opt to tandem skydive at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. It is a thrilling outdoor experience, and easy one-day first jumps are around 13,500 feet. This can be a habit forming sport where you learn all kinds of new skills, or a one-time adventure to cross of your bucket list, the choice is yours.
The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends School
240-389-4386
16701 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
www.sandyspringadventurepark.org
Channel your inner-Tarzan among five wooded acres at The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring, where opportunities to zip across the tree tops are plenty. Featuring an aerial forest ropes park that is the largest in the U.S., it’s open for spring, summer and fall, and is guaranteed fun for the whole family. 10 separate courses, varying in levels of difficulty, ultimately create over 150 unique challenges for your ziplining enjoyment. Have a blast, enjoy the beauty of nature, work up a sweat and challenge yourself at Sandy Springs’ park of voyage and exploration.
Trapeze School
410-459-6839
4th St. SE and Tingey St., Washington D.C., 20003
www.washingtondc.trapezeschool.com
Check out what it’s like to fly through the air with the greatest of ease at Washington D.C.’s very own Trapeze School New York, where their motto is “Forget fear. Worry about the addiction.” The world-class aerial school offers classes both indoors and outdoors, and 10-week intensive workshops are available for those who become, well, addicted to flying. At TSNY Washington D.C., master the art(s) of aerial silks, trampoline, lyra, balancing, acrobatics and juggling. If you have a penchant for Cirque Du Soleil shows, you’re going to fall head over heels here. Yep, you’ll have to tell your treadmill/elliptical/bike that you think it’s time for a change, exercise-wise, and it would be best for everyone involved (i.e. you) to move on to bigger and better things.
Earth Treks
1-800-CLIMB-UP (254-6287)
Great Falls, VA
www.earthtreksclimbing.com
Ever been hiking and thought, “Hmm, I think I’d like to scale the side of that mountain”? Then check out Earth Treks outdoor rocking climbing and let the rappelling begin. Since 1990, Earth Treks has been helping folks discover a passion for climbing and learning everything from the basics (how to belay) to moving on to more difficult rope systems. And P.S., an hour of rock climbing burns nearly 900 calories. Why hit up the smelly, stuffy gym when you could be getting a total-body workout plus learning exciting rock climbing skills in the great outdoors? We thought so (it’s a no brainer).
Have fun and be careful out there!
-The Culture Gurus
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