Outdoor Adventure As a Catalyst for professional Development & Transformational Change.
A Twist on “Vertical Development”
Whereas “horizontal” development typically focuses on tactical growth (e.g., accumulation of skills, experiences, etc.), vertical development is focused on expanding capacity and shifting perspectives. The most impactful and lasting professional development includes vertical development, because it enables “stage-shifts” that correspond with greater levels of effectiveness and engagement.
How do you engage in vertical development? The answer is a combination of “heat experiences” that push you outside your comfort zone, colliding perspectives that elevate your thinking through others, and space for reflection to create clarity, presence, and making sense of your world.
Learn to Climb | Climb to Learn
Climbing accelerates vertical development because it “brings the heat,” widens perspectives, enhances team-member engagement and communication, involves calculated risk-taking, and requires novel problem-solving. When combined with individual and team coaching, it is a powerful, bonding experience with a lasting positive impact.
Whether you’re a team looking to ascend the Manchester Wall, a leader who wants to reach the summit of Senena Rocks, a group interested in ice-climbing in Ouray, or a team looking for a custom adventurous retreat, we design safe, high-value experiences across a variety of needs, capabilities, and comfort-levels.
“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know”