Adventure Links

Adventure Links does a fantastic job running day-​long team building events. You start out having no clue what to expect and really spend the time getting to know everyone and bonding. We took our students out and were amazed at who emerged as leaders, problem solvers, and procrastinators.
The guides were knowledgeable, funny, and made everyone feel safe. Safety was never an issue, given the extensive equipment checks, guided excursions, and well-​kept trails. I don’t want to give too much away, but if you’re considering AL for a school or corporate event, go for it!

Adventure Links has a talented, experienced crew with innovative ideas and a well-​trained staff. I’m a fan!
Most people know Adventure Links for their popular camp programs for children and teens. However, they also offer stellar corporate team building programs, which is how I got to know them.
About five years ago, as the CEO of a growing company of 20 professionals, I was struggling with how to address some growing pains and spice up our upcoming quarterly retreat.
A friend recommended Adventure Links, so I scheduled a meeting with Anna, the CEO. Anna came to my office and interviewed me to understand my business, our challenges, and what I hoped to accomplish. She asked many questions, listened, and took notes.
The next week, we took our team of 20 to their retreat location. Anna and her team had put together an all-​day agenda of activities that went way beyond simple ropes courses.
What surprised and «sold» me on them was how she’d managed to incorporate our growing pains into her exercises in meaningful ways. Sure, we had fun and bonded, but more importantly most of us began to see certain everyday problems in meaningful new ways, with fresh solutions. To this day our team references those exercises like old Seinfeld episodes.
After each exercise — some physically challenging and all mentally challenging — Anna would bring us together and help us draw correlations to some of our corporate issues. It helped that she has a sharp wit and great sense of humor. She and her team also knew when to push and put us on the spot to drive home a point.
Six months later, we wanted to bring Adventure Links back for another quarterly retreat, but this time due to bad weather we had to do the exercises in our office. They totally pulled it off!
The indoor exercises were unique and again gave us a fresh perspective on both issues and people.
An example — during one intense exercise where we split into two teams, a junior staff person had a «eureka!» moment with a brilliant solution to a problem, and spontaneously took control of our team, which included several executives. I had no idea this young lady was so intellectually gifted and capable of leadership under pressure. How valuable is that information for an employer?
My firm has engaged Adventure Links several times since then, all with success. When my children are old enough, I’ll be sending them to the Adventure Links camps… I know they’ll learn and have fun.
Adventure Links rocks!