Multisport Adventures

Rocky Mountain Wildwater

Spend two weeks immersed in the beautifully unique setting of the Moab Desert and the San Juan Mountain Range.  Explore the unique, rugged landscape of the Moab desert that has been uniquely formed by the forces of nature over the course of time.  With its red rock canyons, sandstone towers, and the Colorado River, the Moab Desert offers beauties and wonders distinctive to this part of the world.

Located in southwestern Colorado, the San Juans cover more than 12,000 square miles of the state and are among the highest and most rugged in North America. On the Rocky Mountain Way, you will have the opportunity to experience a region where the dry, clear air and the desert atmosphere meet the cool fir forests and snowy peaks of the high country.

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CANYONEERING - MOAB DESERT, UTAH
Begin your trip with a two-day canyoneering trip through the deep, sandstone cracks and crevices of the Earth.  The Moab desert offers some of the most sinuous landscapes waiting to be explored by adventure-seekers like yourself.  With the help of professional guides, you and your group will make your way through winding, narrow corridors of red rock (some only two feet wide!) by rappelling, climbing, and rock scrambling.  Reach hidden streams and waterfalls and desolate canyon locations only seen by a privileged few.

BACKPACKING - SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN RANGE
On your backpacking expedition you can expect days filled with breathtaking views of the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Surrounded by high mountain streams, lush forests and towering peaks, you will soon understand the true meaning of simplicity that accompanies backpacking. Depending upon the weather, you will have the opportunity to summit Colorado’s famous Centennial Peak, where you will be rewarded with a panoramic view of the incredible San Juan wilderness. As you scramble to the summit, remember one student's wisdom: "The toughness of the climb makes the view even better." It will be the experience of a lifetime.

WHITEWATER RAFT - THE COLORADO RIVER
You and your group will end your Rocky Mountain Wildwater trip as you venture down the Colorado River, Utah's most popular rafting river, on an adventur-filled five day rafting trip.  The whitewaters of the river will wind you through red rock canyons made of soaring stone towers and red cliff walls reaching 2000 feet above your raft.  See unique rock formations that been transformed by the wind and river over the course of 300 million years.  You and your group will maneuver through class IV and V rapids after the Colorado River's confluence with the Green River resulting in an increase of water level.  These high waters will take you on a ride of your life through the fourteen mile stretch of the Cataract Canyon.  With beautiful desert sites, raging water, and maybe a few sitings of the famous desert big horn sheep, there's no rafting trip of its kind!

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