Throughout the summer, Lasting Adventures, guides youth ages 11-18 on memorable excursions in and around the Yosemite backcountry. While having fun, making new friends, and learning about the outdoors, these one and two week-long excursions focus on positive youth development. Staffed by professional educators and naturalists, our mission is to use the natural environment and outdoor activities to teach youth the necessary skills and attitudes for living successful lives. Through safe risk taking opportunities, participants will be challenged to improve their sense of self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence. Along with creating lasting memories, it is our goal that participants will finish this adventure with a greater knowledge of themselves, the world, and the environment around them.

When it comes to unforgettable summers Bold Earth Teen Adventures has been leading the teen adventure travel industry since 1976. Our vision empowers high school students to feel alive, competent and part of a self-motivated team. Enjoy world class expeditions in rock climbing, white water rafting, backpacking, biking, sailing, kayaking, horse packing and service projects. Our hallmark is responsibility, commitment and inspirational leadership. Phone interview and references are required. Join us in Alaska, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Europe, Colorado, Thailand, Fiji, Bali, Australia, England, California, Washington state, Africa and beyond. More locations. More adventures. Trips of a lifetime.

Join Adventure Treks for two, three and four week Adventures for young adults ages 12 - 18 in the amazing scenery of the North American. How many teenagers get to Climb Mount Saint Helens, sea kayak with seals, rock climb famous cliffs, or raft big northwestern whitewater? Join students from all over the country and the world. Discover fun, friendships, adventure, community and growth. Program features a 1:4 instructor to student ratio. contact us today for a brochure and DVD.

“I tell parents they won’t believe their good fortune to have stumbled upon such a wholesome organization, with fabulous instructors, who use fun and adventure to tap into a facet of your child’s character, endurance, or personality that had never before found expression.”
F.D. Fields, parent from Pittsburg, PA

Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) offers domestic and international adventure trips in over 15 countries and 5 western states throughout North America, Asia, Africa, South Pacific, Australia, Europe, Central and South America. In addition, ARCC offers Global Action programs that focus on pressing issues affecting local communities and Gap Semester programs that provide an educational and cultural bridge between high school and college.

With 29 years of experience, ARCC students travel to a variety of the world's most spectacular locations and participate in activities such as community service projects, language schools, cultural immersion, backpacking, sailing, SCUBA diving, surfing, rafting, sea kayaking, zip-lining, rock climbing, mountaineering, glacier travel, ice climbing, and more!

Trip destinations include Australia, Fiji, China, Tibet, Thailand, Ecuador, Galapagos, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Egypt, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, France, Switzerland, Morocco, Costa Rica, Belize, California, Hawaii, Alaska, Utah and Colorado. No experience other than enthusiastic participation is required.

ARCC offers trips in five categories:

1. Global Action: Global Action programs focus on pressing issues affecting the communities we visit. Students participate in a series of studies on important topics, such as interactions between humans and ecosystems, public health, sustainable development and cultural preservation. Merging education and service, students examine the issues from multiple points of view and interact directly with those involved on all sides. Students gain a global perspective on local issues and engage in the learning experience of a lifetime! Programs include: Galapagos Shark Study and Kenya/Zanzibar Wildlife Study.

2. Community Service Adventures: ARCC's Community Service Adventures offer a chance to give something back to the communities we visit while taking part in world-class adventure activities. Service sections include teaching English to local school children, caring for elephants/sea turtles/pandas, and building much needed facilities in rural villages. Adventures in Africa, Australia, California, China, Tibet, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos, Egypt, Fiji, Hawaii, Morocco, Spain, Turkey, Greece and Thailand. Lodging will be in local guest-houses, small hotels, and occasionally camping.

3. Language & Service Adventures: Language Adventures are international programs where learning a language, exploring the culture, and getting off the beaten path are an integral part of the adventure. Features time at accredited language schools working with native speakers, and working on community service projects. Programs are in France, Spain, and Costa Rica. Lodging is a mix of hotels, hostels, and village-hosted stays. Time not in class will be spent exploring cities and participating in adventure activities like windsurfing, whitewater rafting, surfing and zip-lining.

4. Multisport Adventures: Our Multisport Adventures offer a range of activities like rafting, rock climbing, or sea kayaking, as well as overnight wilderness backpacking in North America and Europe. Curriculum focuses on individual development and group leadership. Multisport Adventures are suitable for both “first timers” and experienced students. Lodging is predominantly camping in some of the most spectacular locations in Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, Hawaii, Italy, France, Switzerland, Utah, and Colorado.

5. Gap Semester: Adventures Cross-Country's Gap Year Semester Programs offer an educational and cultural bridge between high school and college. The ARCC Gap Semesters are an opportunity to live, work, learn, and explore in some of the greatest classrooms on earth. On an ARCC Gap Semester, students immerse into the culture through homestays, service work, teaching, and exchange. ARCC offers GAP Fall Africa and GAP Spring Asia semesters.