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"It is our pleasure to update you on the great things going on at our beautiful YL camp in West Virginia, the most exciting of which may be that we have officially named it. We are excited to announce to you all, as friends who helped us get here, that we can now say, “Welcome to Wild Ridge!” Thanks to many of you, we were able to purchase 1100 of the most phenomenal acres of land in December of 2015. By last summer, we were able to begin adventure camping on that fantastic piece of property. We will be using it again, to serve even more leaders and kids, this summer. See Drew Baumann’s update below. We are also in the process of following up on a feasibility study which we completed a few months ago on how best to build out the next great YL Camp. We look forward to sharing that with you later this year. Keep praying for Wild Ridge and thank you!"

Chris Buda
Regional Director
YL River Region

Sam Otey

Adventure Camp - Update

Program Overview

Adventures West Virginia overlooks the stunning Gauley River and is situated on Young Life’s newest property. Campers will leave our rustic basecamp each day to participate in a wide variety of adventures ranging from rafting to rock climbing. This leader led experience uses adventure as a tool to help campers encounter God, grow in their faith, and build community.

2016 Recap

2016 was our first summer and we exceeded expectations. Reviews from trip leaders were overwhelmingly positive. Our guests loved the adventures, our guides, and the food. Each week we heard stories about how campers were encountering the Lord and growing in their faith. We had 78 total campers and leaders from 9 different areas over 6 different weeks.

2017 Projections

We’re looking forward to another full summer with considerable growth from last year. Right now, we are anticipating 130 campers and leaders over 11 weeks! We still have a few spots opens and are working hard to fill those spots in an effort to share this experience with as many campers as possible.

Staff

Say hello to Sam Otey! He just finished a year working at Crooked Creek Ranch in Colorado. Sam will be serving in a leadership position as our Basecamp Coordinator this summer. He’s from Virginia and loves all the Washington DC sports teams! Sam is excited to prepare a place where Christ changes lives.

Drew Baumann
Adventures - West Virginia

Upcoming Projects

Site Clearing - Clearing the underbrush from approximately 3.5 acres that will be the center of our future camp. This will improve sight line and allow visitors to better envision the placement of the future camp buildings and activities.
New Yurt for Adventures - This will allow us to serve more campers and leaders. Fundraising complete and plans in place to build a platform for a new custom 20 ft. yurt from Blue Ridge Yurts for the summer of 2017. This will be our third total yurt including bunk beds, mattresses, and deck for enjoying the amazing outdoors.
Access Road - Plans are in motion to improve the entrance road to the WV Adventures location so campers and leaders can access the site more confidently.
Work Truck - We are purchasing a 2011 F-250 truck to serve as our primary work vehicle to execute tasks essential to our daily operation like hauling 210 gallons (1,600+ pounds) of drinking water to camp twice a week, transporting trailers with kayaks, paddle boards, mountain bikes, etc.

Chad Mayr
Eastern Camping Coordinator

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