Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15 at the Wright State University Student Center Five Rivers MetroParks is sponsoring their annual Adventure Summit. There will be over 60 presentations and workshops on everything from hiking the Appalachian Trail to canoeing Canada. You can get active with fitness programs, kayaking, bouldering, stand up paddleboarding, SCUBA and skin diving. There will also be bouldering competitions, a Frosty Cheeks 5k, indoor triathlon, canoe battleship, and kayak polo. Food and beverages are available including free beer tastings throughout the day.
Friday night’s keynote speaker at 8:00pm will be Dave Cornthwaite the founder of Expedition 1000: 25 unique and non-motorized journeys of 1000 miles or more. He will be talking on the philosophy of adventure. Saturday’s keynote speaker at 12:30pm will be Jon Turk Long distance sea kayaker, awarded “Expedition of the Year” by Canoe and Kayak Magazine. His talk is entitled, “Crocodiles and Ice”.
See you all there!