Access
We are committed to facilitating access to the outdoors where recreation, self-discovery, spiritual renewal, and mental healing occurs.
We encourage others to bring someone along, and we nurture partnerships with like-minded organizations and advocacy groups like:
Rocky Gap State Park
Frostburg State University
Western Maryland Climbing Coalition
NAACP
Learn more about our commitment to access to the outdoors:
A Bigger Tent
This article originally appeared in Blue Ridge Outdoors. Click here to see the original article. More beginners are exploring the outdoors. Let’s welcome them. I remember when I started educating myself on all things outdoors. It was before the proliferation of online...
The Next Generation of Outdoor Industry Leaders
This article originally appeared in Outside Business Journal, February 18 2022. Read the original article here. The outdoor industry is constantly changing, expanding, and maturing. As we look to the a new era of advocacy, inclusion, and more outdoor access for all, a...
Putting a little flavor, a little color in the business scene
This article originally appeared in Allegany Magazine, February 2022. Read the original article here. It is always difficult to picture the heydays of Cumberland, with streets bustling with people who have traveled to visit the Queen City. It is even more difficult to...
Checking Off The Crag.
Of all the perks of owning an outdoor adventure store, (being independently wealthy is not one), my favorite is probably helping people discover the healing that exists outdoors for the first time and a close second is probably meeting fun people with whom I can do...
A Guide’s Dream… Angie
Finally it had happened, it was 5:30am and the alarm went off, not like I needed it anyways! I had hardly slept all night, thinking about this trip. The destination- my second favorite trail in the world - Seneca Creek Wilderness area. With 6 of the most awesome...
Planning a Family Adventure Trip
When we all think back to our young rambunctious day, memories of summer and the adventures we went or were taken on usually rise to the top. Many of the people who routinely visit and recreate in the outdoors have the benefit of having been taken outside by their...
Can We Join the Party?
This article originally appeared in Blue Ridge Outdoors. Click here to see the original article. The climate and demographics of snowsports are changing. Today’s world is changing, both in a literal and philosophical sense. Winter sports are a sector, grappling with...
Where’s Everyone Else?
This story was originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of Ski Patrol Magazine. Read the full article here. Growth opportunities in ski patrol with minorities By Mandela Echefu It’s a picturesque bluebird day, the wind is friendly, and the sun just warm enough to...