This is our most popular program! It’s an excellent choice for groups who are just starting to work together, or groups who work with limited interaction at the same location. Examples include long-distance colleagues, academic cohorts, sports teams, community organizations, and recreational groups. This program uses games and puzzles along with mental and physical challenges to stimulate collaboration, engagement, and excitement.

• Goals: Get know each other, build connections, use problem-solving skills, and enjoy a shared experience
• Program Capacity: Up to 65 people onsite or 120 people offsite (depending on location)
• Program Length: 3–5 hours (Short Day)

Deeper Dive is perfect for groups who know each other and have a history of working or interacting regularly. Typical groups include corporate departments, leadership teams, work groups, academic cohorts entering a new year, or nonprofit organizations.

• Goals: Strengthen relationships, improve communication, practice collaboration, develop trust, and have fun
• Program Capacity: Up to 65 people onsite or 80 people offsite (depending on location)
• Program Length: 3–7 hours (Short Day or Full Day)

This program is great for groups who have strong bonds or have worked closely together over an extended period of time. This program is also perfect for groups who are returning to the Adventure Leadership Team Center. Typical groups include corporate departments, leadership teams, existing work groups, or nonprofit organizations ready to reach a new level.

• Goals: Strengthen relationships, develop efficient communication skills, improve collaboration, employ strategic thinking, and identify opportunities for increased success
• Program Capacity: Up to 30 people onsite or offsite (depending on location)
• Program Length: 6–7 hours (Full Day), or multiple 3 – 5 hour sessions (Short Days)

The use of high-adventure elements challenges groups in new physical and mental ways, enhancing our Team Building offerings. If your group wants to elevate your program, you can add a high-adventure experience for an extra adrenaline-fueled memory. Groups can choose to take on our climbing tower, the two-tiered high-ropes course, or the zipline. Though each high-adventure experience adds a degree of perceived risk, we maintain the highest safety standards when we’re challenging the limits of a group’s comfort zone.

• Goals: Explore and address issues of mutual support, individual challenge, and risk-taking
• Program Capacity:  Tower: Up to 60 people per day; High Ropes: Up to 48 people per day
• Program Length: Additional 2–4 hours per group of 30 people, depending on selection

Is your group looking to make an impact in the community and have a creative bonding experience? Give Back programs are ideal as a conference break, during an annual meeting, as a project wrap-up celebration, or as an end-of-year event.

• Goals: Spread goodwill, encourage ingenuity, and enjoy a shared experience
• Program Capacity: Up to 32 people onsite or 50 people offsite (25 square feet per person required)
• Program Length: Short day (3–5 hours)

Mini Golf Big Impact You’ll first complete a series of high-spirit challenges to earn as many cans, jars, and boxes of food as possible. Then you’ll create a putt-putt golf course out of the materials and play a tournament. Prizes will be awarded for lowest scores and best design. The event concludes with all the food items being donated to a local charity or food bank.

Night Zip for Scholarship Zipline under the moonlight with glow sticks and head lamps. End the evening around the campfire with sweet s’mores to snack on. Night Zip proceeds go toward supporting outdoor activities for underprivileged U‑M students.

We’ll help you plan all-inclusive, multi-day trips for groups of up to 12 people. These excursions include transportation, trip leaders, camping gear, food, instruction, and facilitation.

Need a break from the normal routine and have only a limited amount of time? Mini Courses are a fun-filled way to bring the team together for a quick escape and are ideal for work groups, volunteer organizations, and social groups.

• Goals: Build camaraderie, increase energy, and share an experience
• Program Capacity: Up to 65 people onsite or 120 people offsite
• Program Length: 2.5 hours or less

These adventures are excellent for large, competitive groups looking for a shared experience. Small teams within the group will work together to complete mentally and physically challenging tasks to score the points, all while exploring the environment together. This program generates lots of frame-worthy photo ops and action shots!

• Goals: Get to know each other, build connections, leap in, and have fun
• Program Capacity: Up to 65 people onsite or 200 people offsite (depending on location)
• Program Length: 3–5 hours (Short Day)