Alumni Memories

Material Beliefs of Old Age, Fear and Deterioration Denounced

Oct 14, 2021 Comments Off on Material Beliefs of Old Age, Fear and Deterioration Denounced
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

“What would I do if this were a camper or a staff member and we were midway up the mountain? Of course, we would pray.” At that moment, I pulled out my phone where I had downloaded the audio version of that week’s Bible Lesson. I turned the volume up, put it back in my pocket and began climbing. I listened, and with each step I began to feel the fulfillment of spiritual joy that began rushing through me. Every step became steadier. Every rock became firm.

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Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

Oct 14, 2021 Comments Off on Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

Zipline catches up with three new members of Adventure Unlimited’s Board of Trustees – Amanda Weitman, Lisa Hambrick Graff and Lissa Murphy – and two new National Alumni Board members, Lisle Stigler and Nate Haase.

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Remembrances of Camp: ‘Lasting Impressions’

Jul 15, 2021 Comments Off on Remembrances of Camp: ‘Lasting Impressions’
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

A poem by Jennifer Franklin, A/U Ranches camper, staff alumna and National Alumni Board member

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Q&A with Alumna Anabeth Cox

Apr 27, 2021 Comments Off on Q&A with Alumna Anabeth Cox
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

Have you ever taken a trip, and although you expected it to be fun, it actually changed the trajectory of your life? This happened for my aunt, Anabeth Cox. In this interview, Aunt A.B. (my name for her) shares how her first visit to the A/U Ranches in the summer of 1990 changed her life, not to mention her engagement with the organization.

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Why I Adopted Sloan

Apr 27, 2021 Comments Off on Why I Adopted Sloan
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

It was on horseback at Chico Basin and at the A/U Ranches that I had some of my most formative moments – learning that through hard work, trustworthiness, prayer and reliance on God, I could make a positive difference in the world.

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A/U Ranches Surprise Graduation Ceremony

Jan 20, 2021 Comments Off on A/U Ranches Surprise Graduation Ceremony
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

My fellow graduates and I exchanged looks of joy and surprise, and it didn’t take long for the bittersweet mixture of gratitude and nostalgia to bring tears to some of us.

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Blessings in the Midst of the Unknown

Oct 29, 2020 Comments Off on Blessings in the Midst of the Unknown
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

Struggling to find peace in the unknown, I realized that I needed to hand this over to God. I stopped fearing and started trusting. I experienced the epitome of “letting go and letting God” and wow, was that a good choice!

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Why I Give: A Day on the Mountain

Jul 28, 2020 Comments Off on Why I Give: A Day on the Mountain
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

The things I learned during my youthful association with Adventure Unlimited, and one healing day in particular that I had at camp, have been important landmarks on my spiritual journey that motivated me to continue to support these programs financially in some small way throughout the intervening years.

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Mine Eyes Look Toward the Mountains

Apr 23, 2020 Comments Off on Mine Eyes Look Toward the Mountains
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

We are getting very excited to see all of you back at the A/U Ranches this August for what is sure to be the ultimate reunion. Whether you were on staff as a guide or a camper that majored in mountaineering like me, or someone who came to enjoy hiking as an adult, this is an event not to miss. The mountains are calling. Will you answer?

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Mountaineering Memories: Hap Holly

Apr 23, 2020 Comments Off on Mountaineering Memories: Hap Holly
Oct 7 @ 10:31 am

I scaled my first mountain at A/U’s College Stampede. Those not wishing to ascend Collegiate peaks such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, or Princeton, were given the option to go on so-called cake walks to Harvard Lakes or Brown’s cabin. I reluctantly signed up the night before the climb to abuse my big, fine body climbing Mt. Elbert, Colorado’s highest peak.

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