Wednesday, May 6, 2009

All Staff Weekend

What do get when you combine the 2009 Guide Staff with the 2009 Base Camp Staff for a weekend of fun and excitement in Anacortes, Washington...?

...Sea Kayakers honing their amphibious skills,

...Mountain Guides getting at it with rope systems...

...and trying to embrace their inner mountain goat,

...and the long awaited Base Camp Staff and Leadership Team ready for some adventure.

Having the 2009 Staff all together for the weekend was a great time for community and team building. It was really fun to see the group come together over the three days. In just six short weeks, base camp opens and the whole staff will join again for a summer of leading trips in the mountains and on the water. We can't wait!!!

Monday, May 4, 2009

The NEW Beyond Trail Manual

This year, the Beyond Malibu Guide Staff was handed the new Beyond Malibu Trail and Sea Kayaking Manuals printed on sweet waterproof Rite in the Rain paper and bound in 6-ring binders.  

The 3rd edition of the manual was in serious need of some updating after being last printed in 1997, so after months of effort by dozens of people the manual is now in the hands of the guide staff.  

The hope for this manual is that it would help the guides learn the skills topics we teach during the spring trainings better and that, it would in-turn, yield better, more meaningful trips for participants during the summer.