Elevate your leadership.
Skills Training Focus
Life-saving Certifications
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American Red Cross certifications:
CPR / First Aid / AED
Lifeguarding
Instructor Courses
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You never know when an emergency will happen. Be ready to help others in a moment of great need.
Professional Development
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Custom training courses for professionals featuring a variety of topics, utilizing experiential learning strategies, real-life experience, & research-based data to improve the leadership skills of everyone on your team.
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The best leaders never stop learning. Utilize our training to bring exclusive leadership development content to your team, creating collaboration & growth within your organization.
Outdoor Recreation Skill Training
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Get introduced to new skills or hone your existing ones. Come to one of our outdoor skill-focused trainings, or contact us to set up a custom training!
Targeted outdoor skills:
Rock Climbing
Kayaking or Canoeing
Camping & Backpacking
Outdoor Culinary Arts - Campfire & Camp Stove Cooking
& Anything else you can imagine!
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Grow your competence & confidence in the outdoors, so you can get out more, take others, & go farther!
Spiritual Development Focus
Women in Leadership Development (WILD)
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W.I.L.D. is a series of programs dedicated to equipping women with practical, professional, and spiritual skills through outdoor experiences & authentic community.
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From cozy cabins to remote backpacking adventures, women can experience the full spectrum of Summit Outdoor Leadership program venues.
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Women who are in leadership positions of any level at any level or industry. Specific events may be geared for business professionals, ministry leaders, or moms!
Pocket Wilderness
Intensives (PWI)
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This retreat is uniquely planned to help you reset, reconnect, & embrace healthy rhythms for your life. You’ll be stretched out of your comfort zone during this intentional 72-hours of reconnecting with God in His beautiful creation, being sharpened by other men, and developing actionable plans for the future.
Tent-camping and gourmet-style backpacking food - All training sessions will be done in the outdoors.
Led by Summit Outdoor Leadership guides who are independent affiliates of Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries Pocket Wilderness Guide training program.
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It’s all about finding a “pocket of wilderness,” a little slice of God’s creation where we can connect with the Creator & community.
All Pocket Wilderness programs are going to be tent-camping, either on private or public land. Ideally with a short hike in set up camp, we disengage from the busy-ness of the world and set up camp for 3-4 days.
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Our Pocket Wilderness Intensives vary from men-only to women-only or co-ed.
Wilderness Leadership Expeditions (WLEX)
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Expeditions in the wilderness focused on building outdoor leadership skills as well as spiritual & professional leadership skills.
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Utilizing wilderness areas & public lands all over the US, our trips will traverse some of the most spectacular terrain you’ve ever seen.
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From corporate leaders to youth leaders and everyone in between, we invite you to join one of our expeditions where you’ll grow personally & professionally through intentional outdoor experiences.
FAQs
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While Summit’s home office is based in Bastrop, Texas, we have the unique opportunity to step into various natural areas around the USA to provide unique programs and offer life-changing experiences for our participants, wherever you need us. We operate mainly in Texas and Colorado at this time, but plan to expand soon!
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Program fees vary based on type, location, length, and equipment/staff needed.
Summit’s programs utilize professional leaders, research-based curricula, and impactful experiences. Your program fees cover all this and more. -
Great question! Summit needs 3 main means of support in order to operate:
1) Prayer — You can join us in praying at 4:11 daily, as well as any time we come to mind.
2) Provision — we invite you to contribute to Summit through a monthly financial donation, end-of-year gift, or donation of physical equipment we could utilize for our operations. You may also contribute financially to support our staff!
3) Participation — while most of our programs take place in the great outdoors, there are some exceptions! Join us for a skill-building course, workshop, or custom training event! Check our programs calendar to see everything we offer. -
We’re here for you. Please email us anytime at info@summitlead.org or call our office at (512) 677-5117 to talk to one of our friendly team members.
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We’re excited to adventure with you! Email claire@summitlead.org to get started on customizing an event for you, your ministry leaders, your team, or your friends. Whether it’s a retreat, an expedition, or a team-building activity, we’re here to help you elevate your leadership.