JEFFCO Survey
Student Adventure Survey
As a group of graduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder working with Natural, a Boulder based guide company, we are interested in providing high school students with the opportunity to engage in outdoor adventure trips that focus on service learning, healthy living, and sustaining natural resources.It is our goal to learn what activities high school students are most excite about and are eager to engage in.
We appreciate your time and thank you.
1. What adventure trips are you interested in?Please rank the activities in order from 1 = least interested to 5 = most interested
/ 1 (least interested) / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (most interested) /Mountaineering / / / / /
Hiking / / / / /
Mountain Biking / / / / /
Rock Climbing / / / / /
Camping / / / / /
Rafting / / / / /
Kayaking / / / / /
Backcountry Skiing/Snowboarding / / / / /
Snowshoeing / / / / /
Multi-Sport / / / / /
Other (please specify)
2. What types of educational knowledge/technical training would you most like to gain from a trip?Please rank the activities in order from 1 = least interested to 5 = most interested
/ 1 (least interested) / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (most interested) /Basic Rock Climbing Skills (anchor building, top rope systems, scene safety) / / / / /
Bike Mechanics (change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, adjust gears) / / / / /
Backcountry Skills (learn to travel and camp in the backcountry, orienteering, wilderness survival skills) / / / / /
Avalanche Awareness Training / / / / /
Trail Building / / / / /
Invasive Specie Removal / / / / /
Water Shed Purification / / / / /
Other (please specify)
3. What trip duration(s) are you interested in?(Please rank the activities in order from 1 = least interested to 5 = most interested)
/ 1 (least interested) / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (most interested) /Three Day / / / / /
Five Day / / / / /
Fifteen Day / / / / /
Multiple Weekends (6 total) / / / / /
Multiple Weekends (12 total) / / / / /
Other (please specify)
4. Would you be more interested in a trip if it included a service learning or community service component?
Yes No
Here are a few trip ideas. Tell us what you think.
5. Summer Expedition - Mountaineering, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Camping Service projects include- Trail Building, Invasive Specie Removal, Water Shed Purification Educational Component- Learn to rock climb: anchor building, top rope systems, scene safety. Bike Mechanics: Head to toe inspection and repair: change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, fix gearing. Back Country: Learn to travel and camp in the back country, orienteering, wilderness survival skills…
Service projects include-Trail Building, Invasive Specie Removal, Water Shed Purification
Educational Component-Learn to rock climb: anchor building, top rope systems, scene safety. Bike Mechanics: Head to toe inspection and repair: change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, fix gearing. Back Country: Learn to travel and camp in the back country, orienteering, wilderness survival skillsDuration: 15 days - Service Hours: 25What do you think?
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6. Summer Adventure - Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Rafting, Camping Service projects include- Trail Building, Invasive Specie Removal, Water Shed Purification Educational Component- Bike Mechanics, Head to toe inspection and repair: change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, fix gearing. Back Country: Learn to travel and camp in the back country, orienteering, wilderness survival skills
Service projects include - Trail Building, Invasive Specie Removal, Water Shed Purification
Educational Component - Bike Mechanics, Head to toe inspection and repair: change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, fix gearing. Back Country: Learn to travel and camp in the back country, orienteering, wilderness survival skillsDuration: 5 days - Service Hours: 10What do you think?
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7. Backcountry Powder - Ski and Snowboard Educational Component: Avalanche awareness, backcountry travel, team building, risk management.
Educational Component: Avalanche awareness, backcountry travel, team building, risk management.
Duration: 3 days – Service Hours: 0
What do you think?
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8. Weekend Trips- Hiking, Biking, Climbing, Back Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Rafting, Kayaking, Camping
Service projects - Trail Building, Invasive Specie Removal, Water Shed Clean UpEducational Component - Learn to rock climb: anchor building, top rope systems, scene safety. Bike Mechanics: Head to toe inspection and repair: change tires, fix brakes, adjust chain, fix gearing. Back Country: Learn to travel and camp in the back country, orienteering, wilderness survival skills. Avalanche Awareness Training. Back Country Winter Travel. Leave No TraceDuration: 12 weekends - Service Hours: 50
What do you think?
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