The Adventure Summit

February 20-21, 2009
Student Union, Wright State University

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Adventrue Summit is the Midwest's premiere outdoor adventure exposition of skill, culture, and experience produced by Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State University.

The 2008 Adventure Summit reached peak success in its 3rd year of existence.  Over 5,200 visitors enjoyed a full weekend of activities related to the spirit and culture of the outdoors including inspiring presentations, instructional programs in a variety of outdoor sports and inaugural competitions including a Snowboard Rail Jam, Bouldering Comp and Kayak Championships.  In addition, a bustling expo was available allowing guests a chance to mingle with local, regional and national outfitters, clubs, retail shops and advocacy groups.  Live acoustic music by Glenn Allyn and Beer Tastings provided by Bostons Bistro and Pub added to the atmosphere.

    

Our lineup of featured outdoor personalities created quite a buzz in the region led by Jonny Moseley’s visit to The Adventure Summit.  He was part of an action packed day on the Wright State University Campus highlighted by Perfect North Slopes dropping three dump truck loads of snow to create a temporary terrain park for our inaugural rail jam emceed by Jonny.  Competitors relished the opportunity to impress Jonny with their “antics” on and off the rails.  Thanks to Valleywood Ski Shop lucky winners had a tasty “Lunch with Jonny”  The lunch was a chance for winners to get a more personal flavor of what Jonny Moseley is about.  Wrapping up the first day, Jonny’s featured program highlighted his career as an US Olympic Skier including his gold medal performance during the 1998 Olympics in Nagano Japan and how he single-handedly revolutionized the sport of freestyle skiing.  Of course, he couldn’t leave The Adventure Capital of the Midwest without showing video of his famous dinner roll and his Saturday Night Live appearance to the 450 guests in attendance.

       

 

Sam Drevo, champion extreme kayaker, and Andy Politz, Everest Mountain Climber were also a part of our lineup.  Both led inspiring discussions of their expeditions and showcased some of the most dramatic video of the event.  Over 50 other adventure presentations took place throughout the weekend covering a variety of topics including Appalachian Trail Adventures, Local Kayaking Hot Spots, Bike Mechanic Workshops, adaptive recreation, SCUBA demonstrations and variety of YOGA classes for outdoor enthusiasts.

   

All in All, The Adventure Summit was a tremendous success with record attendance, exhibitors and programs along with the addition of our three competitions.  The Kayak Championships proved to be a crowd pleaser as pros in the boating world performed their hottest tricks.  While the bouldering competition featured 35 competitors from universities all over the Midwest building quite a reputation for continued success of future bouldering comps on the Wright State University Campus.

         

 

There were many reasons to celebrate.  Thanks to Fox and Hound Beavercreek and Holiday Inn – Fairborn fans of The Adventure Summit were able to “Party with Pros” each night sharing stories of adventure and inspiration while polishing off their favorite beverages. 

 

On behalf of Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State University we would like to thank all those who supported The 2008 Adventure Summit.  Our volunteers, media partners and event sponsors are crucial to the continued success of The Adventure Summit.  We hope to see all of you on a return visit to The Adventure Capital of the Midwest:  Dayton, OH. 

 

Mark your calendars for the 2009 Adventure Summit scheduled for February 20 – 21st at Wright State University.   

 

                                  

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The Adventure Summit is a joint production of

Five Rivers MetroParks and Wright State University