Cross Bearing Adventures

Cross Bearing Adventures CAMPER S ADVENTURE PLANNER Are You Ready For The Adventure Of A Lifetime? Thank you for joining Cross Bearing Adventures for the trip of a lifetime! We seek to create a week filled with fun and challenging experiences that will change your life! Whether it is climbing to the top a 14,000-foot mountain, rafting a raging river, or rappelling down a 160-foot cliff, our goal will be to allow God to speak to us through each and every moment, no matter how intense! As we seek to navigate our way through this life with all its spiritual deserts, mountains, forests, and valleys, our only hope for finding the right course is to orient our compass to the Cross of Jesus Christ and take our bearing on Him. He alone is the True North in this difficult journey called life. If our focus is on Him, we will not lose our way as we travel through the challenges of life towards an intimate relationship with our God! This is what Cross Bearing Adventures is all about! Are you ready to join us for a LIFE-CHANGING week? Well, this planner is designed to help you get ready! It covers everything from what to pack before you come, to what to expect when you finally get here. Please do not wait until the last minute to read over each section in detail! Some of the items you will need to bring may require a trip to the doctor s office or the outdoor store etc. You may need to give yourself enough time to break in a new pair of hiking boots (You definitely WON T want to break them in on a steep mountain trail!). The best way to set yourself up for success at Cross Bearing Adventures is to come prepared - body, mind, and spirit - for the great things God wants to do while you are here! I. What to Bring On the next page, you will find a comprehensive checklist of essential items to bring when you come to Colorado Springs this summer. The checklist is broken down into three categories: Clothing, Gear, and Forms. If you use this list as a basic guide for your adventure preparation, you will be well on your way to a successful summer experience with Cross Bearing Adventures! A. Essential Clothing and Gear Your first adventure will be packing for the unpredictable Colorado weather that awaits you! It is not unusual to experience delightful 80-degree temperatures within minutes of a raging hailstorm on a typical afternoon in Colorado Springs! In the course of a mountain climb, the temperatures can vary from the low 40 s to the high 80 s depending on the altitude and the position of the sun. The keys to

surviving these fluctuations are: 1. Dress in LAYERS and, 2. Always be prepared for the worst (Have a rain jacket or poncho on hand at all times!). You are strongly encouraged to bring along a fanny pack and /or backpack to accommodate your changing wardrobe throughout our activities. You will also be required to carry your own water each day and, at 7000+ feet above sea level, you ll need lots of it! As you pack your clothing, please keep in mind that our week will be centered on glorifying God in all we do and say and how we dress! Please pack modestly- no bikinis, short shorts, half-shirts, or tank tops. CBA Packing Checklist CLOTHING Got it! Clothing Item Explanation 1. 5 Days Worth of Active Wear Suitable for an avg temp of 75 degrees during the day and 45+ evenings -shorts and/or light hiking pants -t-shirts, underwear 2. Socks for hiking Polypropylene & wool, or hiking-specific socks. 3. Sweatshirt or fleece top Outerwear for chilly mornings and evenings 4. Light weight (packable) Best if it covers your seat! rain/windproof jacket or poncho 5. 1 pair of gloves For ropes course or cold weather on Peak Climb? 6. Hat &/or bandana To protect head from Colorado sun! 7. Swimsuit Remember, no bikinis! 8. Long underwear/warm hat For sleeping in cold evenings and peak climb if cold weather is predicted. 9. Hiking boots or good trail shoes Make sure your shoes are broken in before you come! GEAR Got It! Item Explanation 10. Sleeping bag Mummy bag rated at 30 degrees or below is ideal 11. Day backpack. For keeping water, snacks, rain jacket, spare clothing, Bible and journal. 12. Water bottle / camel back Minimum 32 oz, heavy duty, reusable. 13. Toiletries Soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant,etc. 14. Medications To be collected by the camp nurse or certified group leader. 15. Sunglasses & sunscreen SPF 30+ The intensity of the sun at 7000+ feet is dangerous! 16. 2 Bath Towels 17. Bible, notebook, and pen 18. 2 Flashlights Headlamp and handheld. 19. Spending money (optional) (There is a camp store for t-shirts, sweatshirts, nalgenes,snacks, etc. 20. Camera (optional) FORMS (collected by your leaders prior to your trip) Got It! Form Name Action Required 21. Participant Agreement, Release, and Assumption of Signatures of participant and guardian Risk 22. Authorization for Medical Care & Medical Release Signatures of participant and guardian 23. Camp Health Form Physician, camper, & guardian signatures 24. Whitewater Rafting Waiver: ONLINE. journeyquest.ezwaiver.com/mobile/kioskid/identifyperson.cfm 25. Garden of the Gods Climbing Permit: ONLINE https://parks.coloradosprings.gov/parks-recreation-andcultural-services/webform/rock-climbing-permit 26. Leaders Only: Evaluation Form for Volunteer Leaders Endorsement by pastor or elder

B. Required Permission and Release Forms Because of the adventurous nature of our activities at Cross Bearing Adventures, it is important that both you and your guardians are aware of the dangers associated with your week in Colorado Springs. While our staff members are highly trained to do absolutely everything within their power to ensure the safety of each and every camper, there is no way that we can foresee or prevent every possible injurious scenario. In order to make sure that you and your guardians understand this, and also to minimize the chance of any preventable injuries or illnesses, there are certain documents that must be signed before campers can participate in the activities we have planned. For legal and safety reasons, any camper that does not have the necessary forms completed and submitted before his or her arrival at Cross Bearing Adventures, will be prevented from participating in these adventure activities. To avoid missing out in this way, PLEASE take the time to review each form thoroughly and submit them with all the necessary signatures by the deadline appointed by your Leader. II. What You Can Expect from Cross Bearing Adventures A. Lodging Your group will be staying in large canvas tents set up on wood platforms. Girls and guys will be in different tents holding 24 campers each. Inside the tent, you will be sleeping on bunk beds. These beds have wooden frames and are padded with 4 uninsulated mattresses. You are encouraged to bring a sleeping pad to put under your sleeping bag at night. We have warm showers and flushing toilets but no electricity in either the tents or the bathhouses! Flashlights are essential for bathroom runs at night! B. Food We take pride in our meals at Cross Bearing Adventures and we think you are going to enjoy eating with us! If you come expecting a typical camp food menu, you are going to be pleasantly surprised by the incredible home-cooked meals and great snacks that our kitchen staff lovingly prepares in order to keep you running from one adventure to the next! Just bring an appetite. If you have any food allergies, please email them and note them on your health forms for our cooks. We will try accommodate you! C. Safety and Medical Care

Safety is our first concern!! We maintain a safe environment throughout every phase of our adventure activities. The staff is specially trained and ready to address any apprehensions or special needs our campers may have. In case of an emergency, the group will be accompanied by a person trained in Emergency Response and equipped with the necessary first aid supplies at all times. Prescription drugs will be handled and distributed only by trained staff. The first step to maintaining a safe environment at altitudes like those we will be experiencing is to DRINK LOTS OF WATER! This is why it is absolutely essential that each camper bring a heavy-duty reusable water bottle. We will be pumping liquids all day every day! D. High Adventure with Spiritual Parallels. At Cross Bearing Adventures, you will be engaged in activities that will challenge and thrill you! Our goal is to connect High Adventure with Spiritual Challenge. Just as your wits are tested, so will your heart be motivated to seek. Every event has been carefully selected for its potential to develop a deeper intimacy with your Savior Jesus Christ. Our adventures will consist of: Low and High Ropes Courses, Hiking, Rappelling, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, and a 14,000ft Peak Climb. Check us out on Facebook!! Here is an example of what a day with CBA will be like: 6:30am Wake Up! 3:30pm Return to Base Camp 7:00am Breakfast 5:30pm Dinner 7:30am Adventure Prep (personal devotions/journaling) 6:00pm Free Time 8:05am Team Time / Leave for Adventure 6:30pm Camp Fire (evening program, singing, skits) 9:00am Adventure On! 7:30pm Team Time (small group processing) 12:00pm Break for Lunch 11:00pm Lights Out!

III. What Cross Bearing Adventures Expects from YOU: Now that you know what you can expect from Cross Bearing Adventures, we would like to highlight a few important things that we will expect from you. In order to preserve a safe and God-honoring environment, we will require all campers to conduct themselves at all times in a way that respects the following guidelines: A. Safety is a crucial component to each day at CBA. Therefore, directions will be given that must be followed strictly. There can be NO unnecessary risk taking or goofing around which might cause injury emotionally, physically or spiritually to self or others. Please listen closely to all safety briefings and activity instructions. B. Alcohol and drugs are strictly prohibited on camp property and during all of the Cross Bearing Adventure events of the week! Students who choose to partake of these substances at any time during the week, whether at the base camp or at any other activity location, will be sent home at their guardian s expense. C. All campers will be required to stay within the boundaries of the base camp except when leaving for scheduled adventure activities under adult supervision. D. Quiet hours at CBA will be respectfully observed from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. E. For the ultimate purpose of total team building, we do not permit students to date during their week in Colorado. We are asking that all couples make a commitment to focus on the group rather than each other during their week at Cross Bearing Adventures. F. In the interest of our goal to allow God to speak to us through each and every moment, and in order to encourage a desire to focus solely on Him, we will ask campers to refrain from the use of IPODs, Cell phones, or electronics of any kind during their adventure week! To remove any temptation, Youth Pastors are encouraged to collect these devices upon arrival in Colorado Springs. Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God I Cor. 10:31 IV. In Case of Emergencies at Home: For an Emergency during your week at Cross Bearing Adventures, please call CBA at: (719) 351-7691

CROSS BEARING ADVENTURES PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK In consideration of the services of Cross Bearing Adventures, LLC., its agents including Golden Bell Camp and Conference Center, owners, officers, volunteers, participants, employees, and all other persons or entities acting in any capacity on its behalf (hereinafter collectively referred to as "CBA"), I hereby agree to release, indemnify, and discharge CBA, on behalf of myself, my children, my heirs, assigns, personal representative and estate as follows: I acknowledge that outdoor adventure based activity which may include, but is not limited to: high and low ropes courses, hiking, camping, rappelling and rock climbing entails known and unanticipated risks that could result in physical or emotional injury, paralysis, death, or damage to myself, to property, or to third parties. I understand that such risks simply cannot be eliminated without jeopardizing the essential qualities of the activity. The risks include, among other things: Slipping and falling, falling objects, other people, rope abrasion and entanglement, injuries resulting from climbing and rappelling, belaying, lowering on a rope, rescue systems, ropes course, exhaustion, exposure to temperature and weather extremes which could cause hypothermia, hyperthermia (heat related illnesses), heat exhaustion, sunburn, dehydration; and exposure to potentially dangerous wild animals, insect bites, equipment failure including ropes, slings, pulleys, harnesses, hardware, belay devices, anchor points and other gear used in activity, improper lifting or carrying. I expressly agree and promise to accept and assume all of the risks existing in this activity. My participation in this activity is purely voluntary, and I elect to participate in spite of the risks. Participant may not participate in the program if he or she has any medical (mental or physical) condition which may induce risk to himself or herself or to other participants or staff. By signing below, the Participant or responsible parent/guardian acknowledges there are no known health issues, medical concerns or conditions unstated. I hereby voluntarily release, forever discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless CBA from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action, which are in any way connected with my participation in this activity or my use of CBA's equipment or facilities, including, but not limited to any such claims which allege negligent acts or omissions of CBA. Should CBA or anyone acting on their behalf, be required to incur attorney's fees and costs to enforce this agreement, and if CBA is the prevailing party, I agree to indemnify and hold them harmless for all such fees and costs. In the event that I file a lawsuit against CBA, I agree to do so solely in the state of Colorado, and I further agree that the substantive law of Colorado shall apply in that action without regard to the conflict of law rules of that state. I agree that if any portion of this agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining document shall remain in full force and effect. I certify that I have adequate insurance to cover any injury or damage I may cause or suffer while participating, or else I agree to bear the costs of such injury or damage myself. I further certify that I am willing to assume the risk of any medical or physical condition I may have. By signing this document, I acknowledge that I am waiving my rights to any and all claims arising out of my participation in CBA activities which may be against CBA and its parties. I have had sufficient opportunity to read and understand this entire document and I agree to be bound by the terms outlined herein. Signature of Participant Print Name Address Phone Date Email Emergency Contact Name: Cell PARENT'S OR GUARDIAN'S ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION (Must be completed for participants under the age of 18) In consideration of (print minor's name) ("Minor") being permitted by CBA to participate in its activities and to use its equipment and facilities, I further agree to (voluntarily release voluntarily release, forever discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless CBA from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action, which are in any way connected with my participation in this activity or my use of CBA's equipment or facilities, including, but not limited to any such claims which allege negligent acts or omissions of CBA. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless CBA from any and all claims which are brought by, or on behalf of Minor, and which are in any way connected with such use or participation by Minor. Signature of Parent or Guardian: Print Name: Date: v.2013

CROSS BEARING ADVENTURES Authorization for Medical Care & Medical Release (Participants and Leaders) Participants Name Group: Address: Phone #: Home Parent / Guardian Work 2 nd Emergency Phone Birthdate: Age: Grade: Soc. Sec. #: Insurance Co. & Address: Policy # I am aware of my past and present health and fitness in relationship to strenuous physical activity. I will participate in the CBA activities except for the ones noted below by myself, parents /guardian, or my physician. Information about any and all of my medical conditions is noted below. Circle any activities forbidden for health reasons, or any past or present physical or mental conditions that might prevent safe participation for yourself and the group in this activity: (Please describe fully for anything specific). Low / High Challenge Course: Strenuous Activity, heights, lifting/lowering, physical exertion. Climbing/Rappelling: Strenuous Activity, heights, physical exertion. Whitewater Rafting: Swimming, paddling, etc. Hiking / Peak Climb: Walking, Uphill/downhill, uneven footing, long distances up to 8 miles, carrying small backpack, altitude. Other: I understand that: (a) Adventure activities often take place in areas far from medical facilities. (b) Medical help may be delayed or inaccessible. (c) Rescue may be difficult and expensive. Should an accident, injury or emergency occur which renders me unable to communicate, I hereby authorize Cross Bearing Adventures and/or its employees, to secure, and consent on me behalf to, any hospital, medical, dental, or surgical care, treatment and/or procedures which they may deem necessary or advisable. I knowingly and voluntarily consent in advance to such care, treatment and/or procedures. I further release, indemnify and hold harmless Cross Bearing Adventures and its employees, from any and all expenses, fees, claims, judgments and /or damages arising as a result of emergency medical treatment rendered by officers or agents of Cross Bearing Adventures and /or actions by CBA securing or consenting to any medical treatment. Participants (Student or Adult): Print Name Signature Date Parent or guardian Signature (if under 18 years of age): Print Name Signature Date Please duplex on back of Participant Agreement

* * * CAMP HEALTH FORM * * * PARTICIPANT/LEADER: FILL IN SECTIONS I AND II BEFORE SEEING PHYSICIAN. Be sure to include any emergency information and restrictions or special care that should be observed. No Participant will be accepted without a medical form signed by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner within the last 2 years. I.IDENTIFICATION: Name Age Birthday Sex Address Phone ( ) City State Zip IN AN EMERGENCY NOTIFY: Name Relationship Address Phone ( ) City State Zip II. MEDICAL INFORMATION: To be completed by Participant / Leader. Do you have any allergies? Yes No List: Do you have any existing medical conditions? Yes No If so, please explain: Do you have any heart or breathing conditions? Penicillin or other drug reactions Yes No Ever had a bee sting? Yes No If so, reaction Food or other allergies Yes No Special diet Yes No Medications being taken? Yes No Describe your current physical fitness and level of activity. III. PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT: I have examined this camper/leader and found him/her to be in satisfactory condition, free from communicable disease, and capable of active participation in a high adventure program with the following exceptions: Is there a medical concern at elevations over 7,000 ft.? Yes No Date of last immunization: DPT or DT MMR Adults: Tetanus Physician's Signature Date Physician's Address Phone ( ) Family Dentist Phone ( ) Medical Insurance ID# Company Phone ( ) IV. CAMP NURSE: (Check items --- Circle if incomplete) Physician Signature Medications received Screening: General Appearance Good Poor Temp: Normal High Low New injuries, illnesses, surgery or significant changes since sending health form: Signature (Camp Nurse) Date CROSS BEARING ADVENTURES (719) 351-7691 Revised 2005