White Sulphur Springs
 

Allegheny Outback (AO!) and Outback!

What is AO?
AO is our six-day high school adventure program for rising 9th graders to just-graduated High School students. The group size is around 10-12 teenage guys and girls, two college counselors and an adult counselor (usually a retired or active duty officer) which gives us about a 4:1 camper to counselor ratio. We hire spiritually mature counselors, and require them to go through our two-week training program. Register Now!
What is Outback?
Outback! is a five day trek that includes rock climbing, backpacking, orienteering, basic survival skills, and of course, plenty of fellowship. This summer we invite rising 10th graders to just-graduated High School students to come with us on a journey where the adventure is not in the activity, but in the relationships where we are not concerned with how fast we get from Point A to Point B, but seek to worship our Father in EVERYTHING we do...A week that can truly show us what it is to live as one. The group size is around 10-12 teenage guys and girls. Register Now!
hike in the laurel highlands
Activities
The AO activities include:
  • high and low ropes course
  • backpacking
  • white water canoeing
  • rappelling
  • climbing
  • white water rafting.
The program uses these activities to teach teamwork, responsibility, and most importantly reliance on Christ through a consistent, lasting personal relationship. Our spiritual part of the program includes a 45-minute quiet time in the morning during which high-schoolers work through a booklet we provide.

During the day, activities are often introduced with a spiritual emphasis and at night, our staff leads praise and worship around the campfire, followed by a spiritually focused discussion of the day's activities.
Mission
The AO mission statement is "To challenge teenagers to develop their very own personal knowledge of God by modeling Christ in real life situations, and by facilitating an environment in which they must exhibit personal responsibility, work with others, and rely on God."
log beam on the high ropes

2010 Dates

AO!1: 5-11 June (Early Bird AO!)
AO!2: 19-25 June
AO!3: 26 June- 2 July
AO! Outback: 27 June- 2 July
AO!4: 3-9 July
AO!5: 10-16 July
AO! 6: 17-23 July
AO!7: 24-30 July
AO!8: 31 July - 6 August
AO!9: 7-13 August
AO! Extreme adventure weeks and are being filled by invitation.

Prices
Allegheny Outback! $270
Earlybird AO! $245
AO! Outback $245
Allegheny Outback! Extreme (AOX) $290

Register
Register Now! with this online form
or Call Us at: 814.623.5583
or Email us at: office@whitesulphursprings.org
Please Note: Because our target ministry group is military dependents, all other registrations will be considered on a wait status until 6 weeks prior to camp.

Lose your packing list? Just look below!

Clothes

* Pants * Shorts (modest in length) * Short/long-sleeve Under Armour-type shirt
* T-shirts(3-6, no tank tops please) * Shoes (hiking, water, comfy)
* Swimsuit (no two-pieces please)* Underwear for one week * Socks
* Hat and/or bandana * old wool sweater or fleece* Light jacket or nylon shell
* Waterproof rain coat/poncho

Toiletries
* Deodorant * Soap and shampoo * Toothbrush and toothpaste * Sunscreen
* Towels (one bath, one hand) * Bug spray
Miscellaneous
* Flashlight/headlamp and NEW batteries * Garbage bags (2 or 3 30-gallon bags)
* Note pad and pen * Duffel bag for packing * Ziploc bags (4 or 5 gallon size)
Things you can bring or get from our gear room
* Small Bible * Internal or external frame pack
* Book bag/ backpack * Sleeping bag
Optional gear
* Money for rafting souvenir * Disposable camera
* Contact lens case and solution (if needed)
* Eyeglasses strap (required for those with glasses)
DO NOT BRING:
* mp3 players * cell phones * portable gaming systems * CD players