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100 Ultimate Adventure Challenge Activities
1. Do a service project that shows what environmental
stewardship means to you 2. Make a driftwood fort at the beach or a
scrap material fort 3. Find your doppelgnger or long-lost-twin at
another REI store, and take a picture
together 4. Write a poem, limerick, or haiku to inspire people
to get outdoors 5. Fit as many people as you can into a 2 person
tent 6. Have a movie night and watch an outdoor-themed film 7. Do
group handstands in front of an epic background 8. Create a
surprise (Example: games, cards, madlibs, secret talents) to bring
to
another store, and hang out in the break room with their
employees 9. Find the employee with the most multiples of the same
type of gear, and take a
picture of them with their collection. (Example: one coworkers
has 9 bikes). How many of the same items do they have?
10.Take a group picture that would land you in an REI catalog
11.Go outdoor rock climbing 12.Mountain bike your favorite trail
13.Go surfing, paddleboarding, bodysurfing, skimboarding etc.
14.Deck-out an adventure vehicle of your choice (paddle board with
a lawn chair and
cooler, bike with decorations and speakers, etc) 15.Print out
each word of the REI motto and have a person hold each word 16.Take
a picture doing something that embodies REI's core value of
Authenticity 17.Take a picture of as many coworkers as possible
doing yoga poses together 18.Make the worlds most creative smores
19.Hike to the peak of a local mountain 20.Go indoor rock climbing
21.Make a huge cardboard fort 22.Create the most ridiculous outfit
using gear and clothing REI sells 23.Get at least 5 co-workers
together for dessert at your favorite restaurant 24.Take a picture
of coworkers showing off their secret talents (musical,
artistic,
athletic, quirky, etc) 25.Draw a picture showing the quirkiness
of your store 26.Fit someone inside a backpack 27.Do an artistic
representation of your favorite part of working for REI 28. Invent
a new sport and take pictures of you doing it (Example: google
extreme
ironing, you wont be disappointed) 29.Make a sand sculpture or
sand castle 30.Climb a tree
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31.Draw a picture of something that inspires you 32.High five
one person from each department at another REI store, and
introduce
yourselves 33.Dress someone in as many layer of snow clothing as
they can possibly wear! How
many layers did you get? 34.Take a picture dressed to the max as
a stereotypical tourist 35.Cover your face and arms in sunscreen,
and don't rub it in. How thick a layer can
you get? 36.Show your coworkers the piece of gear youre
absolutely obsessed with 37.Dress up as cheesy fitness instructors
from the 80's 38.Get the employee with the smallest feet to wear
the biggest shoes in your store 39.Take a picture encapsulating
REI's core value of Balance 40.Take a picture with your most loved,
worn-out piece of gear 41.Dress a pet as an REI mascot 42.Go
slacklining 43.Play a group game and show your best game faces
44.Share your expertise - teach each other something new 45.Grab
one person from each department in your store, and figure out
something
interesting that you all have in common (Hint: its not where you
work). Write it down and take a picture together
46.Take a picture filling in the blank: We feel most adventurous
when ___________ 47.Do something nice for someone at your store who
you dont know very well 48.Spend some time with someone from your
store who you've wanted to get to know 49.Cook an extravagant
recipe on a camp stove 50.Use a piece of gear in its non-intended
way (humor wins this one!) 51.Wear formal clothing to do your
favorite outdoor activity 52.Put together a super creative outfit
and go on an adventure with it! (Example: bear
costume, or tights with safari hat) 53. Invent an idea for
something new or random that we could sell at REI 54.Come up with
new words for the R.E.I acronym 55.Take a picture with your least
favorite item or ugliest item in your store 56.Show off your
oldest, most obsolete gear 57.Create a flag or logo for your store
58.Write down the name of a song that embodies your stores unique
culture 59.Take a picture of the best adventure vehicle one of your
coworkers has 60.Get muddy, head to toe 61.Fill a vehicle to the
brim with outdoor gear. How full can you get it? 62.Find a coworker
you dont know very well and eat lunch outside together 63.
Interview coworkers to find out who is the most most
well-travelled, and take a
picture of them holding a map marked with the places theyve gone
64.Visit a famous local landmark with as many coworkers as possible
65.Spell out REI and your store number with your bodies (Example:
REI 22) 66.Go star gazing 67.Go on a picnic or have a barbecue with
at least 5 coworkers 68.Visit a state park or national park as a
group
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69.Have a story time and read an outdoorsy-themed childrens book
with at least 3 coworkers
70.Take a department-wide vote on the tastiest freeze-dried
meal. Which is the winner? 71.Go geocaching and leave REI stickers
as the prize 72.Swap stories about your gnarliest outdoor
activity-related scars, and show them off
(if appropriate) 73.Have a bonfire in a legal, approved
fire-pit. Or, make a fake fire and tell epic stories
around it 74.Volunteer for a few hours in your community 75.Try
a new activity with a group of coworkers 76.Hug a massive tree. How
many people does it take to get around it? 77.Show off your most
impressive sandal or sunglasses tan-lines 78.Layer someone inside
as many sleeping bags as possible. How many did you do? 79.Spell
your favorite outdoor adventure-related word using flashlights and
nighttime
photography techniques 80.Get a picture of all your stores
managers together 81.Enjoy a sunrise with a group of coworkers (at
least 3 people) 82.Admire a sunset with a group of coworkers (at
least 3 people) 83.Find a famous wilderness explorer picture to
reenact with your coworkers 84.Collect the most worn-out clothing,
shoes and gear that you and your coworkers
own to tell a story with 85.Fly one or several kites in a field
on a windy day 86.Try out a variety of games we sell, such as
bananagrams, or picnic table ping pong 87.Attempt to solve the
human knot challenge (must have at least 8 people) 88.Create a
network of multiple hammocks in a grove of trees. Try doing a bat
hang 89.Bring one or multiple ridiculously unnecessary items from
civilization into the
backcountry (Example: bring a couch and large tv into the
backcountry hooked up with a power source to watch a movie)
90.Bring family or friends into the store to introduce to your
coworkers and supervisors 91.Create the most over-the-top, decked
out campsite (twilights, flags, glow in the dark
balloons, couches). Remember to be considerate of your neighbors
and the park 92.Plant a tree or some flowers 93.Go on a
bird/fox/shark/etc. watching adventure and catalog the animals you
see 94.Practice using wilderness medicine techniques to treat a
FAKE wound, or make an
improvised splint, stretcher, etc, as if you were in the
backcountry. (Consult a WFA, WFR, or Wilderness EMT at your store
for ideas)
95.Find someone who owns a treehouse, invite your coworkers
over, and have a tea party or something else fun in the trees!
96.Take treats (store-bought or packaged) to employees at
another REI store and introduce yourselves
97.Make a collage of the best pins and decorations you wear on
your vests 98.Dress up in your most rugged adventure clothes and go
somewhere fancy 99.Take a group jumping picture in front of a
beautiful background 100.Take a picture of your own unique
adventure idea that isnt already on this list, and
write what it is in the caption!