Programs Operating out of Balsam, North Carolina, the SOAR staff lead expeditions throughout the Southeast, Florida Keys, Caribbean, Colorado Rockies, Alaska and Desert Southwest. Adventure activities include wilderness backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting and canoeing, wildlife studies, mountaineering, snorkeling, sailing, cross-country skiing and wilderness medicine.
Expeditions are approximately two weeks in length and are scheduled during the summer months.
Shorter adventures of three to seven days are planned for the spring, fall and winter. Semester-length courses are available in the spring and fall.