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

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

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!