Showing posts with label adventure sports center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventure sports center. Show all posts

Monday, November 30, 2009

Seneca Rocks guide, author to speak at Garrett College Tuesday

Seneca Rocks guide, author to speak at Garrett College Tuesday

Cumberland Times-News

MCHENRY — The Adventuresports Institute of Garrett College will present the final speaker of its fall Colloquium series, Tony Barnes, author of the definitive work on regional climbing, “Seneca: The Climber’s Guide,” on Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 224 of the Continuing Education building. A reception for the speaker will precede the presentation, beginning at 6 p.m.

Barnes’ climbing and guiding career spans 35 years and has occurred in almost as many states. He has been active as a guide for Seneca Rocks Mountain Guides at Seneca Rocks Climbing Area, a part of the Monongalia National Forest, and located nearby in Seneca, W.Va., for the past 20-plus years.

Barnes has written articles on Seneca Rocks for Climbing Magazine and other publications. For the past eight years, he has worked as an adjunct professor of rock climbing for Garrett College’s Adventure Sports program.

For more information about the presentation, contact the Adventuresports Institute at (301) 387-3330 or e-mail adventuresports@garrettcollege.edu.



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Saturday, July 12, 2008

US Olympic Team coming to ASCI at Wisp

I received a press release from ASCI today (more from their website):

The U.S. Olympic Team-Canoe/Kayak will be training at ASCI July 14-18, and you're invited to come see the action! The public is welcome to view the team training on ASCI's whitewater course for FREE! The U.S. Olympic Team-Canoe/Kayak for 2008 is:Scott Parsons (K1), Benn Fraker (C1), Heather Corrie (K1W), Casey Eichfeld and Rick Powell (C2). The team’s two coaches are Silvan Poberaj and Cathy Hearn. Casey and Ricky are part-time ASCI employees, and Ricky is enrolled at the Adventure Sports Institute beginning this fall. Scott Parsons is a resident of Bethesda, MD.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Two ASCI Staff Members Earn Spots On 2008 Olympic Team



Jul. 10, 2008
Two part-time Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) staff members, Rick Powell and Casey Eichfield, secured spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team – Canoe/Kayak at the Augsburg, Germany, World Cup this past weekend, and will compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, in August along with three other team members.
Rounding out the rest of the team are Scott Parsons of Bethesda, Benn Fraker and Heather Corrie, and Olympic coaches Silvan Poberaj and Cathy Hearn.
The five-person Olympic team has just confirmed it will travel to ASCI for training next week from Monday through Friday. According to Matt Taylor, executive director at ASCI, the team will have exclusive use of the recirculating whitewater course daily in the morning and again late in the afternoon.
ASCI has invited the public to watch the U.S. representatives prepare themselves for the Olympic competition in Beijing.
Persons may visit the ASCI web site at www.adventuresportscenter.com or call 301-387-3250 for information on the Olympic Team's schedule while in Garrett County.
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