WVU’s First-Year Trips are optional, peer-led, 5 or 6 day adventure based experiences that prepare incoming students for life at WVU. Trips offer participants diverse opportunities to meet other first-year students, learn about themselves, WVU and WV.
Multiple First-Year Trip Models to Choose From
Trip Models Will Be Announced Soon
Trip Models Vary in Activities and Accommodations
| Sample Activities | Range of Accommodations |
| Backpacking
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Backpacking (no bathroom/shower facility) |
| Challenge Course | Cabins (with a/c and attached bathrooms) |
| Hiking | Tent-Camping (with bathroom/shower facility) |
| Rock Climbing | Yurts Cabins (similar to rustic cabins) |
| Service |
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| Whitewater Rafting |
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| Via Ferrata |
Trip Basics
- All trips are $95. The university is subsidizing all trips.
- Student who are Pell Grant eligible will pay $0
- Most trips are between 10 and 22 students.
- All trips are 5 or 6 days long
- Trips are led by upperclassman student leaders
- Visit our FAQ page for more info
Fall Course
Fall 2020 information to be announced
REGISTRATION
2020 Registration coming soon!
Stay Connected With Adventure WV
Be A Leader
The Adventure WV Trip Leaders and Logistic Specialists are the backbone of the Adventure WV program. Each year we invite new staff to join our Leadership Training program and Summer Leadership Team. Working for Adventure WV is an exciting and rewarding summer experience