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A Space for Transformation: The Story Behind La Vida’s New Barn
by Chris Peters | December 9, 2025 | Adirondack Expeditions, Base Camp, Featured, Staff Stories | 0 Comments
A Review of The Dawn Wall
Mar 17, 2019 | Reviews
Finding a New Route A Review of Dawn Wall By: Bryn Clark Film Summary Imagine the side of a cinder-block building. The concrete is unforgiving and harsh. The wall is directly perpendicular to the ground and is so steep that you begin to wonder...
La Vida Staff Alumni Spotlight: Brian Scott
Mar 17, 2019 | Staff Stories
I'd like to share two stories from my time on La Vida, one from my trip as a participant and the other from my first summer on staff. I was a participant in the Fall of '85. The La Vida trip was later than usual that year due to waiting for Ferrin Hall to be completed...
Taylor Bradford: Howie Rich Leadership Award
Mar 17, 2019 | Staff Stories
In celebration of La Vida’s 40th anniversary in 2010, La Vida initiated a student leadership award. This award, named after Howie Rich, is based on Howie’s faithfulness in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with high school students. Howie was the Young Life Area...
Embracing the Darkness: Review of Learning to Walk in the Dark
Feb 19, 2019 | Reviews
Learning to Walk in the Dark By: Barbara Brown Taylor Book Report by: Bryn Clark Darkness isn’t generally something we associate with goodness. Nighttime is often seen as cold, bleak and terrifying. Much of our technology is designed to fill the...
Grit, Grace and Growth
Jan 17, 2019 | Staff Stories
By: Sarah Shannon, Director of Adventure Pursuits and Rock Gym Grit is a hot topic. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, grit is “courage and resolve, strength of character.” This is an attribute we hope describes us, but how have we learned to have grit? How do...
Please Leave a Message After the Tone
Jan 17, 2019 | Adirondack Expeditions, College Expeditions
By: Taylor Bradford '19 Why it’s important to explore beyond smartphones and social media feeds Over the past 50 years, mobile phones have developed from a fictitious prop used in episodes of The Jetsonsto a pocket-sized tool that has given us a new way to navigate...