Best of the Blue Ridge 2017: Vote Today and everyday until Oct 31st
Pura Vida Adventures has been nominated for top climbing guide company. Click here to vote. In addition Pura Vida Adventures’ owner and climbing guide Joe Moerschbaecher has been nominated for top climbing guide. Vote for Joe here! Thank you for your support.
Read More »Our Newest Trip: Experience Looking Glass Rock by Rope and Wheel
Rock Climbing: Experience Rock Climbing on one of the areas most iconic features Looking Glass Rock. Looking Glass provides excellent climbing opportunities for any one from beginner to experienced. Spend the morning, on a steep approach hike of about 1.5 miles then learn proper climbing techniques and scale walls from 45- 100 ft in height. Catch breathtaking […]
Read More »Pura Vida Adventures is Hiring Professional Mountain Guides and Interns
Pura Vida Adventures is hiring Professional Mountain Guides for part time Spring and/ or full time Summer work! Pay will vary based upon experience, age, and additional qualifications. The ideal candidate would meet the following requirements: Current Wilderness First Responder Certification Professional commercial rock guiding experience or experience running a climbing program for an organization. […]
Read More »A Grand Adventure for Pura Vida Adventures
Pura Vida Adventures’ Joe Moerschbaecher, Andy Routzahn, and Ellen Cressley ended the 2015 year with a 21 day expedition paddling the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Expedition allowed members of Pura Vida’s team to join 13 other team members from across the US and as far away as New Zealand […]
Read More »Chaco Footwear experiences Canyoneering with Pura Vida Adventures
Chaco Footwear’s Fit For Adventure Road Trip stopped by Pura Vida Adventures to “Experience the Good Life ” this past week. Matt and Brad the fit for adventure Chaco Ambassadors tested out the new close toed Chaco shoes while participating in Pura Vida’s Cougar Canyon Canyoneering Trip. Brad had some experience Canyoneering in the desert southwest, […]
Read More »Cross Country Canyoneering Camp : Technical Canyoneering in Arizona Slot Canyons
CenterFocus Experiences and Pure Vida Adventures are proud to present the Cross Country Canyoneering Camp! This Canyoneering Camp will take place in the Beautiful Sierra Ancha Range in Tonto National Forest and be held during the dates of 11/04/2015 – 11/08/2015. The cost for this trip will be $1200 per person. What’s included in […]
Read More »Puerto Rico Canyoneering Adventures
Pura Vida Adventures is excited to announce canyoneering programming in Puerto Rico. Spend four days exploring four different canyons in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has world class canyoneering join Pura Vida Adventures on a canyoneering vacation and experience it for yourself. Scheduled program dates are Feb 27th-March 2nd and Dec 11th-14th 2015 or any time you have a […]
Read More »Bike and Beer weekend March 7th and 8th
Experience Brevard’s Mountain Biking and its Breweries March 7th and 8th weekend with Pura Vida Adventures’ Bike and Beer weekend. Sat March 7th 9-3pm Mountain Bike Dupont State Forest 4-8pm Brewery Tour -visit Oskar Blues Brewery, Brevard Brewing Co., and Pisgah Tavern Sun March 8th 9-3pm Mountain Bike Pisgah National Forest Cost $200 a person, […]
Read More »Pura Vida Adventures’ owner and head guide featured in Our State magazine
Pura Vida Adventures owner and head guide Joe Moerschbaecher was recently profiled in the January 2015 issue of Our State magazine. The article entitled Wild Thing: Making a Career Out of Canyoneering is written by adventure writer Graham Averill and features Paradise Canyon Pura Vida Adventures newest canyoneering trip, which was recently named by National […]
Read More »Pura Vida Adventures’ guide experiences a taste of Costa Rica Canyoneering
While in Costa Rica my girlfriend and I were fortunate enough to go on a trip with Desafio Adventure Company. Our first trip was to lost canyon. After a scenic ride in the back of their 4×4 “jungle limos” we arrived at the trail head. The guides geared us up and gave our group thorough […]
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