Words like ‘extreme’, ‘exploration’, or ‘adventure’ elicit images of far-off places and intense activities. Can these very terms, in their literal sense, accurately denote methods towards self-awareness, motivation, and determination?
Yes they can, and Ramote Expeditions was founded on exactly that principle. Since its inception in 2000, Ramote has empowered hundreds of participants through its unique approach, infusing adventure with inspiration, challenge with education, and all-out fun with sustainable lessons for life. An exciting and positive atmosphere is coupled with road-trip adventures across the Northeast and California.
The core ingredients of our program are passion, experience, and vision.
Passion
The passion for adventure travel and experiential education is deeply rooted in each of the staff members of Ramote Expeditions. This enthusiasm is an expression not only of our own love for wilderness sports and travel, but more so of our understanding of how Ramote Expeditions will empower and transform our participants and ourselves. Each year, we are enthralled as we see how our activities build trust, responsibility, and determination. Our passion is contagious and our energy level is quickly reflected both in the group’s excitement and in the internalization of essential lessons. While the participants engage in the action-packed road trips, the leaders of Ramote use our passion to weave life-skills and Torah insights into the fabric of each adventure.
Experience
With a combined total of several decades of experience, Ramote Expeditions’ team is well equipped to provide a program that is unmatched in its field. From mountain biking to backpacking, survival skills to canoeing, our experience and professionalism is deftly applied to each detail of every adventure. Ariel Fishman and Chanoch Spetner, Ramote Expeditions’ directors, are NYS licensed guides and experts in the sports and in the regions which they guide. As seasoned educators, they effectively instill the tools for growth, both in the physical and spiritual realms. The co-leaders are homegrown Ramoters and are eager to share their knowledge and skills with all participants. The relationship among the staff is far beyond mere employment; rather it is one of friendship and genuine appreciation. Each of us strives to be a transparent role-model, harnessing all of our talents and experiences to implement safe, challenging, and empowering road-trips.
Vision
Ramote has always been at the forefront of experiential education and adventure travel, and we take pride at having brought our methodology to the world of education and recreation. Our goal is to imbue in each of our participants a keen self-awareness, firm self-confidence, and the motivation to excel, in all areas of their lives. We continually work to improve our program towards this end; consequently, we have high expectations for ourselves and for those who join the Ramote Expeditions family. It is this vision, and our understanding that this vision is attainable, that makes Ramote Expeditions at once strikingly unique, remarkably powerful, and incredibly fun.
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