t e a m - b u i l d i n g
76 BCBusiness January 2015
the amazing Chase
Who: Canadian Outback
Adventures & Events,
1-800-565-8735, info@
canadianoutback.com
What: Canadian Outback
Adventures & Events
offers many team-building
options, but one of their
most popular is "The Amaz-
ing Chase," modelled after
the Amazing Race TV show
(Canadian Outback has a lot
of TV-themed events).
Participants are set loose
to find "roadblock" and
"detour" tasks similar to
the ones encountered on
the show. "You often see
people running around the
Lower Mainland with their
'Amazing Chase' capes,"
says Canadian Outback's
Philip Keen.
Where: All over the world
strength Factor: Problem solv-
ing, stress testing, trying
not to get into embarrassing
squabbles like the contes-
tants on the show always
do. No million-dollar prize
though.
Winter Wonders
Who: Pinnacle Pursuits,
604-876-7535, info@
pinnaclepursuits.com
What: Vancouver-based Pin-
nacle has been working in
the field of what president
Jonathan Willcocks calls
"experiential training" for
over 17 years. Most of their
basic activities—rope chal-
lenges, geo-caching, team
competitions, Survivor-style
events and more—can be
transformed into snow-
bound "Winter Wonders"
versions. Throw in some
traditional maple taffy-
making too. "We'll create
thematic events based
around what clients are
looking for," Willcocks says,
"customizing a package for
them."
Where: Brew Creek Centre
near Whistler, Loon Lake
Lodge & Retreat Centre in
Maple Ridge, among other
locations in the Lower
Mainland and Victoria.
strength Factor: Some win-
ter wonderland team-
building, followed
perhaps by a little
après-team-building
by the fire.
