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Leadership Ventures Information Session
Students and administration explain the mission of Leadership Ventures, sign up and waitlist processes, and answer questions.

Staff

Preston Cline, Director
prcline@wharton.upenn.edu

Sarah Merusi, Program Coordinator
smerusi@wharton.upenn.edu

Charlotte Moats, WG'11

On Tall Ships Sailing I gained a newfound respect for the threat of "unknown unkowns".

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MBA Leadership Ventures



CURRENT VENTURES

Adirondacks Ice Climbing - Three days of top-rope ice climbing on upstate New York's beautiful ice walls, culminating in a multi-pitch climb of some of the Northeast's most famous ice routes.
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Wharton vs. Wild: Extreme Alaska - A mountaineering expedition through the breathtaking Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Learn More »

Antarctica Trekking - An exploration of King George Island stressing decision making, teamwork and leadership in a challenging environment. This venture uses ski-sleds and mountaineering equipment to explore remote stretches of the island’s glacial ice cap, where few people will ever visit. Learn More »

Atacama Desert: High Altitude Multisport - Trekking in the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Focus on managing ambiguity and promoting group decision making through mountaineering, trekking, mountain biking and rock-climbing. Learn More »

Small Crew Sailing: Tactics, Navigation and Racing - Combining the acquisition of technical sailing skills and the examination of small group processes, this venture places small groups of 4-5 students on modern sailboats in Grenada. Learn More »

Cotopaxi Mountaineering - The most technical of the mountaineering programs, students climb Mt. Cotopaxi near Quito, Ecuador. The challenges presented here require courage and tenacity and enable participants to focus on results and strategic thinking. Learn More »

Kilimanjaro Leadership Venture

Kilimanjaro Mountaineering - This venture scales the world’s highest freestanding volcanic Mountain – Mt. Kilimanjaro. The challenges of severe temperature change and altitude stress participants’ capacity for teamwork, emotional intelligence, flexibility and adaptability. Learn More »

Patagonia Trekking - We begin this trek at the edge of the world – at Port Williams on the Isla Navarino, which is considered the world’s most southern town. We trek the Dientes Circuit, rock climbing, mountaineering and sailing. Learn More »

Quantico Military Simulation - This venture builds on the programs of the U.S. Marine Corps for developing leadership. This two-day program provides an intense, hands-on learning experience in USMC’s Leadership Reaction Course and Combat Course. Learn More »

Tall Ships Sailing: Continuous Navigation & Oceanographic Exploration - Sail a 161-foot long Brigantine, the historic Robert C. Seamans, around the island of Tahiti in the South acific Ocean. Focus on developing teamwork, flexibility and decision-making through navigation, management of the ship and conducting oceanographic research.  Learn More »

   FDNY Intensive: Get a rare opportunity to experience the FDNY's state of the art training simulators at Randall's Island. Learn More»