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Phoenix Adventure Club, the brainchild of a group of active Bangalore based adventure sports enthusiasts, was born with the
principal aim of fostering and sustaining spirit of adventure. It is a conscious effort in the direction of developing a positive
attitude to life, through the medium of adventure sports and outdoor training.
The impetus for Phoenix Adventure Club was the worryingly sedentary and insulated lives that most of us tend to lead in
the cities ; insulated from nature, surrounded by concrete and electronics and softened by luxuries!
Phoenix Adventure Club is grounded in the belief that the wild outdoors is the best school for learning and development
of various positive personality traits, apart from providing the sheer rush of adventure.
Powerful and impactful learning takes place in situations that involve a degree of discomfort, particularly in the wild
outdoors. Being in an uncommon environment, such situations call upon the individual to actively use his/her imagination,
intelligence, common- sense, while encouraging aspects such as adaptability, co-operation, teamwork etc.
Outdoor-bound/ Adventure activities can also facilitate the development of valuable management skills like responsibility,
decision making, crisis-management and problem solving, apart from fostering the development of interpersonal skills and camaraderie.
The benefits with regard to health, particularly stress alleviation are, of course, apparent. In addition, such activities
also help in nurturing a sensitivity and appreciation for nature and wilder ness ethics
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