We are an outdoor recreation program of Associated Students,
inc. at Sacramento State, dedicated to getting you started
in outdoor adventures. We have a full-service bike shop,
equipment rentals, an on-campus ropes course, and an array of
adventure outings guaranteed to boost your confidence in the
outdoors! We are committed to diversity, equity, and
inclusion in everything we do. Come try us, and have a
“peak adventure!”
Featured on the Visit Sacramento Podcast: Peak
Adventures at Sacramento State is Your Gateway to the Outdoors
(spreaker.com)
Mission & Values
ASI Mission
As the recognized voice of Sacramento State Students, we enrich
lives through experiential learning, student services, and
leadership opportunities.
Peak Adventures Statement of Purpose
Peak Adventures’ purpose is to kindle personal growth,
leadership, and connections through experiences in the outdoors.
Values
Communication, Integrity,
Respect, Compassion,
Leadership, Engagement
Vision
Our vision is to help determine the future of our world by
influencing the people who will lead and design it. We believe
that leadership development inspires all individuals to become
their best self. Then, imagine if we all had the skills to
venture into the great outdoors, experiencing both the thrill and
serenity of our connections to each other and to our earth. We
envision a world where people possess heightened personal
awareness and acutely understand the interconnectedness of it
all, whereby making our world a better place.
History
The history of ASI Peak Adventures starts with a wonderful story
about two students who used grassroots leadership to make a
positive impact for the larger campus good.
In the early 1970s, two Sacramento State
students felt that the campus needed a tool co-op; a place for
students to share tools in order to fix their bikes conveniently
and affordably. This idea quickly gained strength throughout the
campus, and so they purchased a metal shed and set up a tool
co-op. This was essentially the campus’s first bicycle
shop. The operation was basic, but nevertheless a success.
After some time, the need for expansion forced the bike “shed”
into a temporary building, not far from the University
Union. This new location began to also rent out outdoor
gear and sell bikes and bike parts to the campus and surrounding
community. The name Mountain Wolf Sports was adopted somewhere
along the way.
Then in 1989, the program was picked up and
designated a program of Associated Students Incorporated
(ASI). It was at this time that ASI hired a full time
program director and the program became known as Peak Adventures.
The program began running backpacking trips to Point Reyes
National Seashore, various day hikes and rock-climbing classes.
The bike shop soon began to be utilized by more of the students
and staff of the University, and finally, this era saw the early
stages of what is now the Peak Adventures Challenge Center. The
Challenge Center is in its third location. Each time, it was
designed and constructed by the Peak Adventures’ student and
non-student staff.
Today, Peak Adventures employs eight
professional staff plus over 50 student and non-student staff
members to act as outdoor adventure trip leaders, ropes course
facilitators, bike shop mechanics, and front desk staff who serve
thousands of customers each year. While we continually strive to
enhance the quality of our services and focus on goals for the
future, we continue to value the ‘grassroots’ nature of our
history and regard our staff as the creative force that makes
Peak Adventures the wonderful place that it is.
Annual Report
2021/2022 Annual
Report
