MORE THAN AN AREA CODE, A LIFESTYLE

906 Adventure Team, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit

The mission of the 906 Adventure Team is to empower people to become the best version of themselves through outdoor adventure. The organization is based in Marquette County and currently serves communities in Brown County, Delta County, Eau Claire County, Gogebic County, Ingham County, Iron County, La Crosse County, Marquette County, and Midland County.

Awarded as 2023’s “ChangeMaker of the Year” by The League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB), 906AT has been recognized for making an enormous impact on the bicycling community.

YOU vs. YOU CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

FINISH WHAT YOU START

906AT is a 501c3 nonprofit empowering people to discover the best version of themselves through outdoor adventure. We have a nationwide community of adventure-seeking men, women, and children ready to help you start your journey. It doesn’t matter if you’re a world champion, elite, or weekend warrior; everyone has a place.

Life isn’t just about winning, losing, and podiums. It’s about taking risks and getting outside your comfort zone. It’s about doing what scares you, consistently showing up, and getting up when knocked down. That’s what we help people do.

The world tells you to compare, compare, compare, and leaves you feeling like you’ll never be enough. That’s how adults are living, and kids are too. People need a new script. If you want to be the best, start with being your best. Help people become their best. That’s leading by example.

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Youth Resilience

Big wins and difficult losses create lifetime memories and growth. What can kids truly take away from a championship season? We want them to prioritize effort, embrace the failures, develop positive habits, and focus on the journey. A win on Tuesday night is fun – and can provide some great stories to tell – but the habits they develop and the work they learn to enjoy will serve them down the road more than the win itself. There’s a certain level of maturity needed to view setbacks as opportunities, and through cycling we are helping kids develop a way to do that.

Adventure Team

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Spring Training

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Triple Crown Endurance Trilogy

From the grueling singletrack of Marji Gesick to the relentless wilderness of The Crusher and the unpredictable weather of The Polar Roll, 906 Adventure Team events will take you to your limits. Do you have what it takes? Can you finish what you start? Complete the Endurance Trilogy, and you’ll be inducted into the Hall of Pain and invited to an annual “secret event.”

Polar Roll

It Gets Worse, Till It Gets Worser

The Crusher

Enhanced Gravel

Marji Gesick

Finish What You Start

Brand Statement

We explore because adventure is fundamentally human. We promote respect, confidence and encourage personal growth and opportunity. We foster collaboration through shared curiosity, dialogue, and effort. We do hard things to develop character, purpose, and grit.

As you begin your adventure, we encourage you to pay attention to the reoccurring themes: Find your limits, Finish what you start, You vs. You, It was Great until it Wasn’t, the power of YET, Do Hard Things, and There is no Finish Line, to name a few.

You might be here to learn more about the youth program or because you heard about one of the events or the Hall of Pain. You may also wonder what a Hall of Pain and youth programs share in common.

The answer is… everything. In the past ten years, we created three nationally recognized endurance events. We took a youth program from one coach and five kids into a nationally recognized youth resilience development program serving ten communities in three states and reaching more than 800+ kids.

Recognition

906 Adventure Team – Governor’s Fitness Awards 2018 Extraordinary Organization of the Year
Polar Roll – Governor’s Fitness Awards 2017 Extraordinary Event of the Year
Marji Gesick – Finalist for National Association of Sports Commission’s locally Created Event of the Year
906 Adventure Team – League of Michigan Bicyclists 2023 Changemaker of the Year

Donated to trail organizations since 2015

2018

Extraordinary Organization of the Year – Governor’s Fitness Awards

Communities working toward being the best version of themselves

3,000

Youth reached since 2015

The number of foundations, corporate partners, and local businesses supporting our efforts

16,000

Endurance Trilogy participants since 2015

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

When communities envision being the best versions of themselves, we envision Marquette, Michigan, at the forefront. To fulfill our mission of providing a stronger future for our youth, 906AT is developing a Bike and Adventure Park on the two-acre green space located onsite with our new headquarters – adjacent to Marquette’s east side bike path. The vision for BASECAMP is simple: to become a national learning and development center for human empowerment and resilience. It’s never been more critical. We need your help.