Adam Noll personifies his Twitter handle: @ThatOutdoorGuy. From his time as a Boy Scout in the 1970s to his current position as owner of Outdoor Adventure Training, LLC, headquartered on Tennessee’s Signal Mountain, he has learned more and more about the outdoors. Today, Adam Noll focuses his energy on getting people outdoors by helping them to have a safe, enjoyable, and memorable time through Outdoor Adventure Training, LLC, also known as The O.A.T.

2.  Adam Noll personifies his Twitter handle:
@ThatOutdoorGuy. From his time as a Boy
Scout in the 1970s to his current position as
owner of Outdoor Adventure Training, LLC,
headquartered on Tennessee’s Signal
Mountain, he has learned more and more
about the outdoors. Today, Adam Noll
focuses his energy on getting people
outdoors by helping them to have a safe,
enjoyable, and memorable time through
Outdoor Adventure Training, LLC, also
known as The O.A.T.

3.  The O.A.T. teaches full appreciation of the
outdoors, a vanishing mindset in a
technological society. Specifically, The
O.A.T. offers courses in hiking, map and
compass skills, and outdoor survival skills. In
addition, it hosts white-water rafting trips on
the Nantahala River in western North
Carolina, and is developing region-specific
courses throughout Southern Appalachia.

4.  The O.A.T. has offered three hiking courses:
"Hiking 101" and "Hiking 101 For Women
Only", and most recently "Hiking 101:
Gatlinburg". All three courses teach the
basics of hiking, but the women-only class is
designed for women who want to address
issues they would feel uncomfortable
discussing in mixed company. The best way
to learn about hiking is to hike, and both
courses feature an easy to moderate hike
that completes the instruction session.

5.  Map and Compass Skills 101 begins with
a classroom instruction session and
follows up with practical outdoor
application, including an orienteering
session. Students come away from this
class with the ability to use a
topographic map and compass to
navigate successfully over land.

6.  Every year, there are news stories about
people caught outdoors and unprepared,
often due to extreme weather, but
sometimes for other reasons. Survival Skills
101 teaches the basic skills necessary to
survive in emergency situations, including
fire starting and shelter building. Many of
the skills taught have stood the test of time
and are taught by the military, but new and
outside-of-the-box ideas are also discussed.