This article reports on the process and outcome of an innovative group approach called Lifestories. Eight older adults from a retirement center were participants in a six session adventure-based group which focused on the discussion and exploration of death. AU participants and a comparison group were administered fear of death, depression, selfefficacy and self-report inventories. Both objective and anecdotal results are presented and discussed, and clinical implications are presented.Since the 1970s, the use of adventure-based activity groups has burgeoned. Certainly one of the most prominent programs of this type, which continues to set the standard is Project Adventure. This approach was originally developed as a high school curriculum, and focused on the use of structured activities to facilitate communication, trust, and to build self-esteem (Schoel, Prouty, & Radcliffe, 1988). In addition to introducing the notion of experiential learning