Programs
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6 Day Wilderness Trips
The original and core program of Meet the Wilderness, our six day trips introduce youth groups and individuals to the Colorado backcountry. These trips include two days of teambuilding and preparing at our Minturn base camp and Teams Course. We all pack gear and food and depart for 4 more days of backcountry adventure. Hiking and camping in remote wilderness areas, carrying all of the gear and working as a group all serve our mission to teach life skills, teamwork and leadership. We succeed seeing participants return home with broadened horizons and a greater sense of self.
Rock Climbing and Adventure Series
Our Rock Climbing and Adventure Series have grown out of integral components of our wilderness trips and offer local youth ongoing outdoor adventure education opportunities. Rock Climbing is a challenge that pushes individuals physically, emotionally and mentally. All wilderness trips offer a backcountry climbing opportunity which many consider to be a life changing experience.
Our summer and winter climbing clubs offer local youth ages 8-16 an opportunity to begin a life long pursuit and personal growth. During June-August we climb outside and in the fall, winter and spring we are climbing and running the Gypsum Rec Center climbing program. Summer climbing club is offered at $55 per class or $50 for 5 or more classes. We pick up in Edwards at 9:00 each Tuesday and in Eagle at 9:00 each Thursday with return at 4:00.
Adventure Series classes are being offered as a progressive educational experience offering students classes on backcountry navigation, gear management, mountain safety and Leave No Trace so they may continue to explore the wilderness on their own.
Elementary School Outdoor Education
In conjunction with the Eagle County School District and the National Park Service, Meet the Wilderness guides four day educational outdoor programs each spring. During the months of May and June, area 4th graders visit Dinosaur National Park or Colorado National Monument. Camping and hiking during these trips and visiting park museums, students study the pre history of Colorado and learn about the geology and biology of our parks. This trip culminates a year of book study allowing students to have a hands on experience touching, seeing and feeling the outdoors.
Teams Courses
The Meet the Wilderness teams course is a microcosm of all of our programming. This four hour program guides groups of all ages through activities that build trust, communication, teamwork and respect. Like all MTW programs the teams course is a fun celebration of our motto: “Growth through Adventure”
We also offer a traveling teams course that brings our stationary course in mobile form to gyms, parks or auditoriums.