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This program is an opportunity to immerse yourself in nature and grow your backpacking skill, under the guidance of an experienced instructor.
Over the weekend, you'll have the chance to push your limits and connect with other adventurous women.
Each retreat is hosted in a new location.
May 25-28, 2023
Join us on for a weekend on the Olympic Coast and hike along the most western point in the contiguous states. Over the weekend we will explore coastal tide pools, ancient petroglyphs and lush rainforest.
Hiker requirement: BEGINNER (9.5 miles roundtrip, 100 ft)
June 1-4, 2023
June 15-18, 2023 (sold out)
Surrounded by lush old growth forest, we'll follow the Hoh River up stream to Blue Glacier. One day 2 we'll set up basecamp and do a majority of the elevation to Blue Glacier without our camping gear.
Hiker requirement: INTERMEDIATE (37.0 miles roundtrip, 3700 ft)
July 20-23, 2023 (sold out)
This weekend you will adventure into the North Cascades and visit one of its iconic alpine lakes. With its rugged granite peaks, wildflower meadows, waterfalls and pools of glacial melt, you'll be surrounded by one of nature's most impressive places.
Hiker requirement: INTERMEDIATE (9 miles, 2,840 ft w/ light scrambling)
DATES:
May 25-28 | June 1-4
June 15-18 (sold out) | July 20-23 (sold out)
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Cost: $975
Here is a link to our cancellation policy. We strongly suggest purchasing trip protection to protect your investment as we will not modify our cancellation policy under any circumstance.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
TRAVEL INFORMATION:
OPTIONAL:
NOTE:
We will host this retreat rain or shine. If the weather is poor we will propose alternative activities such as technical skills lessons (anchor building, self-rescue, multi-pitch) or hiking. If poor weather would make you want to cancel we recommend looking into Cancel For Any Reason.
Melena H. (Multi-Day 2022: Marmot & Jade Lakes)
The majority of women come to our retreats alone - somewhere around 90%. If you are hesitating to join because you would be coming solo, please know that we expect a majority of our participants to be joining by themselves, seeking community.
We generally have a wide range of ages at our retreats. The average tends to fall anywhere between the ages of 26 to 45. But we have had quite a few women in their 60's join as well. It really is up to the attitude and physical ability of the participant.
ABSOLUTELY. We will teach everything from how to pack a backpack to cooking gourmet meals in the back country. However to maintain a positive experience for everyone hikers need to be able to hike up to 8 miles a day at the speed of 1.5 MPH with 800 feet of elevation gain, while wearing a backpacking weighing 30-40 pounds.
Yes, we have two types of payment plans available.
Payment Plan 1 (Two Payments): This plan requires a 50% deposit, of which 10% of the total cost of the trip is non-refundable. Apply the discount code "retreatdeposit" at checkout. Full payment will be required three months prior to the retreat start date.
Payment Plan 2 (Monthly Payments):
This option is only available if the retreat is 4 or more months away. This plan requires a 10% deposit, of which 10% of the total cost of the trip is non-refundable. Apply the discount code "paymentplan" at checkout to take advantage of this option. We will split the remaining payment into subsequent monthly payments. Full payment will be required two weeks before the retreat start date. We charge $50 to utilize this option as it requires much more work for our team to manage.
We have a very strict cancellation policy. Please review it before committing to this retreat.
We will not modify our cancellation policy under any circumstances (if you get sick, injured, or have an emergency). For this reason we highly recommend purchasing trip protection. HERE is a great article by Forbes that covers their favorite plans.
This must be purchased through a trip insurance agency.
All of our retreats are rain or snow or smoke or shine. We do our best to choose dates where this won't be an issue, but it's always a possibility. Even more so with the changing climate. If poor weather occurs we will propose an alternative location within the state.
If poor weather will ruin your experience we suggest that you purchase "cancel for any reason" trip protection as we will not be providing any refunds due to weather related issues.
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