Teen Wilderness Adventure Programs
Multisport Adventures
Our Multisport Adventures are designed for those participants who wish to experience thrilling multi-sport action within a 2 to 3 week period. Activities may include rafting, sea kayaking, rock climbing, backpacking and fly fishing. Generally, these trips are designed for students who are looking to learn multiple outdoor skills at a moderate level of difficulty. Many students who sign up for our Mountain Adventures have little or no previous experience in outdoor activities, yet they leave with a better grasp of the skills needed in multiple areas. This is a video from the backpacking section of our Big Wild course, which is a multisport adventure that includes backpacking, fly fishing, overnight rafting, and climbing. Check it out. There are many more great adventures below.
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California Discovery
Whitewater Raft, Rock Climb, Sea Kayak, Hike, Surf
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Mountains to Sea
Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Ropes Course, Whitewater Rafting, Surfing, Sea Kayaking
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Colorado Trail
Whitewater Rafting, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Fly Fishing
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Rocky Mountain Wildwater
Whitewater Rafting, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Fly Fishing
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Big Wild
Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Fly Fishing, Whitewater Rafting
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Pacific Northwest
Sea Kayaking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting
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Yosemite Classic
Beach Backpacking, Mountain Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting
Leadership Adventures
Students who participate on our Leadership Adventures seek more of a challenge out of their Moondance experience. These trips often feature an extended backpacking section as well as more technical mountaineering sections on peaks like Mount Rainier (Moondance Leadership) and the Grand Teton (Grand Ascents). Leaders step back and let the students run the day, allowing students to improve their leadership skills in areas like backcountry cooking, navigation and group management. Most of our Leadership Adventures students have had previous experience in a wilderness setting. However, no experience is needed or required for any of our programs.
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Grand Ascents
Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Fly Fishing, Whitewater Rafting
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Moondance Leadership
Beach Backpacking, Mountain Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Alpine Mountaineering
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Northern Lights
Backpacking, Sea Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting
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Chamonix Alps
Backpack, Whitewater Raft, Mountaineering, Visit Paris
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Kilimanjaro
Community Service, Mountaineering, Wildlife Safari
Service Adventures
Moondance gives back to the community with our Service Adventures, as we travel across the globe to promote unity and goodwill. Service adventures feature community service credit hours that can be used towards high school graduation or college acceptance requirements. During our community service adventures, we spend our time in direct contact with indigenous people from local villages and communities. Our community service projects range from teaching English, painting and repairing community schools and caring for orphans to ecology based projects such as reforestation and Leatherback sea turtle rescue. Many students who participate in our Service Adventures have little or no previous experience in outdoor activities.
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Wildlife Service
Community service, work on a Colorado ranch, trail preservation, whitewater raft
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Hawaiian Islands
Community Service, Sea Kayaking, Snorkeling, Surfing, SCUBA, Cultural Immersion
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Costa Rica Venture
Community service, home stay, rafting, sea turtle conservation, zipline
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Machu Picchu
Community service, backpacking the Inca Trail, whitewater rafting, sea kayaking
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Ecuador/Galapagos
Community service, cultural immersion, backpacking, horseback riding, snorkeling