Upcoming Events

Single day & Outdoor Skills CLASSES

Introduction to Backpacking

This hands-on class will teach key skills for successful overnight backpacking adventures. We will discuss tents, stoves, sleep systems, water filtration, wildlife safety, and so much more. We will review the proper use of backpacking gear and recommended campsite techniques to prepare you for safe and successful overnight adventures.

  • Adventure Type: Skills Class

  • Rating: Beginner

  • Duration: 4 - 5 Hours

  • Group Size: 8

Guided Day Hike

Join us for a hike in a beautiful location while learning essential skills. You will learn about trip planning, predicting trail conditions, gear preparation, risk evaluation, and so much more. Our objective is to to make you a safe, independent, and confident hiker. Let's hit the trail together and enjoy a great day in the dirt.

  • Adventure Type: Day Hike

  • Rating: Beginner

  • Duration: Full-Day / Half-Day

  • Group Size: 6

Hike & Paint

We are thrilled to partner with Nikki Frumkin of Drawn to High Places for special hike and paint collaboration events. The Cascade Mountain Adventures team will lead a short beginner friendly hike to a beautiful viewpoint. You will settle in with a hot beverage to participate in an open-air watercolor painting session. 

  • Adventure Type: Skills Class

  • Rating: Beginner

  • Duration: 3 - 4 Hours

  • Group Size: 8

Overnight BackpackinG

Backpacking Introduction Weekend - Three Day

Have you always wanted to go overnight wilderness backpacking but need help get started? Learn how to wilderness backpack in a safe, approachable, and supportive outdoor class. Spend two nights learning about overnight trip planning, safety considerations, gear requirements, packing your overnight pack. water filtration, backcountry meal preparation, wilderness travel ethics, and so much more. Backpacking gear provided.

  • Adventure Type: Overnight

  • Rating: Beginner

  • Duration: Two Nights

  • Group Size: 6

Backpacking Intensive Weekend - Two Day

Are you ready to go backpacking but unsure about some of the finer details? Are you ready to jump into the deep end of the wilderness backpacking pool and cannot wait to get started? A two-day backpacking intensive class with Cascade Mountain Adventures will ensure that you have the skills you need to truly be a self sufficient wilderness backpacker. Let’s hit the trail together. Backpacking gear provided.

  • Adventure Type: Overnight

  • Rating: Beginner - Intermediate

  • Duration: One Night

  • Group Size: 6

Winter Snow Camping - Mt. Rainier National Park

Spend the weekend winter snow camping on the side of Mt. Rainier. Expand your wilderness adventures into four seasons and take steps toward your mountaineering dreams. You will spend a night winter camping on snow in Mt. Rainier National Park. You will learn about winter trip planning, safety considerations, gear requirements, risk evaluation, and so much more. Winter backpacking gear provided.

  • Adventure Type: Overnight

  • Rating: All Levels

  • Duration: One Night

  • Group Size: 4

Custom Adventures

Are you looking for an outdoor skills session that isn’t on the public calendar? Let’s talk! See our Custom Pricing page to get started.