MOUNT EPIC SUMMER YOUTH TRIP

July 10-23, 2024


Join us on a 12-day expedition into the heart of the coast mountains

Let the mountains empower you to be bold, work as a team, and make lasting friendships in the deep wild of the coast mountains


WHY JOIN?

You feel called to an experience of being immersed in the deep wild with your peers. You have a sense of adventure and are looking for ways to meet your personal edges. You wish to find your people and a place of wild belonging.

WHAT'S INVOLVED?

  • Backpacking during summer in the mountains for 12 days and 12 nights in a small group

  • Learning and practising navigation techniques to route-find our way off-trail

  • Experience the beauty and freedom of high ridges and subalpine meadows

  • Learn how to identify and respectfully gather medicinal & edible plants

  • Learn how to sign track animals of the high country like goat and marmot

  • Connecting to your own wildness and freedom in the natural world

WHAT’S REQUIRED?

Backcountry overnight camping gear (lightweight sleeping mat, sleeping bag, tent), personal dishes, hiking boots, suitable outdoor clothing for all weather conditions, etc. More details to be sent upon registration.

YOUR GUIDES (Click the guides name to see their bio)

Fern Yip & Eddie Novakowiz

DETAILS

Who: Youth ages 15-18

Dates: July 10-23 , 2024

Where: Coast mountains, Anderson Lake, BC

Cost: $1350-1500 (sliding scale)

Max participants: 8