Ascend Wilderness Experience offers immersive Adult Stewardship Trips in the breathtaking backcountry of the Trinity Alps Wilderness and Marble Mountain Wilderness. These week-long experiences are designed for adults who want to give back to the wild places they love while building skills, community, and connection.
In partnership with Forest Service Wilderness Trails staff, Ascend targets areas most in need of rehabilitation and maintenance. Participants receive training in the safe use of hand tools and engage in meaningful stewardship work such as logouts, brush clearing, tread repair, corridor restoration, and post-fire trail recovery. Projects are carefully selected to improve access, protect fragile landscapes, and ensure the long-term sustainability of these treasured wilderness areas.
Ascend provides all food, gear, transportation, experienced wilderness guides, and, in some cases, pack mule support to help transport supplies into remote locations. This all-inclusive model allows participants to fully immerse themselves in both the work and the landscape.
Adult Stewardship Trips balance purposeful, hands-on trail work with time to explore alpine lakes, expansive vistas, and quiet mountain cirques. Participants leave not only with new skills, but with lasting friendships and a deeper connection to the public lands we are all responsible for caring for.
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