Teen Adventures

Our Mountain 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.

Blue Ridge Expedition
Backpack, Rock Climb, Whitewater Raft, Ropes Course, Inflatable Kayak

Colorado Trail
Backpack, Rock Climb, Whitewater Raft, Sea Kayak

Rocky Mountain Way
Whitewater Raft, Backpack, Rock Climb, Fly Fish, Inflatable Kayak

Big Wild
Backpack, Rock Climb, Fly Fish, Whitewater Raft

Pacific Northwest Exposure
Backpack, Rock Climb, Whitewater Raft, Sea Kayak

California's Lost Coast
Beach Backpack, Mountain Backpack, Alpine Mountaineering

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.

Grand Ascents
Backpack, Rock Climb, Mountaineering, Fly Fish, Whitewater Raft

Moondance leadership
Beach Backpack, Rock Climb, Mountain Backpack, Alpine Mountaineering

Northern Lights
Backpack, Whitewater Raft, Sea Kayak

Chamonix Alps
Backpack, Whitewater Raft, Mountaineering, Visit Paris

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.

Hawaiian Islands
Community Service, Backpack, Sea Kayak, Snorkel, Surf, Sail, Cultural Immersion

Costa Rica Venture
Community Service, Backpack, Homestay, Cultural Immersion, Whitewater Raft, Zipline, Surf

Machu Picchu
Community Service, Spanish Lessons, Cultural Immersion, Backpack, Whitewater Raft, Sea Kayak

Ecuador Galapagos
Community Service, Spanish Lessons, Cultural Immersion, Backpack, Horseback Ride, Whitewater Raft, Sail

South Africa
Community Service, Cultural Immersion, Hike, Wildlife Safari, Whitewater Raft