Outdoor Education For Everyone

BCEP: Horsethief Butte
Photo: Alex Gauthier
Basic Climbing Education Program

The Basic Climbing Education Program (BCEP) is designed specifically for someone with little or no mountaineering experience. All you need is a love of the outdoors, good fitness, and a desire to learn!

Learn to climb
Randi Reed during ICS at Smith Rock
Photo: Tom Ulrich
Intermediate Climbing School

The Intermediate Climbing School (ICS) picks up where the Basic Climbing Education Program (BCEP) leaves off, with more intensive coverage of rock climbing, glacier travel, and crevasse rescue.

Take the next step
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Canyoneering. Photo: Karl Helser
Canyoneering

The Mazamas Canyoneering class will introduce you to the world of descending Pacific Northwest canyons. From easy hike-through variety to the extremely technical there will be a bit of everything!

Get new skills

Improve your skills in specific areas

  • Pickaxe Icon Icon of two pickaxes crossing each other. Skill Builders
  • Running Icon Icon of person running. Running Camp
  • Asset 1 First Aid
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  • Ski Icon Icon of person skiing with backpack and poles. Nordic Skiing
  • Snowflake Icon Icon of a snowflake. Avalanche Awareness
Bike on the summit of Mt. Hood
Steeped in History

On June 12, 1894, an advertisement in the morning edition of the Oregonian invited “Climbers and Lovers of Nature...” to assemble on the summit of Mt. Hood. 300 people answered the call, 193 of them summited, and 105 of those formed the Mazamas.

THE WHOLE STORY
THE WHOLE STORY
Trail Work Sharon in Yosemite
Community & Stewardship

Since our origins in 1894, the Mazamas have had a long, successful record of conservation and preservation. Today, we strive to increase the organization’s visibility and influence within the community and beyond, to ensure the protection of our precious natural areas.

SUPPORT THE MAZAMAS
SUPPORT THE MAZAMAS

Earn Mazama Badges

Mazama badges are a fun way to keep a record of your achievements, share your progress with friends, and set personal goals for your growth and engagement. We also use badges to determine your eligibility for certain classes, activities, and opportunities. If you have taken a class or completed a climbing activity with the Mazamas in the last five years, you can look forward to new badges showing up on your profile automatically within the next few months.

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Join the Mazamas and tie in to a centennial legacy in mountaineering. Learn new skills and participate in exciting adventures, all while advancing the causes of conservation & community in the great Pacific Northwest

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