Outdoor for Everyone

Learn to Climb

El Dorado, North Cascades (WA)
Learn to Climb

We have a variety of climbing education program designed for different experience levels. All you need is a love of the outdoors, good fitness, and a desire to learn!

Learn to climb

Street Rambles

Ramblers
Street Rambles

Our Street Ramble program is the perfect way to meet new people, get in shape, or stay in shape! Every week on Tuesday & Thursday you can ramble from REI in the Pearl District, and during the summer on Wednesdays from the Mazama Center.

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Take a Hike

Hiking Group
Take a Hike

The Mazamas offer a hikes year-round in the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood area, Forest Park, Mt. St. Helens, and many, many other locations. There are hikes for all ability levels.

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Family Programs

FM101 at Horsethief Butte
Family Programs

Are you interested in getting outside with your kids? We offer a Families Mountaineering Program that will teach you to climb alongside your kids. 

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Adventurous Young Mazamas

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Adventurous Young Mazamas

Adventurous Young Mazamas (AYM) offers activities targeted to those in their 20s and 30s and anyone young at heart. All activities are open everyone, regardless of age.

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Mazama Wild

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Mazama Wild

At Mazama Wild Day Camp (formerly Adventure WILD Summer Camp), we believe that authentic learning takes place when children are able to investigate and interact with the world around them. We offer summer and school break camps.

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Improve your skills in specific areas

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  • Running Icon Icon of person running. Running Camp
  • Asset 1 First Aid
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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
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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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Find all the details you need to contact us about your specific needs. From our Education Department to individual committees, staff members, and board members, click on the Find Contact Info button now.

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