Outdoor Adventure Training and Retreats For Women
Outdoor professionals and organizations offer outdoor challenges, skill development and educational programs for women throughout the year, including VOGA's original Doe Camp Retreat. This page includes our Women's Adventure Event Calendar and businesses that offer women specific programming. Choose from a variety of fun and educational opportunities and activities.
Firearms Safety for Women
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Women's Outdoor Programs
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Women's Outdoor Events
June 1-4, Traditional Archery for Women
From 11am-12:30pm each day. Learn all the basics of safe and accurate shooting in a supportive and fun environment! This program is structured specifically for women, transgender or non-binary folks are welcome to join as well. Participants will be taught to use an easy-to- draw recurve bow and will learn how to tap into the body’s instinctive shooting techniques. Watch your aim improve throughout the week, learn stretches and exercises designed specifically for archers, and make friends with other adventurous women. https://www.facebook.com/events/624421725073933/ June 2 and 3, SOLO Wilderness First Aid and CPR 9a-6p, St. Johnsbury, $200 ($240 with CPR certification) This course is for high school students who identify as female. https://trainnek.com/solo-wilderness-first-aid-wfa-and-solo-wfr-recert/ June 6, 2020, Introduction to Fly Fishing for Women 9 AM – 2:30 PM. - Audubon Vermont is teaming up with The Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Let’s Go Fishing Program for a FREE, hands-on course specifically for women and women-identifying folks. This hands-on course will cover the basics of fly fishing, including topics such as: regulations, knot tying, casting, terminology, and more! There will be time at the end of the course for participants to fish and try out their new skills. All equipment will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring waders or hip boots. The course will be taught by Let’s Go Fishing Instructor Chuck Goller and hosted at the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington, VT by the Audubon Vermont education team. We will meet in front of the Audubon Sugarhouse on the Main Road in Huntington. https://act.audubon.org/onlineactions/mps_po8RG0-n00QWl8JQDg2 June 10 – 14, 2020, Mountain Leadership School: Women's Specific AMC Highland Center, NH. Mountain Leadership School is AMC's most comprehensive outdoor leadership development program. Individuals take advantage of MLS to learn to safely and confidently enjoy their wilderness experience with minimal impact on the backcountry. The course is applicable to those who hike solo, with friends or intend to lead groups. Originally conceived to teach personal outdoor leadership in the face of recurring demands for mountain rescue services placed on the National Forestry Service, MLS is now in its 62nd year! https://activities.outdoors.org/search/index.cfm/action/details/id/117116 July 17 - 19, 2020, Whitewater Kayak Clinics for Women Zoar Outdoor Paddlesports, Come join us for a weekend of women on whitewater. It’s a great opportunity to gather and learn from some of the best women whitewater experts. If you’re curious to see what it is all about, you can choose the Novice 1 or 2 day kayak clinic option. If you are ready for more advance clinics, you can choose the Dryway River Run or River Rescue Course. Our amazing instructors will not only teach the skills of whitewater but create an positive atmosphere to make the courses feel inviting, fun and exciting! We’re stoked! https://www.kayaklesson.com/paddler-resources/events/womens-weekend/ July 25 - 26, Women's Survival Doe Camp Weekend Jessica Krebs is coming back to VT in July to teach for our Women's Survival Weekend in Monkton, VT. We are working on the class descriptions and invite those interested to make suggestions by emailing us at doecamp@voga.org Please, no deposits yet but email us if you are interested and you will be listed in the order that your request comes to us. https://www.voga.org/doe-camp.html https://seretraining.us/ September 11 - 13, 2020, Women's Weekend Join us for our Women’s Weekend September 11-13, 2020! Quimby’s 2-night Women’s Weekend offers flexibility, allowing participants to design their own experience and embrace all the amenities Quimby’s has to offer, while taking advantage of professional instructors and staff. We have designed a perfect getaway weekend for you and your friends, and we look forward to sharing Quimby’s with you! Our Women’s Weekend will replenish and inspire you to try new things and make new connections. Our goal is to help you invent an experience that will work for you, so you can return home feeling refreshed. No greater time, no greater place, no greater people! Quimby Country! https://quimbycountry.com/2020-womens-retreat/ |
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Outdoor Programs for Women
Magical Earth Retreats
Southern Vermont
Summer Day Camps, Women's, Family and Adult Retreats
Readsboro, VT
Magical Earth Retreats provides the space, place and opportunity for women to re- connect with mother nature with the goal of changing the destructive route of the human race one child/person at a time with love, light, peace and creativity.
Mountainsong Expeditions
Worcester, VT
Mountainsong Expeditions offers workshops in skills for living close to the land and guided wilderness trips in northern New England. Our home base is in central Vermont, on the banks of the North Branch river and under the shadow of Worcester Mountain. We believe that traveling in the backcountry, on foot or by canoe, has the ability to empower people’s courage, clarify their priorities, and get them in touch with their most authentic selves.
Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School
Alpine Mountaineering, Ice and Rock Climbing
Burlington VT
Petra Cliffs offers a complete outdoor instruction curriculum, catering to groups of all sizes and to individuals of all ages and abilities. From one-on-one technical skill instruction to group teambuilding, we consistently meet the needs of our diverse clientele.
Quimby Country
Northeast Kingdom
Biking, Birding, Moose & Nature Watching, Canoeing & Kayaking, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Fishing, Hunting,
Averill, VT
Quimby’s 3-night women’s retreat offers flexibility, allowing participants to design their own experience and embrace all the amenities Quimby’s has to offer, while taking advantage of professional instructors and staff. We have designed a perfect getaway retreat for you and your friends, and we look forward to sharing Quimby’s with you!
SERE Training School
Based in Colorado, SERE Training School provides world-wide outdoor survival training and consulting services to Civilians, Outdoor Professionals, Media Organizations, and Active-Duty Military Personnel using our signature brand of highly-specialized wilderness and hostile environment survival training techniques and experiences. Our Survival Training Instructors are top-notch and the real-deal. When you train with SERE Training School, you train with the best. Colorado and Beyond!
Vermont Adventure Tours
Southern, Central - Vermont
Hiking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Orienteering, Mountain Biking, Mountaineering, Winter Camping, Women's Challenges, Youth Programs, Winter Activities
Rutland, VT
Imagine doing an adventure tour through Vermont and New England that is perfectly blended to match your needs for adrenaline and serenity. Mix and match elements to create a special custom tour package suited to your unique tastes. Experience spectacular mountains, crisp fresh air, lush forests, wildlife and an abundance of adventure on an adventure holiday designed to fit your specific time frame, budget and interests.
Southern Vermont
Summer Day Camps, Women's, Family and Adult Retreats
Readsboro, VT
Magical Earth Retreats provides the space, place and opportunity for women to re- connect with mother nature with the goal of changing the destructive route of the human race one child/person at a time with love, light, peace and creativity.
Mountainsong Expeditions
Worcester, VT
Mountainsong Expeditions offers workshops in skills for living close to the land and guided wilderness trips in northern New England. Our home base is in central Vermont, on the banks of the North Branch river and under the shadow of Worcester Mountain. We believe that traveling in the backcountry, on foot or by canoe, has the ability to empower people’s courage, clarify their priorities, and get them in touch with their most authentic selves.
Petra Cliffs Climbing Center and Mountaineering School
Alpine Mountaineering, Ice and Rock Climbing
Burlington VT
Petra Cliffs offers a complete outdoor instruction curriculum, catering to groups of all sizes and to individuals of all ages and abilities. From one-on-one technical skill instruction to group teambuilding, we consistently meet the needs of our diverse clientele.
Quimby Country
Northeast Kingdom
Biking, Birding, Moose & Nature Watching, Canoeing & Kayaking, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Fishing, Hunting,
Averill, VT
Quimby’s 3-night women’s retreat offers flexibility, allowing participants to design their own experience and embrace all the amenities Quimby’s has to offer, while taking advantage of professional instructors and staff. We have designed a perfect getaway retreat for you and your friends, and we look forward to sharing Quimby’s with you!
SERE Training School
Based in Colorado, SERE Training School provides world-wide outdoor survival training and consulting services to Civilians, Outdoor Professionals, Media Organizations, and Active-Duty Military Personnel using our signature brand of highly-specialized wilderness and hostile environment survival training techniques and experiences. Our Survival Training Instructors are top-notch and the real-deal. When you train with SERE Training School, you train with the best. Colorado and Beyond!
Vermont Adventure Tours
Southern, Central - Vermont
Hiking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Orienteering, Mountain Biking, Mountaineering, Winter Camping, Women's Challenges, Youth Programs, Winter Activities
Rutland, VT
Imagine doing an adventure tour through Vermont and New England that is perfectly blended to match your needs for adrenaline and serenity. Mix and match elements to create a special custom tour package suited to your unique tastes. Experience spectacular mountains, crisp fresh air, lush forests, wildlife and an abundance of adventure on an adventure holiday designed to fit your specific time frame, budget and interests.
