20’s & 30’s Beginning Backpacking Program Scholarships

Are you in your 20s or 30s and want to learn how to backpack? Our beginning backpacking (BP) class has five spots available at no cost, which Sierra Club provides as part of the Outdoors for All campaign!

Please be sure to RSVP to this announcement, and I will send you a message to confirm that you are in your 20s or 30s, can attend all activities, and will give back by helping with monthly trail maintenance.

Outdoors for All programs ensure that each new generation stays in touch with nature and learns the importance of protecting it for the next generation. The Nearby Nature initiative is committed to building a more equitable, just, and inclusive movement by increasing access to and protecting natural spaces in and around urban areas. After the class, we ask you to participate in some trail maintenance mornings at a nearby trail.

BP'ing is excellent for cross-training and is a lifelong fitness activity. It also immerses you in the beautiful scenery of backcountry and wilderness areas. The class activities prepare you for & culminate with a KC-area BP trip and are for injury-free people with hiking experience - or those injury-free people with a regular fitness routine. If you are interested in this scholarship, you must attend all activities. You can go to this link for a complete description of the dates and activities.