Find Your Sense Of Purpose And Have Fun Achieving Your Full Potential
Young Mens Mentoring and Wilderness Camps
Mountain Wisdom is committed to fostering healthy teens and families by providing fun-filled transformational experiences and challenging outdoor adventures focusing on nature awareness and responsibility
Young people today struggle with feelings of frustration and anxiety as they try to find their place in life. Our modern culture of technology often disconnects them from the world, resulting in feelings of isolation, lethargy, and depression. Unfortunately, more and more teens are turning to drugs and alcohol to relieve these feelings.
Many young people are living lives of complete nature deprivation. We believe that the benefits of connecting to the natural world include stress reduction, a sense of belonging, improved self-confidence and self-discipline, a broader sense of community, and possibly a sense of spirituality - an appreciation for powers larger than oneself.
We believe that the wilderness is a fun and inspirational classroom. Operating in a setting without electronics enables campers to slow down and develop concentration and focus, bringing them closer in touch with the natural world while having a wonderful time.
Since 2003, we have been privileged to provide teens with a safe and enjoyable experience in an environment where they learn greater respect for themselves, their peers, and the world of nature. And we have been honored to be part of countless treasured memories.
Mountain Wisdom Programs
2025 Young Men's Ultimate Adventure | July 14-19, 2025
Become A Man Of Integrity And Honor
Move from Adolescence, Into Young Manhood
Our camp takes place in a pristine natural setting free from the distractions of electronics, junk food, and modern urban life. Some of the activities include hiking, stand-up paddle boarding, canoeing, archery, hatchet throwing, ceremony, drumming, song, storytelling, campfire time, grief, and lost work. Campers will experience team building and leadership training through interactive cooperative activities and trust development exercises.
The young men will learn wilderness survival skills and bush craft skills such as fire making, shelter building, knots, tracking and flora identification.
We offer partial Scholarships for those that qualify.
2025 Boys and Men Integration Weekend | TBD
For: Boys (12 and up), Men- Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, Brothers, Sons, Mentors and Elders
Men of all ages come together in community to deepen their relationships with each other and nature so that they gain a better understanding of who they are as a man, and unite with confidence and courage. Gain respect and honor for men from other generations with different perspectives and wisdom. This transformative experience will include activities like team building, archery, axe throwing, hiking, and campfire time with drumming and storytelling.
Healthy meals will be provided, with special dietary needs accommodated.
Participant Fee: $200 Per Participant
Includes all meals, snacks, and programming.
Partial Scholarships are available.
Family Rates Available | $300 for Two - $400 for Three
Trending Fire Mentorship Program
A Safe Place For The Young Guys To Explore Their Potential
Mountain Wisdom’s ongoing mentoring program, Tending Fire, is designed so that male youth 12-17 have a consistent space to connect with adult male mentors to discuss whatever is on their mind, and to ask for whatever guidance they may need. Currently this space is on Zoom, every Sunday from 8-9 PM (EST). There are 2-4 mentors on every call.
The program has been active since June of 2024 and has proven to be a benefit for a number of young men who have chosen to participate. Even if they are not on every call, they know that the mentors are. This provides a consistency which is a huge asset to any mentoring program.
Tending Fire is a safe place for the young guys to explore their potential and to be vulnerable in sharing what’s going on for them. The mentors create this safety by having a few crucial guidelines in place for everyone on the call to follow, and also by having their own set of guiding foundational principles. Over time a trust develops between mentees and mentors and it creates a fertile soil to grow in.