The Mazamas
@mazamas1894.bsky.social
The Mazamas is an Oregon-based, outdoor education, recreation and conservation nonprofit formed at the summit of Mt. Hood in 1894.
Families Mountaineering 101 is underway! This past weekend, participants took their skills to the crag for their very first field session at Horsethief Butte.
📸FM101 2022-23
📸FM101 2022-23
September 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Families Mountaineering 101 is underway! This past weekend, participants took their skills to the crag for their very first field session at Horsethief Butte.
📸FM101 2022-23
📸FM101 2022-23
Families Mountaineering 101 is open for registration.
Designed for kids 8–15 and their adults, this course teaches climbing and mountaineering basics while building trust, confidence and connection.
Learn more & apply: mazamas.org/fm101
📷FM101 2024-25
Designed for kids 8–15 and their adults, this course teaches climbing and mountaineering basics while building trust, confidence and connection.
Learn more & apply: mazamas.org/fm101
📷FM101 2024-25
July 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Families Mountaineering 101 is open for registration.
Designed for kids 8–15 and their adults, this course teaches climbing and mountaineering basics while building trust, confidence and connection.
Learn more & apply: mazamas.org/fm101
📷FM101 2024-25
Designed for kids 8–15 and their adults, this course teaches climbing and mountaineering basics while building trust, confidence and connection.
Learn more & apply: mazamas.org/fm101
📷FM101 2024-25
The Mazamas has awarded $12K in grants supporting wildlife research, glacial cave mapping & conservation in the PNW.
From wolves in the S. Cascades to glaciovolcanic caves on Mt. Baker, this year's recipients are expanding what we know & defending what we love.
📍 mazamas.org/grants
📷Kyle Mangione
From wolves in the S. Cascades to glaciovolcanic caves on Mt. Baker, this year's recipients are expanding what we know & defending what we love.
📍 mazamas.org/grants
📷Kyle Mangione
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Mazamas has awarded $12K in grants supporting wildlife research, glacial cave mapping & conservation in the PNW.
From wolves in the S. Cascades to glaciovolcanic caves on Mt. Baker, this year's recipients are expanding what we know & defending what we love.
📍 mazamas.org/grants
📷Kyle Mangione
From wolves in the S. Cascades to glaciovolcanic caves on Mt. Baker, this year's recipients are expanding what we know & defending what we love.
📍 mazamas.org/grants
📷Kyle Mangione
🛠️ Trail crew callout! 🪓
Join us July 10–12 to care for the Mazama Trail on Mt. Hood, our namesake path built by volunteers and still cared for by them today.
No experience needed. Tools provided. Dry camping available.
🗓️ Sign up: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13951/
#hiking #trails #stewardship
Join us July 10–12 to care for the Mazama Trail on Mt. Hood, our namesake path built by volunteers and still cared for by them today.
No experience needed. Tools provided. Dry camping available.
🗓️ Sign up: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13951/
#hiking #trails #stewardship
June 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🛠️ Trail crew callout! 🪓
Join us July 10–12 to care for the Mazama Trail on Mt. Hood, our namesake path built by volunteers and still cared for by them today.
No experience needed. Tools provided. Dry camping available.
🗓️ Sign up: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13951/
#hiking #trails #stewardship
Join us July 10–12 to care for the Mazama Trail on Mt. Hood, our namesake path built by volunteers and still cared for by them today.
No experience needed. Tools provided. Dry camping available.
🗓️ Sign up: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13951/
#hiking #trails #stewardship
We’re still feeling on top of the world this Tuesday after a weekend of learning, climbing and soaking in views like this.
Big thanks to our Intro to Alpine Climbing crew for the stoke and support.
📸Kathryn Stocking
#adventure #climbing #mountaineering #learntoclimb
Big thanks to our Intro to Alpine Climbing crew for the stoke and support.
📸Kathryn Stocking
#adventure #climbing #mountaineering #learntoclimb
June 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We’re still feeling on top of the world this Tuesday after a weekend of learning, climbing and soaking in views like this.
Big thanks to our Intro to Alpine Climbing crew for the stoke and support.
📸Kathryn Stocking
#adventure #climbing #mountaineering #learntoclimb
Big thanks to our Intro to Alpine Climbing crew for the stoke and support.
📸Kathryn Stocking
#adventure #climbing #mountaineering #learntoclimb
☀️Summer’s coming. It's time to hit the trail!
Upcoming Mazama hikes: Dog Mtn, Silver Star, Big Huckleberry, University Falls + weekly Tues/Thurs rambles. Find your next adventure: mazamas.org/hiking or mazamas.org/calendar
📷Trixie Honeywell
#hiking #pnw #adventure #mountains #outdoors
Upcoming Mazama hikes: Dog Mtn, Silver Star, Big Huckleberry, University Falls + weekly Tues/Thurs rambles. Find your next adventure: mazamas.org/hiking or mazamas.org/calendar
📷Trixie Honeywell
#hiking #pnw #adventure #mountains #outdoors
June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
☀️Summer’s coming. It's time to hit the trail!
Upcoming Mazama hikes: Dog Mtn, Silver Star, Big Huckleberry, University Falls + weekly Tues/Thurs rambles. Find your next adventure: mazamas.org/hiking or mazamas.org/calendar
📷Trixie Honeywell
#hiking #pnw #adventure #mountains #outdoors
Upcoming Mazama hikes: Dog Mtn, Silver Star, Big Huckleberry, University Falls + weekly Tues/Thurs rambles. Find your next adventure: mazamas.org/hiking or mazamas.org/calendar
📷Trixie Honeywell
#hiking #pnw #adventure #mountains #outdoors
Headed outside this weekend? So are we. But first. Speak up.
The Senate has proposed selling off 3M+ acres of public lands.
We’ve stopped bad bills before. Let’s do it again.
📞 Call OR senators:
Wyden: (202) 224-5244
Merkley: (202) 224-3753
📷Jen Travers
#protectpubliclands #outdooradvocacy
The Senate has proposed selling off 3M+ acres of public lands.
We’ve stopped bad bills before. Let’s do it again.
📞 Call OR senators:
Wyden: (202) 224-5244
Merkley: (202) 224-3753
📷Jen Travers
#protectpubliclands #outdooradvocacy
June 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Headed outside this weekend? So are we. But first. Speak up.
The Senate has proposed selling off 3M+ acres of public lands.
We’ve stopped bad bills before. Let’s do it again.
📞 Call OR senators:
Wyden: (202) 224-5244
Merkley: (202) 224-3753
📷Jen Travers
#protectpubliclands #outdooradvocacy
The Senate has proposed selling off 3M+ acres of public lands.
We’ve stopped bad bills before. Let’s do it again.
📞 Call OR senators:
Wyden: (202) 224-5244
Merkley: (202) 224-3753
📷Jen Travers
#protectpubliclands #outdooradvocacy
Thinking about taking on tougher climbs, leading trips, or deepening your skills? Mazama Intermediate Climbing School (ICS) is for you. Join us June 26 @ 6:30 p.m. for the Zoom info night. Details: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13905/ 🧗♂️
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thinking about taking on tougher climbs, leading trips, or deepening your skills? Mazama Intermediate Climbing School (ICS) is for you. Join us June 26 @ 6:30 p.m. for the Zoom info night. Details: mazamas.org/activity/instance/13905/ 🧗♂️
Happy National Trails Day! 🥾🌲
Lace up with the Mazamas, leave no trace, sign up for our newsletter (tinyurl.com/bdz6hr3z) and check our calendar (www.mazamas.org/calendar) for ways you can give back to the trails that give us so much.
📸Travis Edwards Allen/Timberline Trail
#nationaltrailsday
Lace up with the Mazamas, leave no trace, sign up for our newsletter (tinyurl.com/bdz6hr3z) and check our calendar (www.mazamas.org/calendar) for ways you can give back to the trails that give us so much.
📸Travis Edwards Allen/Timberline Trail
#nationaltrailsday
June 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy National Trails Day! 🥾🌲
Lace up with the Mazamas, leave no trace, sign up for our newsletter (tinyurl.com/bdz6hr3z) and check our calendar (www.mazamas.org/calendar) for ways you can give back to the trails that give us so much.
📸Travis Edwards Allen/Timberline Trail
#nationaltrailsday
Lace up with the Mazamas, leave no trace, sign up for our newsletter (tinyurl.com/bdz6hr3z) and check our calendar (www.mazamas.org/calendar) for ways you can give back to the trails that give us so much.
📸Travis Edwards Allen/Timberline Trail
#nationaltrailsday
Sure, standing on a summit or scaling a rock face is fun. Really fun. But knowing how to do it safely? That’s everything.
Education is the foundation of adventure. Come learn with us.
www.mazamas.org/education
📷Nick Hankins/High-angle Rescue & Kristi Riede/Pinnacle Peak
Education is the foundation of adventure. Come learn with us.
www.mazamas.org/education
📷Nick Hankins/High-angle Rescue & Kristi Riede/Pinnacle Peak
June 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sure, standing on a summit or scaling a rock face is fun. Really fun. But knowing how to do it safely? That’s everything.
Education is the foundation of adventure. Come learn with us.
www.mazamas.org/education
📷Nick Hankins/High-angle Rescue & Kristi Riede/Pinnacle Peak
Education is the foundation of adventure. Come learn with us.
www.mazamas.org/education
📷Nick Hankins/High-angle Rescue & Kristi Riede/Pinnacle Peak
You won’t always find them in summit pics, but our first aid crew is key to keeping folks safe in the wild.
They're helping build a safer outdoor community for everyone.
Want to get trained up yourself? 👉 mazamas.org/firstaid
📷Sergey Kiselev/MFA 2025
They're helping build a safer outdoor community for everyone.
Want to get trained up yourself? 👉 mazamas.org/firstaid
📷Sergey Kiselev/MFA 2025
June 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
You won’t always find them in summit pics, but our first aid crew is key to keeping folks safe in the wild.
They're helping build a safer outdoor community for everyone.
Want to get trained up yourself? 👉 mazamas.org/firstaid
📷Sergey Kiselev/MFA 2025
They're helping build a safer outdoor community for everyone.
Want to get trained up yourself? 👉 mazamas.org/firstaid
📷Sergey Kiselev/MFA 2025
We handle steep slopes and icy ridges with ease. Zoom glitches? Not so much.
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
May 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We handle steep slopes and icy ridges with ease. Zoom glitches? Not so much.
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
Our Steep Snow & Ice virtual info night has been rescheduled for Monday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
If you're an ICS grad or experienced climber looking to sharpen your skills on snow and ice, join us!
🔗 mazamas.org/event/3725/
Honoring the Trailblazers
Today, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in service, and reflect on the freedoms that allow us to explore, climb and protect the wild places we love.
We carry their legacy forward in every summit reached and every trail restored.
📸Matthew Farr
Today, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in service, and reflect on the freedoms that allow us to explore, climb and protect the wild places we love.
We carry their legacy forward in every summit reached and every trail restored.
📸Matthew Farr
May 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Honoring the Trailblazers
Today, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in service, and reflect on the freedoms that allow us to explore, climb and protect the wild places we love.
We carry their legacy forward in every summit reached and every trail restored.
📸Matthew Farr
Today, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in service, and reflect on the freedoms that allow us to explore, climb and protect the wild places we love.
We carry their legacy forward in every summit reached and every trail restored.
📸Matthew Farr
Yes, we summit mountains. Mt. Shasta, Rainier, Adams, Deception & more are on deck.
But we also go around—like our 82-mile Glacier Peak circumnavigation (Aug 17–23).
Round the Mountain over Labor Day, too.
Apps open now. mazamas.org
📷Caleb Jack/Glacier Peak
#mountains #adventure #outdoors
But we also go around—like our 82-mile Glacier Peak circumnavigation (Aug 17–23).
Round the Mountain over Labor Day, too.
Apps open now. mazamas.org
📷Caleb Jack/Glacier Peak
#mountains #adventure #outdoors
May 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yes, we summit mountains. Mt. Shasta, Rainier, Adams, Deception & more are on deck.
But we also go around—like our 82-mile Glacier Peak circumnavigation (Aug 17–23).
Round the Mountain over Labor Day, too.
Apps open now. mazamas.org
📷Caleb Jack/Glacier Peak
#mountains #adventure #outdoors
But we also go around—like our 82-mile Glacier Peak circumnavigation (Aug 17–23).
Round the Mountain over Labor Day, too.
Apps open now. mazamas.org
📷Caleb Jack/Glacier Peak
#mountains #adventure #outdoors
Alpine routes don’t just test your grit. They demand precision on snowfields and ice.
The Mazama Steep Snow & Ice Skill-builder is for ICS grads and experienced climbers ready to sharpen their skills.
🧗♂️ Info Night:
🗓 Wed, May 28
🕡 6:30–7:30 p.m.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/j/8797190756...
📸 Darren Ferris
The Mazama Steep Snow & Ice Skill-builder is for ICS grads and experienced climbers ready to sharpen their skills.
🧗♂️ Info Night:
🗓 Wed, May 28
🕡 6:30–7:30 p.m.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/j/8797190756...
📸 Darren Ferris
May 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Alpine routes don’t just test your grit. They demand precision on snowfields and ice.
The Mazama Steep Snow & Ice Skill-builder is for ICS grads and experienced climbers ready to sharpen their skills.
🧗♂️ Info Night:
🗓 Wed, May 28
🕡 6:30–7:30 p.m.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/j/8797190756...
📸 Darren Ferris
The Mazama Steep Snow & Ice Skill-builder is for ICS grads and experienced climbers ready to sharpen their skills.
🧗♂️ Info Night:
🗓 Wed, May 28
🕡 6:30–7:30 p.m.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/j/8797190756...
📸 Darren Ferris
Don't miss our last FREE Base Camp. The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home — a documentary about place, purpose and the people who show up when it matters most.
🎙️ Q&A after with the filmmakers!
📅 Wed, May 21 | 6:30–8p
📍 Mazama Mountaineering Center
🔗 mazamas.org/activity/instance/12959/
🎙️ Q&A after with the filmmakers!
📅 Wed, May 21 | 6:30–8p
📍 Mazama Mountaineering Center
🔗 mazamas.org/activity/instance/12959/
May 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Don't miss our last FREE Base Camp. The Volunteers: Mountain Rescue Brings Us Home — a documentary about place, purpose and the people who show up when it matters most.
🎙️ Q&A after with the filmmakers!
📅 Wed, May 21 | 6:30–8p
📍 Mazama Mountaineering Center
🔗 mazamas.org/activity/instance/12959/
🎙️ Q&A after with the filmmakers!
📅 Wed, May 21 | 6:30–8p
📍 Mazama Mountaineering Center
🔗 mazamas.org/activity/instance/12959/
3 days. 3 trailheads. 1 epic weekend.
Round the Mountain is back this Labor Day—14-mile hikes by day, lodge life by night, and a whole lot of Hood. 🥾🌲
📷Scott Stevenson
Join us: mazamas.org/rtm
#Mazamas #HikePNW #RoundTheMountain #MountHood
Round the Mountain is back this Labor Day—14-mile hikes by day, lodge life by night, and a whole lot of Hood. 🥾🌲
📷Scott Stevenson
Join us: mazamas.org/rtm
#Mazamas #HikePNW #RoundTheMountain #MountHood
May 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
3 days. 3 trailheads. 1 epic weekend.
Round the Mountain is back this Labor Day—14-mile hikes by day, lodge life by night, and a whole lot of Hood. 🥾🌲
📷Scott Stevenson
Join us: mazamas.org/rtm
#Mazamas #HikePNW #RoundTheMountain #MountHood
Round the Mountain is back this Labor Day—14-mile hikes by day, lodge life by night, and a whole lot of Hood. 🥾🌲
📷Scott Stevenson
Join us: mazamas.org/rtm
#Mazamas #HikePNW #RoundTheMountain #MountHood
Time to get after it! Whatever your plans this weekend, make sure to get outside and connect with your community.
📷Liz F.
#outdoors #mountains #adventure #climbing #mthood #pnw
📷Liz F.
#outdoors #mountains #adventure #climbing #mthood #pnw
May 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Time to get after it! Whatever your plans this weekend, make sure to get outside and connect with your community.
📷Liz F.
#outdoors #mountains #adventure #climbing #mthood #pnw
📷Liz F.
#outdoors #mountains #adventure #climbing #mthood #pnw
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
— Mary Oliver
📸 Heather Nesheim
— Mary Oliver
📸 Heather Nesheim
May 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
— Mary Oliver
📸 Heather Nesheim
— Mary Oliver
📸 Heather Nesheim
The Mazamas are growing, evolving & looking ahead.
With support from our community & the M.J. Murdock Trust, we’ve launched a bold new 2025–2027 Strategic Plan.
Explore what’s next:
🔗 mazamas.org/strategic-pl...
With support from our community & the M.J. Murdock Trust, we’ve launched a bold new 2025–2027 Strategic Plan.
Explore what’s next:
🔗 mazamas.org/strategic-pl...
May 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Mazamas are growing, evolving & looking ahead.
With support from our community & the M.J. Murdock Trust, we’ve launched a bold new 2025–2027 Strategic Plan.
Explore what’s next:
🔗 mazamas.org/strategic-pl...
With support from our community & the M.J. Murdock Trust, we’ve launched a bold new 2025–2027 Strategic Plan.
Explore what’s next:
🔗 mazamas.org/strategic-pl...
📅 Heads up, Mazamas: our Day of Giving is April 23! We’re rallying to raise $45K by April 30 to fund education, scholarships & community.
Get ready to show your Mazama pride—because when we give together, we go further. ⛰️💙
📷Chris LeDoux
Get ready to show your Mazama pride—because when we give together, we go further. ⛰️💙
📷Chris LeDoux
April 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📅 Heads up, Mazamas: our Day of Giving is April 23! We’re rallying to raise $45K by April 30 to fund education, scholarships & community.
Get ready to show your Mazama pride—because when we give together, we go further. ⛰️💙
📷Chris LeDoux
Get ready to show your Mazama pride—because when we give together, we go further. ⛰️💙
📷Chris LeDoux
“The eyes of the future are looking back at us.” — Terry Tempest Williams
We don’t just recreate—we protect.
🌲 Join us: mazamas.org/join
💚 Give back: mazamas.org/donate
🛠️ Stewardship: mazamas.org/calendar
#PublicLands #Outdoors #Nonprofit
📷Nim Patel
We don’t just recreate—we protect.
🌲 Join us: mazamas.org/join
💚 Give back: mazamas.org/donate
🛠️ Stewardship: mazamas.org/calendar
#PublicLands #Outdoors #Nonprofit
📷Nim Patel
April 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“The eyes of the future are looking back at us.” — Terry Tempest Williams
We don’t just recreate—we protect.
🌲 Join us: mazamas.org/join
💚 Give back: mazamas.org/donate
🛠️ Stewardship: mazamas.org/calendar
#PublicLands #Outdoors #Nonprofit
📷Nim Patel
We don’t just recreate—we protect.
🌲 Join us: mazamas.org/join
💚 Give back: mazamas.org/donate
🛠️ Stewardship: mazamas.org/calendar
#PublicLands #Outdoors #Nonprofit
📷Nim Patel
💦 Looking for your next Type 2 adventure? Try canyoning! Rappel waterfalls, scramble over rocks & swim through wild PNW gorges. Mazamas Canyoning Course runs this May—no experience required, but basic rope & swim skills are. Register by April 21: mazamas.org/canyoning
April 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
💦 Looking for your next Type 2 adventure? Try canyoning! Rappel waterfalls, scramble over rocks & swim through wild PNW gorges. Mazamas Canyoning Course runs this May—no experience required, but basic rope & swim skills are. Register by April 21: mazamas.org/canyoning
Members-Only Presale for Round the Mountain Starts TODAY!
Join us Labor Day weekend for 3 epic 14-mile day hikes circumnavigating Mt. Hood.
🏔️ Not a member yet? Join today to get access: mazamas.org/join
RTM Info Night April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the MMC in PDX (527 SE 43rd Ave.) is open to ANYONE.
Join us Labor Day weekend for 3 epic 14-mile day hikes circumnavigating Mt. Hood.
🏔️ Not a member yet? Join today to get access: mazamas.org/join
RTM Info Night April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the MMC in PDX (527 SE 43rd Ave.) is open to ANYONE.
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Members-Only Presale for Round the Mountain Starts TODAY!
Join us Labor Day weekend for 3 epic 14-mile day hikes circumnavigating Mt. Hood.
🏔️ Not a member yet? Join today to get access: mazamas.org/join
RTM Info Night April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the MMC in PDX (527 SE 43rd Ave.) is open to ANYONE.
Join us Labor Day weekend for 3 epic 14-mile day hikes circumnavigating Mt. Hood.
🏔️ Not a member yet? Join today to get access: mazamas.org/join
RTM Info Night April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the MMC in PDX (527 SE 43rd Ave.) is open to ANYONE.
Take the plunge!
Our canyoning course combines climbing, rappelling, swimming and scrambling into one unforgettable experience—and trust the Mazamas to teach you how to do it safely and skillfully.
🗓 Registration opens TODAY! (March 24)
📍 Details + sign-up: mazamas.org/canyoning
📸canyoning 2024
Our canyoning course combines climbing, rappelling, swimming and scrambling into one unforgettable experience—and trust the Mazamas to teach you how to do it safely and skillfully.
🗓 Registration opens TODAY! (March 24)
📍 Details + sign-up: mazamas.org/canyoning
📸canyoning 2024
March 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Take the plunge!
Our canyoning course combines climbing, rappelling, swimming and scrambling into one unforgettable experience—and trust the Mazamas to teach you how to do it safely and skillfully.
🗓 Registration opens TODAY! (March 24)
📍 Details + sign-up: mazamas.org/canyoning
📸canyoning 2024
Our canyoning course combines climbing, rappelling, swimming and scrambling into one unforgettable experience—and trust the Mazamas to teach you how to do it safely and skillfully.
🗓 Registration opens TODAY! (March 24)
📍 Details + sign-up: mazamas.org/canyoning
📸canyoning 2024