Community Partners

What if one conversation led to your next adventure?

Check out our partners, make plans to get out and meet someone new.

✔️ Discover new adventures.
✔️ Meet trusted outdoor experts and communities.
✔️ Take the first step.

Because the best adventures don't start at the trailhead. They start with a connection.

Meet our Oct 2026 Adventure Partners

AdventurUs: Women-led travel, retreats, and outdoor experiences across the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
Crank Sisters (Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance): An all-women mountain biking community offering group rides, skills classes, clinics, and events for women of all riding levels.
FisheWear: Women's outdoor apparel and gear inspired by Alaska for fishing, hiking, paddling, and everyday adventure.
Hiker Babes: A supportive community of women connecting through hiking and a shared love of the outdoors.
HumanNature Forest Bathing: Mileva Huljev, Forest therapy guide. Groups, private walks and corporate events.(co-ed)
Kula Cloth: When nature calls—a reusable pee cloth to keep you comfortable and confident anywhere you wander. Loved by any of our closest Wanderers and one of the MOST entertaining websites we know!
Mama and Me Adventure Club: Outdoor adventures, hikes, walks, camping trips, for moms and their children in the Maple Valley and Issaquah areas.
Mt. Rainier Nordic Patrol: A volunteer ski and snowshoe patrol on Mount Rainier’s winter trails. (co-ed)
Outdoor Asian: Asian & Pacific Islander outdoor community; hiking, foraging, climbing, surfing, fishing & more. (co-ed)
Puget Sound Women on the Fly: Fly fishing, building skills and finding fellow women anglers to fish with. Part of Trout Unlimited.org
Rippin Chix: Ski camps and coaching, ski, backcountry, touring. B.C., WA, UTAH.
Seattle SAKE Paddle club (co-ed, all ages, year-round) – Dragon boating, outrigger canoeing, and paddleboarding.
SheBirds: Guided birding walks and nature experiences welcoming birders of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
SheJumps: Year-round for girls and women. Skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain biking and more.
Shred-It Sisters: Snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking for women. Meetup group.
She Shreds Retreat: Women’s snowboard retreat • Amber Parucha + Eva Seelye. Mar 4–7, 2027 • White Pass, WA
Social Hiker: A nationwide hiking community with Six-Pack of Peaks challenges in 17 regions, including Washington and Central Oregon. Hike at your own pace and build strength, confidence and community.
Snoqualmie Ranger District (USFS) — Co-ed outdoor recreation, including hiking and snowshoe tours.
Vertical World: Seattle & Lynwood, America’s first indoor climbing gym (1987). Classes and climbing for all ages.(co-ed)
Washington Outdoor Women / Washington Wildlife Federation: (WOW): Hands-on workshops that help women build confidence and self-reliance through traditional and relevant outdoor skills.
Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: (WSSSM): At Snoqualmie Pass. A free, interactive museum celebrating ski and snowboard history while inspiring participation in snow sports. Volunteer opportunities + community service credits

SPECIAL GUESTS + EVENT SUPPORTERS
Melanie | Founder of Drink Fora. Botanical electrolyte drink for adventures and everyday hydration.
Tracy Gibbons | Sales Brand Director, Marker, Volkl, Dalbello. Elevate Outdoor Collective
Erik | Pinnacle Sales NW. Darn Tough Socks - Life is tough. Our socks are tougher. Guaranteed for Life.
Seattle Gummy Company — HydraFuel electrolyte gummies for your next adventure.
Sporeticus — Organic energy bites made with lion’s mane and cordyceps mushrooms.

Explore more of our Outdoor Partners

Friday Speaker Panel

WHY WE FEEL BETTER OUTSIDE: The power of nature and human connection

Holly Brandenberger, Panelist
Science of Essentials
Registered nurse, certified aromatherapist, author and wellness educator. Holly is known for making the science behind health and wellness approachable, useful and easy to understand.

Charlotte Massey, Panelist
Seattle Chamber of Connection
Co-founder of the U.S. Chamber of Connection and founding Executive Director of the Seattle Chamber of Connection. Charlotte is working to make it easier for people to meet, make friends and feel like they belong.

Saveria Tilden, Moderator
AdventurUs and SocialHiker

Adventure leader and longtime friend of Women’s Outdoor Connection.

Saturday Word Hug

Kelsey M Kurtis
Explore with Kelsey

Kelsey inspires women 35+ to embrace outdoor adventure and solo travel, from the Pacific Northwest to destinations around the world—with humor and a sparkle of inspiration.

Special Connections

Andrea Kelly, Make Plus Equal. Andrea guides outdoor apparel brands to build size-inclusive collections and connect authentically with marginalized consumers — because everyone deserves equal access to the outdoors.
Heather Yancey of Heather Yancey Fitness. She empowers women in perimenopause and beyond to reclaim their strength, body, and confidence through smart training, nutrition, and mindset.
Julia Winters, owner Good Day Sauna. A mobile wood-fired cedar sauna experience for Seattle —enabling guests to sweat, plunge and reconnect with the outdoors.
Stephanie LaDuke, of Grounding Wellness. Stephanie offers holistic wellness support to parents–to–be and new parents through coaching, aromatherapy, Reiki, and in-home perinatal care to ease the transition into parenthood.

Hear from Past Attendees

"I loved connecting with women who share my passion for outdoor sports—it was amazing to meet so many like-minded individuals!"
"I liked chatting with the women at their tables and learning about the variety of outdoor groups and non-profits was a highlight for me."
"I left the event inspired and motivated to stay active and involved in the outdoor community—I can't wait to attend next year!"

What made you want to attend?

“I need more adventure pals! It’s hard to make friends in Seattle.”
“Trying to meet new people who ski and see what groups are available sounded like fun!”
“My daughter and I are trying to find ways to get more young girls involved in outdoor sporting.”