Community Partners
What if one conversation led to your next adventure?
It's easy to stay home.
We're here to make it easier to get outside.
Our event brings together outdoor groups from across the Pacific Northwest to help you:
✔️ Find your people.
✔️ 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 2026 Adventure Partners
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AdventurUs: Women-led travel, retreats, and outdoor experiences across the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
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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.
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FisheWear: Women's outdoor apparel and gear inspired by Alaska for fishing, hiking, paddling, and everyday adventure.
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Hiker Babes: A supportive community of women connecting through hiking and a shared love of the outdoors.
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HumanNature Forest Bathing: Mileva Huljev, Forest therapy guide. Groups, private walks and corporate events.(co-ed)
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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!
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Mama and Me Adventure Club: Outdoor adventures, hikes, walks, camping trips, for moms and their children in the Maple Valley and Issaquah areas.
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Mt. Rainier Nordic Patrol: A volunteer ski and snowshoe patrol on Mount Rainier’s winter trails. (co-ed)
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Outdoor Asian: Asian & Pacific Islander outdoor community; hiking, foraging, climbing, surfing, fishing & more. (co-ed)
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Outdoors for All Foundation: Adaptive sports for adults and youth. Snow, bike, water, and more. (co-ed)
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Puget Sound Women on the Fly: Fly fishing, building skills and finding fellow women anglers to fish with. Part of Trout Unlimited.org
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Rippin Chix: Ski camps and coaching, ski, backcountry, touring. B.C., WA, UTAH.
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SheBirds: Guided birding walks and nature experiences welcoming birders of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
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SheJumps: Year-round for girls and women. Skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain biking and more.
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Shred-It Sisters: Snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking for women. Meetup group.
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Vertical World: Seattle & Lynwood, America’s first indoor climbing gym (1987). Classes and climbing for all ages.(co-ed)
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Washington Outdoor Women / Washington Wildlife Federation: (WOW): Hands-on workshops that help women build confidence and self-reliance through traditional and relevant outdoor skills.
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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.
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Women+ Who Love X-Country Skiing: A Facebook community connecting people who identify as female who love, want to try, or want to learn more about cross-country (Nordic) skiing.
Speaker Panel
WHY WE FEEL BETTER OUTSIDE
The power of nature and human connection
Friday, October 23 • 6–8 PM (See agenda page)
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
A longtime Women’s Outdoor Connection friend, speaker and outdoor adventure leader.
Special Connections
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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"I loved connecting with women who share my passion for outdoor sports—it was amazing to meet so many like-minded individuals!"
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"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."
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"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?
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“I need more adventure pals! It’s hard to make friends in Seattle.”
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“Trying to meet new people who ski and see what groups are available sounded like fun!”
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“My daughter and I are trying to find ways to get more young girls involved in outdoor sporting.”
