Do you want to get more out of your summer vacation? Then accept the challenge...The Cascade Challenge! This one week backpacking expedition for high school aged students promises to be a highlight of one’s summer. You will spend this glorious week exploring beautiful mountain landscapes and swimming in glacier-fed lakes. You will meet new friends, bonding over your epic day on the trail while you cook delicious meals by the fire underneath the starry sky. You will end this epic adventure with new wilderness travel skills, leadership tools, and friends and memories that will last a lifetime. The leadership and technical skills that you gain on this trip will help you rise to any challenge you may face, both in the woods and back home!