Welcome to Wilderness Outings! Come with us and learn the skills for a lifetime of adventure! Wilderness Outings courses are designed to educate, enlighten, and entertain everyone from the first-timer to the experienced while enjoying the some of the best that California has to offer.

Wilderness Outings, formerly associated with the Adventure 16 outdoor retail chain is now independently owned and operating officially as ‘Apogee Endeavors, LLC, dba Wilderness Outings’. Wilderness Outings continues to offer courses and trips with the same quality staff, course offerings, and standards of quality that you have always expected of Wilderness Outings.

With decades of experience serving thousands of clients, Wilderness Outings has honed its program offerings to a fine edge. Thus, you're getting value and service no one else offers:

• For most classes, we offer extensive handouts to help you retain information;
   
• Clients receive discounts from outdoor retail stores and adventure providers on a variety of equipment, services, and memberships. Our discount program currently includes: (1) Adventure 16: ‘Adventure Bucks’ discounts on equipment purchases and rentals; (2) Jungle Gym Climbing Centers: Free Passes; (3) Rockreation Climbing Gym: Free Passes; and (4) Solid Rock Climbing Gym: Free Passes, discounts on memberships.
   
• All group gear (tents, stoves, first aid kits, etc.) is provided for our backpack trips;
   
• Climbing outings have a higher instructor-to-client ratio, start earlier and go longer, than many other programs;
   
• Climbing clients receive FREE use of rock shoes, helmet, and harness;

The most important element, however, is the incomparable value of spending time with our staff who enjoy sharing their vast experience and communicating their passion for the outdoors. Their skills are rigorously scrutinized and they are trained in the art of delivering an outing that meets the standards our clients have come to expect. Many of our instructors have been teaching with us for five, ten, or more years — they’re simply the best!

Anyone can attempt wilderness adventures via the time-honored method of trial and error (if you have plenty of time and can afford the "errors"). Or, you can spend time with caring experts and accelerate your learning beyond your wildest expectations. Join us!