Hello friends and family, gather round with glee, Welcome to day two of the Apogee Blog, hurry, come and see! As trips begin across the country (and across the pond), Excitement abounds, for our adventurers push beyond! Skip to a Specific Trip: AKMC, AXA, AXB, CI, DEX, NWX, PC, PMC Alaska Mountains & Coast (AKMC) Our Alaska Mountains
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, folks! After months and months of counting down the days, Apogee summer is finally here! Our Pyrenees Mountains and Coast and Northwest Explorer trips have at last begun. Read on to see what these adventurers got up to in their exciting first 24 hours! Skip to
This batch of Leader Bios covers the unsung heroes of the Apogee summer, the folks working behind-the-scenes to make an Apogee summer run smoothly: our New England Support Staff, Summer Assistant Directors, and Summer Specialists! Name: Aria Heyneman (she/her) Name: Taylor Kozak (she/her) 2024 Position: New England Support Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio School: Colorado State
From volunteering in Puerto Rico and St. Croix, to writing in Maine, to surfing in Costa Rica, these next leaders are as impressive as they are awesome. Leader Name: Akani Bey (he/him)Leader Name: Sara Littekin (she/her) 2024 Trip: Caribbean Service: Puerto Rico Hometown: Saint Louis, Missouri School: Boston College, Class of 2024 Certifications: Wilderness First
That’s right – this next batch of Leader Bios covers folks hiking 10 time zones apart, from Spain to Maine to Alaska! Take a look at what awesome folks are leading our Pyrenees Mountains & Coast, Maine’s Downeast Explorer, and Alaska Mountains & Coast trips this summer! Leader Name: Sophie Blumberg (she/her) 2024 Trip: Iceland
This marks the second and final batch of Leader Bios for biking trip leaders and staff, with this post featuring the awesome folks working on our Pacific Coast, Cape Cod & the Islands, and Vermont to Montreal trips! Leader Name: Jordan Johnson (he/him) 2024 Trip: Pacific Coast Prior Apogee Experience: Vermont to Montreal ‘23, Cape
Two awesome sets of “tro’s” (like co’s, short for co-leaders, except a group of three!) are on tap to lead both our New England Mountains & Coast and Maine Coast Junior trips this summer. Learn all about them below! Leader Name: Karlee Taylor (she/her) 2024 Trip: New England Mountains & Coast and Maine Coast Junior
Our latest batch of Leader Bios introduces our Europe Coast to Coast squad to the Apogee world – and trust us: it’s an awesome bunch. Leader Name: Jackie Miller (she/her) 2024 Trip: Europe Coast to Coast Prior Apogee Experience: Pacific Coast ‘23 Hometown: Westchester, Pennsylvania School: Bowdoin College, Class of 2025 Certifications: Wilderness First Aid,
Happy spring, Apogee world! The arrival of May means that the countdown to the Apogee summer is officially underway (36 days until Leader Training, for those of you keeping track) – and it also means that it’s time to start sharing our (incredibly qualified and impressive) summer staff with the world! Our first batch of
Where will this summer take you? Perhaps hiking along the beautiful coastal trails of California, marveling at the sparkling Pacific ocean. Please enjoy the seventh edition of our series highlighting this summer’s teen adventure trips: Golden State Adventure! This program is perfect for: Students interested in a beginner-to-intermediate hiking trip on the West Coast. Students interested in an