Adult Classes & Courses
Outdoor & Folk School for Adults
SE Portland and Camp Roslyn in Sandy, OR
One-day classes, open practice and nine-month courses
Learn the skills people used to know. Wilderness survival, blacksmithing, archery and wild plants with the expert Guides behind Portland's award-winning camps. Try a skill in a single day, keep it sharp at open practice, or go deep with a nine-month course.
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Wilderness Survival Basics
Adults · One day · Camp Roslyn, Sandy, OR
One full day on the fundamentals that keep you safe outdoors: shelter, water, fire and foraging. Expert Trackers Guides teach it hands-on at Camp Roslyn, our 351 acres of forest, field and river near Sandy. An optional shuttle runs from SE Portland.
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Wilderness Survival Basics
Shelter, water, fire and foraging in one hands-on day at Camp Roslyn. Optional shuttle from SE Portland.
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Blacksmithing Basics
Tool use, shop safety, proper form and design in one day at the forge. No experience needed.
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Archery Basics
Stance, form, equipment and accuracy on our private outdoor field archery range. Small groups.
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Wild Plant Basics
Safely identify, harvest and use the wild edible and medicinal plants growing all around Portland.
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Wilderness Survival Immersion
Fall to spring with experienced Trackers mentors. Shelter building, firecraft, tracking, foraging and stealth.
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Blacksmithing Immersion
Taper, split, twist and punch hot steel at the anvil, from your first hook to finished art and tools.
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Open Archery Range
Open practice on one of Portland's largest indoor ranges. Bows and gear provided.
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Open Forge
Forge time for students who have taken Basics or Immersion and want to keep their skills sharp.
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Trackers Skills Night
Fire by friction, archery, wild plants and knots with Trackers Guides. Potluck, music and new friends.
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Family Archery Class
Bring the kids and learn to shoot side by side on our indoor range.
DetailsThe Four Guilds
Every Trackers class draws on four old crafts. Find the guild that fits you first, then grow into the others.
Rangers
Reconnect the Village
Wilderness survival, tracking, archery and awareness. The eyes and ears of the village, living with the land and tending it.
Mariners
Respect the Waters
Fishing, boating and tending creeks, rivers and the coast. Mariners chart their course by stars, currents and tides.
Wilders
Restore the Earth
Farm craft, wild foods and homesteading in every season. Caretakers who bring the village into rhythm with the land.
Artisans
Remember Our Story
Blacksmithing, woodworking, ceramics and the crafts that keep the hearth fire burning. The story keepers of the village.
Why Adults Learn With Trackers
Voted Best Camp by PDX Parent readers for 10 years. Our adult classes come from the same school, with the same expert Guides and the same land to practice on.
Real Skills
Fire, shelter, forge work, archery and wild plants, taught hands-on from the first hour.
Expert Guides
Learn from experienced Guides chosen for deep skill and the ability to teach it well.
Real Places
Train at Camp Roslyn's forest, field and river near Sandy, and at our Portland forge and indoor range.
Start Anywhere
No experience needed. Try a skill in one day, then go deeper with open practice or a nine-month course.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
Questions about a class? Call 503-345-3312 or email hello@trackersearth.com.
Want to guide kids outdoors? See camp jobs.