Event Location: Virtual MA
Trip Leader(s)
Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Max # People: 100
Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level:
Easy
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Location: Zoom (link provided after registration)Duration:
90 minutesAudience: Current & aspiring GayOutdoors trip leaders (all experience levels welcome)
Event Description
Great trips don’t just happen — they’re led with intention, care, and community in mind.
This Mountain Trips Leadership Development Workshop is designed help members feel confident leading mountain trips by strengthening confidence, decision-making, and people skills — while staying rooted in our shared values of inclusion, safety, stewardship, and pride.
Whether you’re an experienced leader or considering leading your first trip, this session will remind you that you are never alone — and that good leadership isn’t about summits or speed, but about people.
The workshop will walk through the basics of planning and leading mountain trips, keeping the group together, and creating a fun and supportive atmosphere where everyone feels included.
We will provide the Zoom link to members who register via email a couple days before the workshop.
Leading a trip is one of the best ways to meet members, share places you enjoy, and help grow the GayOutdoors community.
This is the only time this workshop will be offered in 2026.
What We’ll Cover
The GayOutdoors Trip Philosophy: Community, inclusion, and safety-first leadership
Choosing and Planning an Easy Trip: Picking familiar trails, setting clear expectations and how to post trip on website
Starting the Trip: Welcoming everyone, review the plan and safety
Leading the Group: Manage pace, keeping the group together and creating a positive experience
Risk Awareness: Weather, know when to turn back and make smart decisions
When Something Goes Wrong: Stay calm, get help and group support
Stewardship and Respect for the Land: Leave no trace and protect the places we enjoy
Why Attend?Build confidence as a leaderStrengthen group management skillsFeel supported — before, during, and after tripsHelp create safe, inclusive, and meaningful outdoor experiences
“You are trusted to make good decisions — and supported when things don’t go perfectly.”
Outdoor Fitness Level: Very Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Sorry to miss it this time. Hope we can organize it again. Still, thanks for organizing it!
I could still do it if you guys are available.... I just clicked the Zoom link!
Hello! I was waiting for a zoom link and I just realized that it went to the spam folder...
We waited five minutes and nobody showed up so we cancelled.
