“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.”
― Sylvia Plath

This website is current! (updated 3/10/2013 )

Explorer Post 58 is a group of students from the Portland area who engage in rock climbing, mountaineering and many other outdoor adventures. The Post is open to students ages 14-18. Members participate in trips around the Northwest as well as to Canada, New Zealand, Alaska, California, Nevada, and many other mountain ranges and climbing areas.

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Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide an arena for personal growth and social interaction by creating diverse experiences that foster responsibility, respect, and a passion for the outdoors.

Objectives:

  • To provide Post members with opportunities to learn climbing and wilderness skills through outdoor experiences with members of their peer group
  • To provide Post members with an opportunity to learn group living and leadership skills.
  • To enhance personal growth and self awareness.
  • To teach respect for the wilderness.