THE CAIRN PROJECT Trailblazer PROGRAM

Get Out, Give Back

About Our Trailblazer Program

Turn your next adventure into a fundraiser that gives back by expanding access to wilderness and outdoor education programs for pre-teen and teenage girls.

Join a community that is transforming their passion and helping to seed self-esteem, inner strength, and the tenacity to embrace the unexpected in the next generation of young women.

A photo from AWExpeditions showing a line of female mountaineers traversing a hillside wearing crampons, carrying ice axes, and roped together; they're heading toward a mountain peak with golden sunshine on it

Our Ambassador Program by the Numbers

152

monthly supporters

$62k

donated to partner organizations

14

years of doing something

$50

average monthly donor amount

12

current ambassador campaigns

10

staff members

Adventure Miles

How many miles our Cairn Project ambassadors have traveled through their fundraiser campaigns.

126,027

Meet Our Current Trailblazer

Kate Noffke

The 50 Lake Challenge: Exploring Minnesota, One Lake at a Time

Mara White

Cycling over 5,000 km from France to Istanbul

Nikki McCants

Every Trail on South Mountain–Rebuilding Self-Trust in the Outdoors

Kerry Thompson

Miles & Mantras

Jeannette McGill

To Empower Aspiring Female African Mountaineers

Danielle Cicka

Weighted for Strength: Backpacks, Boots, & Bone Health

Carlie Graham

Running the Oregon Cascade 100

Stay Involved

Once Trailblazers have completed their adventure fundraiser, there are additional opportunities for them to stay involved with The Cairn Project. A group of our alum Trailblazers recently traversed the Paria Canyon together as part of a group fundraiser. We love fostering long-term community with our Trailblazers.

Get Cairn Project News

Join our email newsletter list to be the first to hear all of our news — when ambassador signups open, how you can support Trailblazers, and what else we’re up to.

A photo from AWExpeditions showing a line of female mountaineers traversing a hillside wearing crampons, carrying ice axes, and roped together; they're heading toward a mountain peak with golden sunshine on it