Free Backpacking And Canoeing Treks For Caregivers and Young Adults With Cancer

True North Treks primarily provides programming for those who have been diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18-39 and are still in the 18-39 age range. We also offer programming for caregivers of young adults in this age range. If you do not fall exactly within these parameters and wanted to talk with us about your particular situation, please get in touch.

While each trek is unique in its own way, we try to uphold some universal elements that can be found on any True North Trek. We make it a priority to take our participants to mind-blowingly beautiful and remote wilderness destinations where they can connect with others and themselves in the peace and bounty of nature through backpacking and canoeing experiences. And even when nature doesn't cooperate (e.g., mosquitoes, rain) we try to be as prepared as possible with the right gear and equipment.

We harness the supportive holding environment of Mother Nature to help us reflect, to see ourselves and others for the human beings we are (as opposed to human do-ings), to re-calibrate, and to renew.

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