What are the male/female ratios on WV trips?

Ideally, we attempt to achieve a one to one male to female ratio on our trips. This may vary slightly from trip to trip, but generally each trip is close to this ratio.

Can friends come on a trip together?

Yes. Wilderness Ventures allows friends to come on trips together, but we do not encourage this. A key component of every WV trip is the group experience. We do not tolerate exclusive relationships of any kind. As we know from our high school experiences, cliques and other special friendships can make others feel uncomfortable and excluded. It is our goal to eliminate these relationships from all of our trips. If you come with a friend, you must agree to actively interact with other group members, helping us to become one coherent group.

Do you group students according to their ages?

Yes. We believe strongly that you should expedition with others of similar grades. Because of the popularity of our expeditions, we usually conduct multiple trip sections grouped by age. For each trip, we typically run several sections with groups for junior high students, 9th and 10th graders, and 12th graders. We also offer our Alaska College Leadership specifically for students completing the 12th grade.

Where do WV students come from?

Our enrollment is more diverse than any similar appearing program, with equal representation from the east, south, midwest, and far west. In the last four years, all but two states have been represented, while 5% of our enrollment has been international.