Mountainsong Expeditions:

Queer-centric Community,

Rugged Skills, and Nature Connection

What We Offer:

  • Summer Camps for Transgender Adults
  • Classes in Archery, Ax Skills, and more.
  • Community & skill-building for radical animist spirituality
  • Online courses in Hunting, Archery, and Ax Skills
  • Training in Street Medic First Aid to support movements for liberation
  • Our sister organization, Dandelion Housing Project, offers affordable Tiny Houses for simple living.

Our programs have their foundation in the principles of queer/trans liberation, decolonization, and feminism.  We strive to make our offerings anti-racist and accessible to BIPOC participants (and we are always learning...).  We value radical consent, collaboration, and reciprocity with the natural world.  Many of our programs are open to all genders, and others are designed for specific gender groups.

 

Note: We are not currently offering in-person training in the sacred hunt.  Please access our online Hunting With Heart course instead.

ARCHERY & WOODLAND SKILLS

IN-PERSON

AX SKILLS WORKSHOP

Learn how to safely and efficiently use an ax to split firewood, make kindling, and cut up fallen trees. We teach you the ergonomics and tricks that make it easy. 

 

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IN-PERSON

RUNNING WITH ARTEMIS

Trail running and archery for mind, body, and soul. This weekly group therapy program teaches you new skills and offers time to reflect & share.

 

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IN-PERSON

A-FRAME SHELTER 

WORKSHOP

Build your haven in the forest with materials from the land, a tarp, a rope, and simple tools.  

 

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MAY YOUR ARROWS FLY TRUE

What bow should you buy? Where do you get arrows? How do you set up an archery range? Why is joy the key to your success as an archery?

Subscribe and receive your free Archery Beginner's Guide today.

COMMUNITY

IN-PERSON

VERMONT TRANSMASC CAMP

An outdoor gathering of woodsy fun, relaxed learning, and queer culture-building for transmasculine people 18 & up. Be yourself, connect to the land, and make friends for life.

 

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IN-PERSON

VERMONT TRANS CAMP

Just like Transmasc Camp, but for all Trans identities -- by popular request! Be yourself, connect to the land, and make friends for life.  18 & up.

 

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IN-PERSON

STREET MEDIC TRAININGS

Learn first aid skills that address civil protest, police violence, and natural disasters. Our training is rooted in radical consent, anti-oppression values, and grassroots activist culture.

 

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“All the Mountainsong Expeditions classes I have taken meet each student where they are at, teaching them the skills outlined and much more. The courses and instructors always seem to focus on the deeper meaning of the course material and bring all the participants together as one cohesive group. I’d recommend these courses to anyone!” 

—Nora, Ax Student

ONLINE  COURSES

ONLINE

HUNTING WITH HEART

Six weeks to confident and connected deer hunting. Find deer, shoot well, and honor your prey with songs and gratitude.

 

LEARN TO HUNT
ONLINE

AX SKILLS

Our ax course in digital form! Stop struggling with your ax and learn the powerful and safe ways to use this amazing tool.  Split firewood, make kindling, and clear fallen trees.

 

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ONLINE

FOUNDATIONS OF ARCHERY

Improve your aim. Our four-week online course guides beginning and intermediate archers through the best practices of archery form & instinctive aim.

More information coming soon

 

PODCASTS

Want to Hear More?

Learn more about our approach on The Huntress Podcast (about mindful hunting) and Way of the Weaver Podcast (about spirituality and magic). 

Search for our shows on your favorite podcatcher and subscribe today. 

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WAY OF THE WEAVER:

Radical Animist Spirituality

IN-PERSON

WAY OF THE WEAVER CAMP

June 27-30, 2024: We gather in the woods for community and ritual.  All genders welcome at this queer-centric, radically enchanted camp.

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IN-PERSON & ONLINE

SPIDER THREADS COHORT

The Way of the Weaver Spider Threads Cohort is a six-month journey that weaves threads of magic, activism, and community. We believe that magic is real, present all around us, and a profound tool for justice and transformation. 

 

EXPLORE THE MAGIC
ONLINE

DEATH PRIESTXING

The Death Priestx (gender-neutral term) is the one who tends the threshold of transition. In this liminal space, they help the living navigate death, and assist the dead to share their wisdom with the living.

 

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BLOG

The Mountainsong Blog

Murphy’s musings on gender, activism, hunting, spirituality, and living close to nature. Check out their blog series on cultural appropriation in spiritual practice

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