ATTENTION:
In July we had a Hundred Year Flood!
We've suspended all in-person programs this fall in consideration of the ongoing flood recovery efforts in Central Vermont.
Please check out our online classes instead this year, and check back for new offerings in 2024.
Online courses:
Hunting With Heart
Ax Skills
Our next real-time class will be a Death Priestxing module on Zoom in January, through our Way of the Weaver program.
You can also listen to our Podcasts for some inspiration any time.
Thank you for your patience in these times of climate chaos.
Mountainsong Expeditions:
Where Your Wild Journey Begins
Welcome
At Mountainsong Expeditions, we offer classes in archery, ethical hunting, and wilderness skills.
Our programs are all designed to focus on serving the marginalized genders that are so often ignored in the outdoor skills world: women, queer people, trans folks, and non-binary people.
Our programs focus on skillful techniques, physical and emotional safety, and a spiritual connection to nature.
After nine years of teaching these skills on the ground in Vermont, we are now expanding our library of accessible online courses. Our online courses serve students from England to Australia, making our empowerment-based learning available to people all over the world.
AXES & 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.
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.
IN-PERSON
A-FRAME SHELTER
WORKSHOP
Build your haven in the forest with materials from the land, a tarp, a rope, and simple tools.
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.
THE WAY OF THE WEAVER
IN-PERSON
WAY OF THE WEAVER CAMP
July 21-14, 2023: We gather in the woods for community and ritual. We will study and celebrate the Avalonian story of the Lady of the Lake. All genders welcome at this queer-centric, radically enchanted camp.
IN-PERSON & ONLINE
SPIDER THREADS COHORT
The Way of the Weaver Spider Threads Cohort is a nine-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.
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.
ABOUT
MEET MURPHY
(they/he)
Murphy is a queer transmasculine wilderness skills teacher. They create learning spaces that empower marginalized genders, invite diversity, and make room for spiritual connection to the natural world.
They blend technical knowledge and emotional reverence to help you step into the woods with a full heart and a confident mind.
MORE ABOUT MURPHYARCHERY
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
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.
“Mountainsong Expeditions is a place to learn woodland & hunting skills, especially for those who don't come from a hunting background and want to hunt mindfully & with spirit. Murphy is a fabulous teacher, and attracts students who become your friends.”
—D. L., Hunting Student
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.
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.
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.
LISTEN NOWHUNTING
ONLINE
HUNTING WITH HEART
Six weeks to confident and connected deer hunting. Find deer, shoot well, and honor your prey with songs and gratitude.
IN-PERSON
HUNTING SKILLS INTENSIVE
This workshop introduces you to all the skills & equipment you need to successfully hunt deer, with a focus on the spiritual meaning of the hunt.
BLOG
The Mountainsong Blog
Murphy’s musings on hunting, spirituality, gender, activism, and living close to nature. Explore posts on rifle hunts and cultural appropriation in spiritual practice.
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