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📣 PNW Outdoor 101 Camp Prep Class: First Monday, 6:30pm at Gearhouse Coffee → RSVP on Meetup
SEQUOIA SOCIAL CLUB

About SSC

Built for people who want to enjoy the outdoors, but don't know where to start.

Sequoia Social Club organizes casual, educational gatherings for adults who want to enjoy the outdoors, but don’t know where to start. Like Girl Scouts, but for grown-ups.

Through beginner-friendly hikes, camping trips, and in-city classes, we teach practical outdoor skills in a low-pressure, supportive environment. You’ll learn how to plan trips, use gear, stay safe, and build outdoor confidence through real experience.

Hiking and camping isn’t just for the outdoor extremists. We’re here to help you find a version of the outdoors that fits you.

THE WILDERNESS IS CALLING. YOU'lL BE READY.

We go outside. Not to prove anything to the world, but for ourselves. To move, to breathe, and to feel alive.

To get outside safely, we learn. From those who’ve done it, from each other, from trial and error, and from nature herself.

As we learn, we grow. We build awareness and skills that we carry beyond the trail.

As we grow, we leave it better than we found it. The wilderness, each other, and ourselves. 

Come as you are, and discover that the outdoors isn’t just something you can do, it’s somewhere you belong.

Your Outdoor Instructor

Meet Celeste

Celeste Olds is a PNW outdoor instructor dedicated to building wilderness skills, confidence, and meaningful connections in nature. Her work is shaped by decades of project management, thousands of miles trekked through alpine terrain locally and abroad, and a lifetime of camping in the Pacific Northwest.

Safety First
Physical and emotional safety come first. We pay attention, speak up early, and look out for ourselves and each other.
Care for the Places We Visit
We treat the outdoors with respect by staying on trail, minimizing impact, and leaving places as good or better than we found them.
Always Learning
No matter how experienced we become, the outdoors always has more to teach us.
Responsibility to Yourself
Being outside looks different for everyone. Go at your own pace, know your limits, communicate what you need.
Strength in Community
Our success is collective. We share knowledge, help when needed, and contribute to a group environment where everyone feels welcomed.
Slow Down
We slow down in nature to notice what's around us, and our place in it. We build awareness that we carry beyond our trips.
Leave it Better
Treat nature, others, and yourself with care and consideration.
Lead with respect
Openness, curiosity, consent, and honoring each person's identity and experience.
Take responsibility
Care for your own safety. Avoid actions that could harm yourself or others.
Practice inclusion
Help create a space where everyone feels welcome. Speak up against harmful behavior.
Communicate clearly
Share your boundaries respectfully. Pay attention to others' cues.
Stay open to learning
Well-meaning intent doesn't negate harmful impact. Listen, reflect, and adjust.

Celeste is a GEM. No one is more intentional, kind, prepared and capable! I've known Celeste for a long time, and have joined her for several camping and hiking trips. She thinks of EVERYTHING and has a special talent for navigating potentially stressful situations with grace, humor and competence. You'll have the time of your life adventuring with her.

Dawn W.

Ready to start?

Come to a free class to meet us in person, or send Celeste a note.