Brothers of the Earth
Wilderness Quest
Dates:
June 15 - 19, 2026
Boys ages 12-17
Colorado Wilderness (exact location TBD)
Join us on a 5 day rites of passage backpacking adventure to grow wiser, stronger, and more connected to oneself and the natural rhythms of life.
Immersed in the backcountry, the world is our playground.
Get ready to learn from the land, work with your hands, and make life-long friendships.
Wilderness Awareness Challenges
Ancestral Skills & Primitive Fishing
Tending & Cooking Over Fire
Ritual & Ceremony
Daily Journaling
Sitting in Council
Storytelling & Artistic Expression
Teachings on Integrity & Accountability
Meet Your Guides
John Wolfstone
John is a Rites of Passage Guide, Initiatory Facilitator, Mythopoetic Educator, and Wilderness Ritualist, devoted to the remembrance of soul, culture, and Earth.
For over two decades, John has been guiding transformative processes that weave myth, movement, and ceremony into immersive rites of passage rooted in ancestral wisdom and animist reverence. His work is deeply informed by study and mentorship within Earth-based lineages, wilderness initiation, and regenerative community practices.
Yosef Hayim
Yosef is a Youth Mentor, Relationship Coach, and devoted student of life, death, intimacy, and initiation.
With a background in education and community psychology, Yosef specializes in creating spaces for deep human connection. His work weaves together wilderness, freestyle, grief, and circle.
Investment
In order to make this trip accessible to a diversity of youth, we have two different price points, plus a limited number of scholarships for those in need.
Sustainer: $1,350
Supporter: $1,650
*1/2 payment is required to hold your child’s spot.
*Full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) up until June 1st.
