About OPA
St. Helens Photo by Ken Turner
Oregon Peak Adventures is based in Portland, Oregon. Having explored the Pacific Northwest for over 30 years, we love this country and there is nothing we enjoy more than sharing this incredible landscape with you. We provide you with fun outdoor adventures. OPA guides pick you up and return you to your location in the Portland area, feed you, provide group and technical equipment, and you will have at least two guides on any climb or overnight trip with more than two clients. We are a fully-insured and bonded registered Oregon Outfitter/Guide and a member of the Oregon Guides and Packers Association.
OPA currently offers hiking trips in Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, Crater Lake National Park, and the Oregon Coast. We have Special Use Permits for climbing from the US Forest Service for Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Mt Adams, Mt. Thielsen, and Goat Rocks Wilderness Areas. We have permits for backpacking and hiking on Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Indian Heaven and Goat Rocks Wilderness, the Columbia River Gorge, Crater Lake National Park, and the Northern Oregon Coast. Winter activities include snowshoeing and cross country skiing. We also provide mountaineering, rock climbing, and other outdoor skills instruction.
We provide international trips to Tibet, Ecuador, Peru, Kenya, Nepal, and Tanzania.
The OPA guides are totally focused on providing you with the best trip possible. Experienced, trained, and professional, they take delight in sharing awesome outdoor experiences with you.
Joe Whittington is the owner/director of Oregon Peak Adventures. A native Oregonian, he is intimately familiar with the Pacific Northwest area. He has climbed throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as Japan, Africa, South America, Nepal, and Borneo.
He is a climb leader and instructor for the Mazamas Mountaineering Club, Vice President for Mountaineering for Oregon Guides & Packers Association, a certified Wildness First Responder, a PADI certified Open Water Diver, and an AHA CPR/First Aid instructor. Joe is also a member of the American Alpine Club, the Wilderness Medical Society, and the American Mountain Guides Association and a member of the Board of Friends of Mt. Adams. He loves being in the outdoors and enjoying it in a safe and environmentally responsible style.
We look forward to providing your Peak Adventure!
Joe Whittington Photo by Jayne Ashworth