Who We Are
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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.
Mt. St. Helens - Photo by Ken Turner
OPA currently offers hiking trips in Portland, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Crater Lake, the Columbia River Gorge 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. Theilsen, Mt. Bailey, and Goat Rocks Wilderness. We have permits for backpacking and hiking on Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Indian Heaven and Goat Rocks Wilderness, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Northern Oregon Coast. Winter activities include snowshoeing, ski mountaineering, and cross country skiing. We also provide mountaineering and other outdoor skills instruction. Many of the course are offered through Portland Community College, and the Lake Oswego and Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation Districts. We provide international trips to Ecuador, Peru, Kenya, Nepal, Tibet, and Tanzania.
All guides working for OPA are paid professionals, highly trained and experienced. See the Staff page for their background. Joe Whittington, President of Oregon Peak Adventures, is a native Oregonian and is intimately familiar with the Pacific Northwest area. Since his first summit of Mt. Hood in 1978, 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 Member of the Board of Friends of Mt. Adams, a certified Wilderness 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. He and all of the OPA guides love being in the outdoors and enjoying it in a safe and environmentally responsible style. We look forward to providing your Peak Adventure!
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He has summitted 49 of the US State highpoints and climbed to over 19,000' on Denali.