Adventure is calling! First Descents’ 2026 Core Program Registration opens on Monday, February 2, at 11 AM MST.
Get started today by browsing the amazing destinations we have planned and start thinking about which program you’d like to join. Then be sure to log in to the FD Portal on February 2 to submit your choices! Don’t have a login yet? Submit an inquiry form HERE.
All programs are FREE and include lodging in a spectacular location, plus gear, pro-guided instruction, chef-prepared meals, and time to kick back with fellow members of our incredible FD community.
JOIN US FOR A 2026 HEALING ADVENTURE!
For the last 20 years First Descents has witnessed courageous survivors, wild places, and supportive peers transform the health of our communities. Together, these essential elements of healing have created a powerful ripple effect: thousands of young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions boldly defying life-threatening diagnoses with life-changing adventures. In honor of this anniversary milestone, First Descents has established the Twenty for Twenty donor society, designed to celebrate 20 years of Out Living It and fuel new program growth in 2020 and beyond.
Donations to the Twenty for Twenty society will be earmarked for general operating support and used within the year they are received. The minimum required donation to be a part of the Twenty for Twenty is $20,000, payable over two (2) years. Together, Twenty for Twenty members and First Descents will champion the healing power of adventure for thousands of young adult survivors nationwide.
$20,000 (Payable over 2 years)
Alix & Hans Berglund
Jennifer Mills
Nancy & Rob Samit
Sandy & Joe Samberg
Kevin & Whitney Zimmerman
Brent & Lisa Goldstein
Mark and Marshall Stockseth
Rita Lamoureux
Wacky Warriors
Shine Foundation