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Sojourn Mountaineering International

“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee,”

Genesis 26:3a

Sojourn Mountaineering International (SMI) is a service of Christian Information Center, Inc. (CIC). CIC is located in Otis Orchards, in eastern Washington State, and is a non profit corporation that offers teaching, fellowship and educational events that make known the good news of Jesus Christ. The Word of God, the Bible, is the center of CIC and every SMI adventure. SMI provides a safe experience which calls for a sustained demand to believe God in situations of challenge.

Steve Armstrong is president of CIC, Inc, and the director of Sojourn Mountaineering International. He has many years of mountaineering and wilderness experience. Beginning in the early 1970's in Spokane, Washington, with the Spokane Mountaineers, he has been involved in teaching outdoor skills in California, Colorado and New Mexico. Steve is a former member of the American Alpine Club, Alaska Section; former co-director of the L.E.A.D. Outdoor Academy International in Colorado and New Mexico; hunting guide for Camp Gunnison in Gunnison, Colorado and Jackalope Outfitters in Chama, New Mexico. Starting with his own children in 1997, Steve initiated a program to teach mountaineering skills and provide wilderness adventure to young people. From that beginning Sojourn has grown.

Since 1997, basic to advanced sessions have been conducted in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Oklahoma, Arkansas, California and New Mexico. The people who have participated have learned many important life-lessons while gaining knowledge of rock climbing and mountaineering skills. People are able fellowship together in the wilderness enjoying the adventure and the challenge of each day. This is a truly rewarding educational experience.

A series of classes is now being offered;

Foundational: Introduction to basic rock craft, etiquette, knots, and rope handling.
Intermediate: More technical rock climbing, belay, rappelling and lead climbing.
Advanced: Backpacking, camping, mountain climbing and other wilderness skills.

The classes are tailored to the needs of each group. Other types of teaching will be offered in areas of interest and need. Sojourn also travels to various areas to conduct classes, as well as hosting sessions at our base locations in eastern Washington and Arabela, New Mexico.

Sojourn’s staff is composed of Christian believers who love people, love to teach, and who are skilled in mountaineering safety and wilderness skills. Training is an ongoing part of being staff. Each staff member strives to learn personally and offers to Sojourn years of collective experience and knowledge. Sojourn provides a safe and exciting adventure for each student.