2025 Adventure Registration is OPEN!
Our Extreme Adventures – hiking the 75km West Coast Trail, 10-day canoe trips through the Bowron Lakes, and more – are full of tough physical and mental challenges that push our limits and test our capabilities. Not sure if you are ready to go extreme? We offer 2 and 3 day weekend adventures for families, wee challengers, tweens and teens, who are eager to test the waters and trails with ICD!
ICD Adventures have experienced leaders who are living full lives with type 1 diabetes. They love to mentor and share the skills and habits that have helped them reach their dreams. Our ICD leadership team has led more trips for type 1s than anyone else in the world.
Participating in an Extreme Adventure is an amazing chance to push through boundaries with a team who lives with the same challenges as you. We have seen huge accomplishments over the years with impacts that last a lifetime!
The beauty of this program is that the benefits don’t just stop at this one adventure. If we are successful in learning how to manage diabetes in the midst of these other extremely challenging physical and mental endeavours, it greatly increases the chances we will be able to stand up to the regular barrage we encounter in our daily lives
March 14-16, 2025
Southwestern ON Family Adventure
Fingal, ON
We are excited to be partnering with Western University’s Rotoract Club for this weekend retreat! Join us for 3 days and 2 nights of connection with other families living with type one diabetes. Diabetes empowerment is on the menu along with camp games, camp fires and fun for all ages.
May 16-18, 2025
Grand River Extreme Adventure
Brantford, ON
This adventure is an amazing intro to canoeing white water rapids mixed with an involved camping experience. Join us for 3 days and 2 nights camping and canoeing along the Grand River as we travel down from Paris through Brantford. Our trip will start with some games and front-country camp fun on our first night, and will take us paddling downstream through some epic rapids, amidst various adventure opportunities!
June 2-9, 2025
West Coast Trail Extreme Adventure
Vancouver Island, BC
Since leading the West Coast Trail Extreme Adventure for the first time in 2012, ICD has led over 60 individuals to challenge themselves by completing this incredible trek. This trek follows the iconic West Coast Trail on an 8-day, 75km hiking and backcountry camping expedition along the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island.
This trip is open to strong teens and adults with T1D who are physically fit, and can carry 30% of their body weight in a pack on their back. If you are willing to work hard and endure some physical difficulties to enjoy some amazing rewards, this trip is for you!
June 5-9, 2025
West Coast Trail Adventure 2.0
Vancouver Island, BC
This trip is open to individuals with T1D who are wanting a taste of the West Coast Trail. If you are willing to work hard and endure some physical difficulties to enjoy some amazing rewards, this trip is for you!
This trek follows the iconic West Coast Trail on an 4-day, 35km hiking and backcountry camping expedition along the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island.
June 27 – 30, 2025
Kananaskis Family Adventure
Upper Kananaskis, AB
NEW FOR 2025! This is backpacking in the Canadian Rockies at its best!
The Point Backcountry Campground in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is perfect for families and first-time backpackers, with three days and 2 nights of epic adventure, no matter your skill level. This is an amazing opportunity to learn about yourself, your family, and meet others dealing with similar challenges, in a fun, new environment.
July 5-8, 2025
Turbine Canyon Extreme Adventure
Kananaskis, AB
Turbine Canyon features a backpacking loop over 45km in length, with no shortage of elevation change- offering a grand challenge with epic, mountainous views.!
Experience one of the best hiking trails in the Rocky Mountains and share lifelong memories with others living with Type 1 while taking on this extreme adventure. The Turbine Canyon Extreme Adventure is bound to be 5 of the most challenging, yet rewarding days and nights of your summer!
July 11-13, 2025
Prince George Family Adventure
Prince George, BC
Don’t miss out on three days of family style adventure and connection! All are welcome, especially if this is new to you! This is an amazing opportunity to learn about yourself, your family, and meet others dealing with similar challenges, in a fun, new environment.
Ideal for tweens and teens regardless of their comfort being in nature… and their parents too, this adventure is open to seasoned campers and beginners alike!
July 24-28, 2025
Sugar Valley Canoe Adventure
Coldwater, ON
Join us for a dynamic adventure camp, located about an hour north of Toronto, at Sugar Valley Farm, where we will be developing paddle skills and then putting those skills to the test on beautiful McCrae Lake.
Open to teens and adults, this adventure program will give you a taste of the outdoors, building diabetes management skills, and friendships along the way. Experience is not required, but a general willingness to learn and try new things will ensure success!
August 1-4, 2025
Sugar Valley Family Adventure
Coldwater ON
Join us for a dynamic, 4 day/3 night family adventure this summer! Located about an hour north of Toronto at Sugar Valley Farm, we will be exploring everything the Copeland Forest and its surrounding area has to offer. From canoeing to camp fires, nature walks to epic hikes, and tackling our new ropes course and climbing tower —there is no question your three days up north will be jam-packed with fun.
Ideal for families, teens and young adults.
August 1-4, 2025
South Saskatchewan River Adventure
Saskatoon, SK
Immerse yourself in nature, paddling along the sandy shoreline of the South Saskatchewan River on the Cheif WhiteCap Waterway finishing right in the city of Saskatoon. All skill levels welcome! Bring your fishing rod, bolus along the bluffs and sleep on the sandy beaches with ICD.
This adventure program will offer you the opportunity to experience the outdoors like never before, all while learning new hard skills, diabetes management tools, and making lasting connections with others living with T1D.
August 10-16, 2025
La Cloche Silhouette Extreme Adventure
Killarney Provincial Park, ON
Dedicated to the memory of The Group of Seven artist Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945) and named for his painting “La Cloche Silhouette” this trail is considered the best in Ontario! Challenging yet rewarding, we’ll cover a total distance of 78 kms, passing over ridges, through valley bottoms and alongside picturesque crystal clear lakes, enjoying life off the grid. That means sleeping in tents, cooking over fires and camp stoves, fresh air, wildlife sightings and a truly indescribable experience altogether!
Hiking experience and a good level of physical conditioning is required for this extreme trek. We will guide you step by step through this journey including support on managing diabetes in this wilderness environment.
Thinking about Participating?
Due to the intensity in the duration and level of challenge in our extended backcountry Extreme Adventures, we encourage you to reach out to our expert staff to support you in determining your suitability! Be honest about your previous experience and fitness level – though we absolutely believe in challenging ourselves to new limits, we don’t want anyone to be unsafe.
If it would be your first time adventuring with us, fret not – trained leaders are there at every event to support all participants. We can support you as you source required equipment (i.e. tents, sleeping bags, hiking backpacks, etc) on our detailed packing lists.
If you’re unsure if you’re ready, test the waters (literally and figuratively!) with one of our shorter duration Adventures!
Previous Adventure Highlights
Want to know what you’ll need to bring on an adventure? Get our pre-made adventure packing list here.
(NOTE: you will be sent a more specific list tailored to each event you sign up for)
