Our Team

Cora Breniman

For more than 20 years I have worked as a wilderness ministry guide, guiding whitewater rafting, backpacking and rock-climbing adventures. I have had the honor of being alongside individuals as they step out of their comfort zone into the challenge zone; whether that was on a five-day backpacking trip, going down class 4 rapids or rapelling over a cliff for the first time. I love seeing people push the limits of what they believe is possible.

When I left guiding full-time, I found a great home in special education. I met so many amazing individuals who longed to run hard after adventure. I developed and ran a recreation program at Victory Academy in Sherwood, Oregon geared toward helping students take steps outside of their comfort zones. Our activities for students of all abilities ranged from nature walks to hikes, rock climbing to swimming, biking to kayaking adventures, first time overnight camps and more.

I started Adventure Ready NW in 2020 with the desire to help more individuals find what they love to do, to come along side them, and help them be as independent as possible in pursing their passion. After marrying in 2022, my husband, Aaron, came alongside me to further Adventure Ready NW

You will hear me talk a lot about the dignity of risk. That means that we all have the right to try…fail…and get back up and do it again.

Life is meant to be a great and daring adventure - Adventure Ready NW helps you live life to the full! Email Cora.

Aaron Breniman

For the past 20 years I’ve been on a journey to discover the confluence of purpose, meaning & impact in my life and service toward others. That’s been a long & winding trail with careers in journalism, higher education, non-profit marketing & communications, freelance writing, and business consulting in operations, systems and marketing.

I’ve been a Search & Rescue volunteer, EMT, college instructor in wilderness skills, golf course counter jockey, and more along the way.

Since leaving full-time employment in June 2025, I now support Cora with Adventure Ready NW in many ways, seen & unseen, including cooking, driving, packing, shopping, organizational & partnership outreach efforts and more. It’s a joy to get to do what we do - challenging and rewarding, mostly outdoors in wild places across the region. Can read more about me here & some of what i write here. Email Aaron.