Who We Are
GT Trailblazers is an official student organization of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The purpose of GT Trailblazers is to increase student and faculty appreciation for the outdoors through trail adventure and exploration. The GT Trailblazers Executive Committee coordinates trips combining environmental service projects with outdoor recreation to allow participants to build new friendships while serving and learning about the environment.

All Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate students (members and non-members), along with faculty and staff, are eligible to participate on GT Trailblazers outdoor service and adventure trips. Trips planned by the GT Trailblazers Executive Committee include (1) local outdoor service projects throughout the year and (2) Alternative Break programs. We hope you choose to join us for a future venture!

Trailblazers History
In the spring of 2007, four Georgia Tech students came together to plan and lead the first ever "Trailblazers Alternative Spring Break" program. The program took twelve Georgia Tech students to Harpers Ferry, WV for spring break, where they spent four days working with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club installing granite steps on the Appalachian trail. The following three days were spent backpacking a twenty-five mile section of the Appalachian trail.

This first Alternative Spring Break trip was a huge success, and as a result, the founders determined to establish an organization called "Trailblazers". The first GT Trailblazers Executive Committee was selected in April 2007, and the following November, Trailblazers received its status as an official organization of Georgia Tech.

Since that first Alternative Spring Break in 2007, Trailblazers has been coordinating and leading local environmental service projects throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area in addition to its Alternative Break programs, which now include Fall Break, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Break programs.