The project “Explore, Learn, Empower – Y(Outh)door for ELE” was implemented to improve the quality of youth work by strengthening the competences of youth workers in Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE), experiential learning and inclusive non-formal education. Our main intention was to move beyond mainly classroom-based methods and provide participants with practical tools that could be used in nature-based activities with young people, including those facing social, economic, cultural or geographical barriers. The project responded to a concrete need identified by the participating organisations: many youth workers were motivated to use outdoor learning but lacked sufficient experience in planning activities, assessing risks, facilitating group processes and adapting outdoor methods to participants with different needs and abilities. Therefore, the project combined theoretical input, practical outdoor exercises, peer learning, reflection and action planning. The specific objectives were: to equip youth workers with practical OAE methods that could be transferred to their regular local youth-work activities; to improve their ability to design inclusive, participatory and experiential learning processes; to increase understanding of the realities and support needs of young people with fewer opportunities; to develop practical competences in activity and route planning, safety procedures, first aid awareness, risk assessment and risk management; to strengthen leadership, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, adaptability and group-facilitation skills; to help participants use reflection and learning-by-doing as structured parts of non-formal education; to encourage the responsible use of natural environments and promote sustainable behaviour during outdoor activities; to exchange methods and practices among youth workers from nine European countries and strengthen long-term cooperation between the participating organisations; to prepare participants to organise follow-up activities and share the acquired methods with colleagues, volunteers and young people in their local communities. The project also contributed to the horizontal priorities of Erasmus+. Inclusion and diversity were addressed by focusing on methods that could be adapted to different backgrounds, learning needs and levels of experience. The green priority was integrated through outdoor learning, environmental responsibility and respect for natural areas. The participatory dimension was supported by involving participants actively in teamwork, decision-making, practical tasks, reflection and the design of activities that they could later apply locally. Digital tools supported preparation, communication, documentation and dissemination, while the main learning process remained experiential and face-to-face. The project promoted shared European values by creating a learning environment based on human dignity, respect, solidarity, equality, participation, intercultural dialogue and non-discrimination. Participants from Portugal, Poland, Slovenia, Serbia, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia and Türkiye worked together, shared different youth-work realities and learned to cooperate across cultural and organisational contexts. Through the mobility, we aimed not only to improve individual competences but also to create organisational impact. Participants were expected to return with tested methods, greater confidence in facilitating outdoor activities and concrete ideas for integrating OAE into their daily youth work. The longer-term objective was to improve the quality, inclusiveness and attractiveness of activities offered by partner organisations and to create a multiplier effect through local workshops, peer sharing and continued European cooperation. The application specifically foresaw local follow-up workshops and the transfer of the methods into participants’ organisations and professional networks.