Update (Sep 25, 2025): The 2026 schedule

We recently concluded our 2025 season and for the next few weeks we’re taking some downtime. The 2026 schedule will be released in early-November and we will accept applications starting in early-December.

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Apply for a 2025 trip starting on Monday, December 9, 2024.

For trip prices, go here.

To apply, go here.

Scheduling iterations

Each year I release three iterations of the schedule. Iteration 1 goes live in November of the prior year, before we can secure all permits and travel logistics, and before we’ve received any applications.

Iteration 2 is released in mid-January, several weeks after the open application period ends. Versus Iteration 1, it’s been fine-tuned to reflect the number, interests, and skills of the applicants. At this time, we can lock in all details for Utah, Alaska, and West Virginia.

Iteration 3 must wait until early-spring, when I can finally reserve wilderness permits for the High Sierra and Greater Yellowstone, and after land agencies have officially approved commercial permit applications.

Iteration 3

Update (April 4, 2025): Our 2025 schedule is final. We do not expect to add more trips, or to change dates or locations.

To view this schedule more fully in a new tab, click here.

* Waitlist length

To calculate this number, we divide the number of trips that are identical in four criteria (location, trip type, duration, and fitness rating) by the number of waitlisted applicants who are an appropriate match for these trips.

For example, suppose we have two Utah Adventure 5-day trips rated Moderate fitness. If we have one waitlisted applicant, the waitlist length would be 0.5. If we had two waitlisted applicants, the waitlist length would be 1.0. And if we had five waitlisted applicants, the waitlisted length would be 2.5.