Guided Trips
In partnership with the University of New Mexico International Mountain Medicine Center, we are offering Wilderness First Aid (WFA) courses at select 2022 locations. The courses are open only to participants on our guided trips. The in-person skill instruction can be completed the day before or after your trip, or it can be integrated into…
Today I’m excited to launch a new needs-based scholarship program. In 2022 recipients will be eligible for up to ten spots on intro-level Backpacking Fundamentals courses in Colorado, California, and West Virginia, as well as up to sixteen spots on the online Plan Like A Pro course. We are accepting applications through Friday, February 21.
Since 2014 I’ve asked our clients to complete a post-trip survey to gather feedback about our guides, locations, meals, and curriculum, plus their overall satisfaction. Reviewing the results is a time commitment — this year the document is 247 pages, plus a few more pages of tables with quantitative data! But it’s entirely worthwhile, as…
If you’d like to join a 2023 guided trip and if you’ve not yet applied, for some trips this post is effectively a last call. The open application period ends: All applications received by the deadlines will be considered equally. All applications received after the deadlines will be eligible for remaining spots on a first-come…
If you’d like to join us on a trip in 2023 but have been procrastinating on the application, today is your last best opportunity for many trips. During the open application period, which ends today for the second half of our schedule — California, Washington, and West Virginia — all applications received are considered equally.…
In June and July, Christy Rosander and I guided two 7-day trips in Alaska’s Brooks Range. This is our marquee location, and at the end I felt exceptionally thankful for the experiences that this wilderness had provided. Christy put together videos for each trip. They’re not polished or narrated, and don’t have any drone footage,…
Since 2014 I’ve asked our clients to complete a post-trip survey to gather feedback about our guides, locations, meals, and curriculum, plus their overall satisfaction. Reviewing the results is a time commitment — this year the document runs for 138 pages, plus a few more pages of tables with quantitative data! But it’s entirely worthwhile,…
Our 2024 trip schedule has been released! To view it, click here. The season will start again in mid-April in Escalante, Utah, which greets us with mild temps, wildflowers, and long days. In addition to our normal Adventure 5-day and 7-day trips, we’ll offer 5- and 7-day technical canyoneering expeditions and one 11-day thru-hike of…
We have a limited number of spots available on our High Sierra trips in July and August. Nearly all the trips had been full, but we recently added two new sessions. As I write this post, we have spots on: For travel and logistics information for these locations, go here. For updated trip availability and…
Update, May 22, 4pm: The 11-day spot on 2A has been filled. The 7-day spot on 1C remains open. Update, May 23, 5pm: The 7-day spot on 1C is no longer available. All our Alaska trips are full. Due to recent cancellations, I have two spots available on our upcoming trips to Alaska’s Brooks Range. Starting…
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