Backpacker Travel
True wilderness. Epic exploration. Deep backcountry. Cultural immersion. We’ve scoured the earth for hidden gems and we invite you to join us on one of these exclusive trips. Let's explore the trails less traveled, together.
French Alps: Photography Expedition
August 22 - 30, 2021
Conquer Europe’s premier hiking trails with a group of passionate photographers! Limited to just 12 people to maximize our access. Sleep in elegant mountain inns, shoot sweeping mountain peaks and remote Alpine valleys, and experience the French Alps on a photography adventure like no other.
Alaska: Deep Backcountry
Each Departure Limited to 10 People
An epic adventure to rarely seen corners of Alaska's wildest national parks, and the rare opportunity to spot grizzly bears in the wild. This is a new route created literally just for us, limited to just 10 people and accessed only by float planes. This is the Alaska of your dreams.
Chile: Aysén & Patagonia
Three Exclusive Departures
You may not have heard of the Aysén Region in northern Patagonia. And yet it’s one of the world's greatest trekking areas. This is the Patagonia few have ever experienced. Join us for 11 unforgettable days exploring the rugged and remote side of Patagonia.
We believe our greatest adventure always lies ahead. And so we search the most beautiful corners of Earth. We share what we find, and encourage everyone to spend more time outdoors and to discover the unforgettable joys and lessons only true backcountry can offer. Join us to blaze the trails less traveled in every corner of the world, and to be stewards of the lands we travel through and of the trails we take.
People + Places
Chile's Patagonia National Park
Glaciers, fjords and snow-capped mountains for miles upon miles, all in the new Patagonia National Park.
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Wild Europe
This is Europe at its most wild and unexplored. Blaze your own trail through the mighty Alps.
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Alaska of Your Dreams
Outstanding trekking, remote backcountry, and the rare opportunity to see grizzly bears in the wild.
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French Alps Photography Trek
Mountains to the Mediterranean. This is European trekking at its absolute most awesome, designed for passionate outdoor photographers.
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Rooftop of the World
This trekking adventure sounds like fantasy. In fact, it’s Bhutan. This journey takes in sacred sites, remote mountain passes, vibrant festivals—a perfect combination of culture and adventure.
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Alaska Backcountry
Let's get real wild in Alaska's backcountry.
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Chile's Aysén
Never heard of it? Oh my, how lucky you are.
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Mountains to Sea
From jagged Alpine peaks to rushing rivers to Mediterranean beaches, we’ll experience the Alps like few others have—and relish every moment.
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Unforgettable Himalayas
Deep cultural immersion and unforgettable adventure. Experience Bhutan's music and culture, its celebrations and devotions, not to mention some of the world's most stunning mountain trekking.
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Our travel partner, Modern Adventure, believes a curious and open world is a happier and healthier one. They encourage this by crafting journeys that invest in experiences, not just getting stuff. This kind of travel is powerful, memorable, joyful and delivers travel’s greatest lesson - that the world is united by much much more than divides it.
Chile: Aysén & Patagonia
You may not have heard of the Aysén Region in northern Patagonia. And yet it’s one of the world's greatest trekking areas. This is the Patagonia few have ever experienced. Join us for 11 unforgettable days exploring the rugged and remote side of Patagonia.
Bhutan: Druk Path Trek & Punakha Festival
Magical Bhutan is a world like no other. We'll trek Himalayan peaks and join in the celebrations of Punakha's Tshechu Festival. It's the perfect blend of culture and adventure, sacred sites and mountain passes, on a one-of-a-kind trek to the rooftop of the world.
Alaska: Deep Backcountry
An epic adventure to rarely seen corners of Alaska's wildest national parks, and the rare opportunity to spot grizzly bears in the wild. This is a new route created literally just for us, limited to just 10 people and accessed only by float planes. This is the Alaska of your dreams.
