Our Patagonian expeditions offer…
A RUGGED, WILD EXPERIENCE: We hike through spectacular, newly protected landscapes – 10.3 million acres of long-sought national parkland and adjacent buffer areas spanning ice fields, alpine forest, and sweeping grasslands. We encounter these places on their own terms, wading through glacial rivers, braving the Patagonian wind, and sleeping under the stars.
COMMUNITY AND REFLECTION: Our trips take time to deepen our relationship to the more-than-human world. In parallel, we work intentionally to build expedition communities that support, challenge, and inspire all group members. Many tell us this is the most meaningful aspect of their experience. Expect to put energy into taking care of yourself, your expedition-mates, and the places we travel through.
LIGHTWEIGHT GUIDING: We bring local knowledge, logistical support, and wilderness experience. You bring energy for seeing Patagonia and openness to share and learn. Together, we'll work to live well outside: navigating, evaulating and managing risks, making camp, cooking—building outdoor skills along the way. You need not be an expert backpacker to join. Groups travel with no porters, carrying everything they need, and camp in simple backcountry spots each night. All trips include transportation, food, logistics and guiding.
Each season, we run ~20 custom expeditions for school programs, ranging from high schools to MBA programs, conservation organizations, and like-minded groups of travelers. If you have a group of four or more hikers, please get in touch about a custom expedition!
In parallel, we offer several “open-enrollment” expedition, for those traveling solo or in smaller groups. These expeditions include four to eight participants, who universally find the new friends and group dynamic these expeditions offer deeply special.
2024 - 2025 season
Springtime Mountain Immersion
PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK: Spring lends a powerful energy of renewal and revitalization as winter snows melt under increasingly powerful sun, the lenga forest sprouts new leaves, and grasslands grow green with new life. Few visit Patagonia during this time of year–it’s off-cycle from major vacation windows–but it’s a special opportunity to experience its vitality at a moment of change and beauty. As an expedition, we’ll think about bringing this energy for change into our own lives through a challenging wilderness experience.
This expedition will hike the Jeinimeni- Aviles Traverse, making time for one to two dayhikes to enjoy moving with less weight.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 - Saturday, December 14, 2024 (seven days, $1950)
New Years in the Mountains
PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK: The changing of one year for another gives a chance to pause, reflect, and take a next step forward with intention and conviction. This expedition uses this moment of transition (on one hand, arbitrary, on the other hand, a powerful symbol) to explore the power of a long walk in the wilderness to explore the closing of one cycle and the opening of another.
Longer than many of our expeditions, this full park traverse offers sustained challenge, diverse landscapes, and ample time for walking reflection.
Friday, December 27, 2024 - Saturday, January 4, 2025 (nine days, $2250)
Autumn in the Mountains
PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK: Autumn marks a moment for returning to our roots and embracing the winter ahead, as the expansiveness of summer tucks into quieter days of tremendous beauty. The lenga forest turns orange and red and the first snows decorate the peaks. Weather can vary and nights grow longer. We tend to have the backcountry to ourselves, making for a contemplative and soul-nourishing expedition. The generally-colder conditions make this expedition an engaging challenge for those up for fall camping!
Longer than many of our expeditions, this full park traverse offers sustained challenge, diverse landscapes, and ample time for walking reflection.
Thursday, March 20, 2025 — Friday, March 28 2025 (nine days, $2250)
