04 / Hike lightly.

Carbon-negative · Zero landfill · 75% retained locally

01 / Numbers, not press releases.

Audited annually by an independent third party. Last audit: January 2026. Source data published on request.

Trees Planted · Verified 50,427

Counted and GPS-tagged at planting. Survival rate audited at 24 months. Replanting cost absorbed by us, not bookings.

Carbon Offset · Per Trip 150%

Every expedition is offset 150% via verified reforestation projects we audit ourselves. No marketplace credits, no white-label brokers.

Local Revenue Retention 75%

Three out of every four dollars stay inside the region where the trek happens. Published per-route on every itinerary.

Landfill Waste · Per Trip 0 kg

Reusable kit, repairable gear, compostable packaging. Shared gear library has saved 14 tonnes of landfill since 2018.

02 / How an expedition actually runs.

Six operating commitments. Each one is a line item in our annual audit.

  1. Zero-Waste Field Kit

    Reusable bottles, beeswax wraps, repair-first attitude. Every expedition kit is 100% reusable, repairable, or compostable. Failure data published quarterly so the kit gets better, not just the marketing.

    100% Reusable

  2. 150% Carbon Offset

    Every flight, every meal, every meter walked is offset 150% via reforestation projects we audit ourselves. We publish the GPS coordinates of every tree planted. No marketplace credits.

    Verified

  3. Water Project Integration

    Each region we operate in has at least one ongoing water-access project funded by booking revenue. Twenty-five projects to date — Atlas, Andes, Himalayas, Patagonia, Rockies.

    25 Active

  4. Local Equity, Documented

    75% of trip revenue stays inside the operating region. Local guides paid mountain-guide wages by Western standards. Per-route revenue split published with every itinerary.

    75% Retained

  5. Wildlife Corridor Protection

    We re-route any expedition that conflicts with seasonal wildlife migration. Patagonia, Atlas, and Rockies routes adjusted three times in 2024 alone. Conservation NGOs sign off, not us.

    NGO-Reviewed

  6. Shared Gear Library

    Tents, packs, technical gear loaned at no cost. 14 tonnes of landfill avoided since 2018. Replacement-on-failure, no questions; repairs prioritised over replacements.

    14 Tonnes Saved

03 / Signed, dated, posted on the wall.

Drafted in 2017, revised annually. The current revision is below.

Document No. 042 / Sustainability Pledge Issued 2017 · Revised annually · Current revision Jan 2026

A pledge to the trail, the host, and the planet.

This is not marketing copy. It is the written commitment that every member of our staff signs annually, and that every guest receives in print at the start of their expedition. Failures are published; corrections are dated.

  1. 01We will operate every expedition at carbon-negative status, verified at 150% offset by independent audit.
  2. 02We will retain a minimum of 75% of expedition revenue inside the region where the trek physically takes place.
  3. 03We will pay every local guide a mountain-guide wage by Western reference standards, regardless of the regional cost-of-living floor.
  4. 04We will run every expedition with a maximum group size of eight hikers, with zero exceptions.
  5. 05We will source 100% of expedition kit from reusable, repairable, or compostable materials, and publish failure data quarterly.
  6. 06We will re-route or cancel any expedition that conflicts with wildlife migration windows, refunded in full to the guest.
  7. 07We will publish our impact numbers — trees, tonnes, dollars, water — annually, with source documents available on request.
Maria Rodriguez Co-Founder & CEO · Boulder, CO
David Chen Co-Founder & CTO · Boulder, CO

04 / From measure to negative.

Three years, three commitments. Carbon-negative status was the third — the first two were the work.

  1. 2018

    Carbon Measurement

    Began comprehensive carbon footprint tracking across every expedition, every kit element, every flight. Baseline locked in.

  2. 2019

    Carbon Neutral

    Achieved 100% carbon neutrality through verified reforestation and renewable-energy investments. First year of audited reporting.

  3. 2021

    Carbon Negative

    Surpassed neutrality. Removed 150% of emissions through verified projects we audit ourselves. Status unbroken since.

05 / Sustainability in action.

Three of the on-going projects funded by booking revenue. Photographs taken on-site by guides.

Andes Reforestation

18,000 native trees planted in the Sacred Valley. Each tree GPS-tagged at planting, survival rate audited at 24 months by independent forestry team.

18,000 Trees

Atlas Clean Water

Five gravity-fed water systems installed across remote Berber villages along the Toubkal route. 1,200 households with year-round potable water access.

5 Systems

Wildlife Corridor

Three Patagonia routes re-mapped to avoid puma and huemul migration corridors. Conservation-NGO signed off; route changes published before booking opens each season.

3 Routes