Most participants are eventually capable of doing everything done by professional guides on commercial trips. They become more experienced and competent as the trip progresses. Everything is cost-shared which is an economical way to travel. The elimination of overhead and staff usually enables a private trip to cost approximately a third of the equivalent commercial trip. While new people are welcome to join us, we all recognize that it is the repeaters who make a trip successful.
Experienced participants train the new comers.
After a trip or two we find that everyone is able to accomplish group food preparation and other on-trip tasks on their own. P eople who join our network are willing to pitch in and make things happen. They rise to the challenge of adversity and consider it to be an essential part of adventure travel .