Explore Nature with Escorted Trekking Excursions
In the face of increased insurance costs, difficulty obtaining permits promptly, and logistical hurdles, a renowned hiking guide has adapted to offer a variety of alternative services that leverage their expertise without physically leading groups on trails.
Diversified Offerings
The guide now provides guided interpretive tours in other formats, such as bicycle tours, horseback rides, or photography tours, where authorized and insured. They also offer educational consulting or virtual tours that focus on nature, history, and outdoor skills, helping clients learn to recognize natural or historical features they might otherwise miss.
Outdoor skills clinics or workshops, like navigation and survival skills, can be conducted in smaller groups or virtually. The guide also develops personalized trail plans and itineraries for clients to independently explore, supported by detailed insights and advice.
In addition, the guide creates content or guides related to hiking and the outdoors, such as blogs, videos, or online courses, capitalizing on their specialized knowledge. They also partner with local businesses or serve as a trail consultant to support trail maintenance volunteer activities and events, engaging community involvement.
Lastly, the guide provides insurance-backed services for related activities such as fishing, dog sled tours, or lodging to diversify their offerings under appropriate liability coverage.
Customised Team-Building Hikes
Despite discontinuing in-person guided hikes, the guide continues to offer customised team-building hikes for corporate events. For instance, a hike to a summit above the clouds for sunrise and back to a convention center in the morning can be arranged. The guide adds local knowledge such as history, ecology, and geology to these hikes, making them even more enriching.
Payment and Cancellation Policy
The guide accepts all major credit cards, PayPal, and checks for payment, with payment in full required to secure a date. Their refund policy allows for a full refund if cancellation occurs up to 7 days before the hike, a 50% refund between 7 days and 72 hours before the hike, and no refund for 72 hours or less before the hike.
Safety Measures
The guide's safety measures remain uncompromised. They carry a full first-aid kit, two satellite communicators, and have an emergency staff on call 24/7.
These alternative services allow the certified guide to continue sharing their expertise and enhancing clients' outdoor experiences without the logistics and liabilities of in-person hikes. They maintain value by delivering specialized knowledge and curated outdoor experiences suitable for various client preferences and schedules.
- The guide's diverse offerings include creating content or guides about hiking and outdoor living, capitalizing on their specialized knowledge as part of their expanded lifestyle-related services.
- Despite ceasing in-person guided hikes, the guide offers customized team-building hikes for corporate events, often incorporating local history, ecology, and geology for a more enriching experience.
- Clients can engage with the guide's outdoor skills clinics or workshops, which cover topics like navigation and survival skills, either in smaller groups or virtually, provided that they possess necessary gear.
- The guide's partnership with local businesses or trail consulting roles extend beyond the traditional hiking sphere, allowing for involvement in trail maintenance volunteer activities and events that promote outdoor-living and home-and-garden enthusiasts.
- To accommodate various client preferences and schedules, the guide develops personalized trail plans and itineraries for independent exploration, backed by detailed insights and advice to help clients make the most of their wilderness adventures.
