Season 2025 — Trips now booking

Walk the
wild quietly,
with people who know it well.

Small-group guided backcountry trips through the most generous stretches of North America's wild country. Eight guests, two guides, and a route you couldn't piece together from a guidebook.

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8
Guests max
2
Guides per trip
14yrs
In the field
4.9
Avg. rating
Camp 2 · 7,200 ft
Yonder Field Map · No. 14
As carried in
Three routes, summer 2025

Pick your country.

Each route is a complete thought — a loop or a traverse, not an out-and-back. We run them twice a season, with the same two guides from start to finish.

Winding Traverse Moderate

The Winding Traverse

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Six days from the Big Sandy trailhead to the Cirque of the Towers, crossing two high passes and camping beside tarns so clear they look painted on.

Distance
42 mi
Elev. gain
6,800 ft
Group
8 + 2
$2,940per person · all-in
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Two departures: Jul 14–19 · Aug 11–16
High Route Strenuous

The High Route

Sierra Nevada, California

Eight days along the Sierra High Route, mostly off-trail, mostly above 10,000 feet. Granite basins, glacier-carved passes, and one long afternoon in the Evolution Valley.

Distance
68 mi
Elev. gain
14,200 ft
Group
6 + 2
$3,640per person · all-in
Reserve
Two departures: Aug 4–11 · Aug 22–29
Coastal Loop Easy–Moderate

The Coastal Loop

North Coast, Olympic Peninsula

Five days of tide-pool mornings, sea-stack sunsets, and old-growth cedar. Mostly flat, with one headland rope ladder and a campsite you can only reach at low tide.

Distance
28 mi
Elev. gain
2,100 ft
Group
8 + 2
$2,180per person · all-in
Reserve
Two departures: Jun 23–27 · Sep 8–12
What you're paying for

Everything but the boots.

One price covers the whole trip from trailhead to trailhead. You bring boots, a sleeping bag rated to 20°F, and the clothes you'd trust your week to. We bring the rest — and we carry most of it.

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Two seasoned guides

Wilderness First Responder certified, with a combined 28 seasons in these ranges.

Group gear & meals

Tents, stoves, water filters, first aid, and three real meals a day, plus snacks you'll actually want.

Permits & fees

All backcountry permits, park entries, and group-size variances handled before you arrive.

Pre-trip planning call

A 45-minute video call with your guides two weeks out, to dial in fitness and gear.

Trailhead shuttle

Pickup from the nearest regional airport and the drive to the trailhead, both ways.

Post-trip field journal

A printed book of photos, your group's route, and the notes your guides kept along the way.

Est. 2011 14 years on trail
Our approach

We do fewer trips, slower, and we know them cold.

Yonder isn't a trip factory. We run six departures a year across three routes — the same routes, every season, until we've walked them in every kind of weather the country can throw at them. That means we know where the water runs in late August, which campsite catches the first sun, and exactly when to start the push to the pass.

Groups are small on purpose. Eight guests, two guides, and a conversation that doesn't have to shout over a campfire. Most people come alone. Almost no one leaves that way.

6
Trips / year
94%
Return rate
0
Evacs, ever
Field notes from guests

What they said after.

Unsolicited, lightly edited for length, and used with permission. The full versions live in our trip library.

"

I came in fit but not technical, and I never felt rushed or babied. Mara and Theo read the group's energy like a tide chart — when to push, when to call a long lunch by the lake.

PR
Priya Ramanathan
The Winding Traverse · 2024
"

The High Route was the hardest thing I've done on two feet. It was also the first time in years I went four days without thinking about my phone. I'd do it again next summer.

JM
Jordan Mwangi
The High Route · 2023
"

Booked it on a whim after a breakup. Left with three new friends, a sunburned nose, and a strange calm I'm still trying to name. The food was unreal — actual cinnamon rolls, on day four.

SL
Sasha Lindgren
The Coastal Loop · 2024
Spots open for 2025

Hold a spot on the trip that's been on your mind.

A $400 deposit holds your place. We'll send the full briefing packet, fitness guide, and a calendar link for your planning call within 48 hours. Cancel up to 60 days out, no questions.

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Six departures in 2025 · 11 spots remaining across all routes