Charity Challenges
What is a Charity Challenge?
Multi-day signature hiking event for peer-to-peer teams and donor recognition. Designed, permitted and run by us.
25–60
Typical Cohort
Participants per event — sized for safety, intimacy, and peer-to-peer fundraising top-of-mind.
$50K–$250K
Fundraising Target
Range across our typical nonprofit clients — scope with your development team at the first call.
3–5 days
Duration
Multi-day format with built-in downtime for donor dinners, survivor moments, and finish-line recognition.
Sample Itinerary
A typical 4-day format
Placeholder copy — real itineraries are scoped with your development team at the first call. Layout shows the shape of a 3-5 day flagship.
Day 1 — Arrival & orientation
Welcome to the trail
- Group arrival & welcome dinner with executive sponsor
- Trail briefing, gear check & safety walk-through
- Donor recognition toast at sunset
Day 2 — First push
Foundational elevation
- Morning trail start, paced group formation
- Mid-route rest stop with on-route storytelling
- Evening debrief & survivor spotlight
Day 3 — Leadership day
Longest leg
- Peak push — the longest single leg of the trip
- Group milestone & peer-to-peer fundraising reveal
- Private dinner for top-tier donors
Day 4 — Finish line
Crossing the line
- Final trail leg with support vehicle access
- Finish-line moment, photos & recognition
- Wrap-up celebration & post-event reporting
Package Tiers
Three ways to package the challenge
Placeholder pricing — final quotes are scoped with your development team. All tiers include permits, safety, and a 30+ year operating team.
Essential
Core hike, fully permitted and safely run. For peer-to-peer teams that already have the donor network.
$1,500
per participant
Included
- Multi-day route & trail leadership
- National park & public-lands permits
- Expert lead guide (Chris Jolley, 30+ yrs)
- Safety gear & on-route medical kit
- Pre-trip briefing & route maps
- Post-trip photo share
Most Popular
Classic
All-inclusive flagship — round-trip from Las Vegas, meals handled, donor dinner built in.
$2,300
per participant
Everything in Essential, plus
- Round-trip transport from Las Vegas
- All meals during the trip
- Donor recognition dinner & survivor spotlight
- Two-guide team for groups of 25+
- Branded finish-line moment & photos
- Fundraising-top-team reveal & awards
- Post-event reporting for your board
- Priority booking for returning clients
Premium
Private-guide flagship with luxury lodging — for executive sponsors and major-donor recognition.
$3,800
per participant
Everything in Classic, plus
- Private-guide team (1 guide per 6 participants)
- Luxury lodging upgrade at trailhead & midpoint
- Private executive-sponsor dinner with Chris
- Curated donor-recognition experience
- Professional photography & video package
- Custom contribution page & donor comms
- Pre-trip scouting visit by Chris
- Year-two advisory call & planning session
- Dedicated concierge for travel & dietary needs
Stories
Real Stories, Real Impact.
Survivors, donors and participants speaking for themselves — placeholders awaiting real names once permission is secured.
Survivor
Brian Wilson
[2–3 sentence narrative — placeholder copy describing a peer-to-peer participant’s training, fundraising, and finish-line moment. Replace with the real story once permission is secured.]
Donor
Nick Stocker
[placeholder copy describing a major donor’s first trip with the team and what the experience unlocked for their giving. Replace with the real story once permission is secured.]
Participant
Chris Jolley
Conquering the grueling miles from Key West to Orlando is an incredible feat of endurance and dedication to a truly worthy cause.
