Yosemite

The 4-month duration ensures a safe, gradual progression in fitness, strength, and endurance, while allowing time to adapt to the physical demands of the North Dome hike. It also provides ample opportunity for team-building, skill-building, recovery, and fostering mental toughness, ensuring you're fully prepared to tackle the challenge by May 2027.

Training will typically require about 3 to 5 hours per week, less in the early stages and more as we get closer to the hike, depending on the phase of the program. This includes a mix of strength training, endurance workouts, and active recovery sessions to gradually build your fitness and endurance. The most important session each week will be your long hike, scheduled for weekends.

The North Dome hike takes 10 to 12 hours to complete in a single day, depending on fitness level, pace, and breaks.

Your four nights of group lodging and your meals are included in the cost of the trip, one night in San Francisco and three in Groveland near Yosemite. A few costs are not included:

• Flights: Travel to and from San Francisco. We recommend flying into SFO.
• Equipment: A good pair of hiking shoes, poles, a headlamp, and a backpack with a water bladder.
• The arrival-night dinner: Everyone lands in San Francisco on their own schedule, so dinner that first night is on your own. Every other meal across the trip is covered.

Totally normal. The trail is wide, well-maintained, and non-technical. No ledge-hugging or scrambling. We've guided men who were nervous about heights, and they had no issues completing the hike safely. You'll have support the entire way and can move at whatever pace feels comfortable.

We stay together as a group the whole trip: the first night in San Francisco, then three nights at an Airbnb in Groveland, our base near Yosemite. It's a beautiful, well-equipped space with plenty of room to spread out. Your spot includes a shared room, and you can upgrade to a single room on request.

Life happens, and we're here to support you. Our bi-weekly coaching calls and community help you stay motivated, and the plan flexes when you need it to. We have four months to get this right, and we'll give you every tool to arrive ready.

One thing to be honest about: hike day is real. If someone isn't prepared, they won't hike with the group. That isn't a punishment, it's a safety call for you and for everyone on the trail. Our job is to get you ready long before that day.

We understand that unexpected events happen. Contact us as soon as possible and we'll work with you on a case-by-case basis regarding refunds or other options. That said, this is a team effort. We ask that you genuinely commit to all aspects of this program before registering.

You'll hike in small groups for safety and camaraderie, surrounded by like-minded adventurers who've been part of the program with you. That said, this hike offers a connection to nature and self-reflection, so if you want some solitude on the trail, that can be arranged.

In mid-May, Yosemite Valley typically sees daytime temperatures around 70 to 75°F (21 to 24°C), with cool, crisp mornings and evenings dropping to about 42 to 48°F (6 to 9°C). Conditions are usually mild and stable, and mid-May sits in peak waterfall season, when the spring snowmelt has the falls running at full force and the days are long. It's one of the best stretches of the year to be on the trail.