2027 Women’s Wellness Jungle Retreat
For the first time, in partnership with Alma del Sol, we are offering a women’s jungle retreat.
Videos
You may have found a reference to videos in Nancy’s book, How to Poop in the Woods. You can watch those here, and be sure to find us on YouTube. If you want to live vicariously through video, be our guest! We also offer training on a variety of topics related to hiking, camping, and backpacking.
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker Returns!
Back by popular demand, Derick Lugo, author and through hiker, is coming back to Cincinnati to speak about his newest book: A Fabulous Thru-Hike. This book is a sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, always personable account of his through hike of the Continental...
Five days in the saddle
My brother and I just completed a big bucket list item: a 5-day, 4-night horseback pack trip in the backcountry.
Summit Sisters Alumnae Association
Each year our Summit Sisters program teaches a cadre of women how to backpack. But that is only the beginning. Learning how to backpack is just the vehicle for the camaraderie, the bonding, the empowerment, and the building of community that takes place as we tackle...
Adirondacks 2025
Just back from 17 days in the gorgeous (and challenging!) Adirondacks! We spent a week backpacking the High Peaks region and a second week canoeing and camping on Cranberry Lake. Backpacking in the High Peaks included summitting Mt. Marcy, the tallest of the 46 and...
The 2025 Summit Sisters Backpacking Class
They named themselves the “Badass Bougie Backpackers”! Just got home from our finale BP trip a few days ago. Here’s a gallery of a few favorite pics.
Finding the Perfect Fit: Smart Tips for Buying Hiking Shoes
Before you hit the trails this spring, get hiking shoe advice that actually works—for your feet. Fit matters more than features, brand, or buzzwords.
Women Of the Wild sailing on the Diamant
Ten women, five crew, and one sailboat—seven days of sun, sea, snorkeling, hiking, and adventure aboard the Diamant with Island Windjammers in the Caribbean.
Our Trip to Costa Rica
January 2025: 15 Summit Trek & Travel Adventurers explored Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula—hiking, snorkeling, zip-lining, and even saving a turtle nest in this remote, wildlife-rich paradise. Watch the recap!
Dayton NPR Story on Summit Sisters
NPR recently featured Summit Sisters in an excellent report about our course and how impactful it is for the women who take it.
Sail the Greek Isles
Here is a first-time, introductory discount offer especially for Summit Trek & Travel friends and clients to sail the Greek isles on an exclusive luxury sailboat.