This will be our annual Memorial Day Weekend Backpacking trip and will consist of hiking the Buffalo River Trail from Ponca to Pruitt for a total of 27 miles.  This is a nice hike along a maintained trail.  We will hike from Ponca to Kyles Landing on day 1 for 9.9 miles, from Kyles to Erbie on Day 2 for 7.8 miles and finish up from Erbie to Pruitt for 8.8 miles.  You can also join us on any one of the sections if you do not wish to complete the entire trip. 

This is a great beginning cave exploration trip.  We will head down to Arkansas early in the morning and spend several hours in the cave.  The cave itself has large rooms and you will be able to walk around most of the time.  There are a couple of areas that will require some leaning over and possibly crawling.  There will be no rope work or rappelling required.   We will have some extra helmets to loan out,  but everyone will need some good clothing that you can get wet and muddy, a headlamp, good boots and a helmet.  I would also recommend extra batteries and a secondary light source.  Due obvious reasons, we will will have a limit of 14 that can attend this event.  Starting May 1, you can RSVP and hold your spot.  If we get more than 14, we will start a waiting list for cancellations.  This will be a good event and give everyone a chance to explore the underground world.

This event is set up not only for our members that will be going on various trips this summer, but for anyone that would just like to hike down to Hemmed and Hollow and/or test their fitness level.  For those wanting to test their fitness, we will hike down the Compton Trail to the Hemmed and Hollow waterfall and/or Buffalo River and back to the Compton trail head a total of 3 times.  This will be approximately 13.5 miles and consist of around 4,600 feet of elevation gain.  These participants will also be carrying a 40 pound backpack.  If you would just like to go along to see what the event is like, or just go down once to see the waterfall and the river, please do so, everyone is invited.  Due to the heat considerations, we will start the hike at Compton at 3 am sharp and should be complete by 11 am.

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Mount Pisco at 5,752 meters, (18,897 feet), is probably one of the best preparation climbing expeditions before attempting to climb higher mountains in the Andes or Himalaya.   Mount Pisco, while beautiful, is a fairly straight forward climb, without exposing the climber to difficult and technical climbing, thus allowing novice climbers the opportunity to be exposed to a great experience on a big beautiful mountain.

The highlight of any Iceland trip is the backpacking trip along the”Laugavegurinn”, or “The Hot Spring Route”.  The trail “Laugavegurinn” is one of the most popular backpacking trails in the Icelandic wilderness and the world.  This trail is equally popular with domestic and foreign hikers and this popularity is not without a reason, as the trail offers a great variety of landscapes, ranging from mountains in almost every color of the rainbow, glaciers, roaring hot springs, waterfalls, big rivers, and even glacier lakes.  The “Langavegurinn” does not disappoint and continually lives up to all our expectations.  We have always been left speechless from the color, mystique, and rugged beauty of Iceland.

Alpamayo, (Nevado Alpamayo,) is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes, standing at 5,947 meters (19,511 feet).  Alpamayo is a steep, (sixty degrees), almost perfect pyramid of ice and is one of a number of peaks that compose the Santa Cruz Massif, the northernmost massif of the Cordillera Blanca.  While smaller than many of its neighboring peaks, it is distinguished by its unusual formation and overwhelming beauty.  Alpamayo has two sharp summits, a North and a South summit, separated by a narrow corniced ridge.

This event is set up not only for our members that will be going on various trips this summer, but for anyone that would just like to hike down to Hemmed and Hollow and/or test their fitness level.  For those wanting to test their fitness, we will hike down the Compton Trail to the Hemmed and Hollow waterfall and/or Buffalo River and back to the Compton trail head a total of 3 times.  This will be approximately 13.5 miles and consist of around 4,600 feet of elevation gain.  These participants will also be carrying a 40 pound backpack.  If you would just like to go along to see what the event is like, or just go down once to see the waterfall and the river, please do so, everyone is invited.  Due to the heat considerations, we will start the hike at Compton at 3 am sharp and should be complete by 11 am.

Satori Adventures and Expeditions is proud to be hosting and organizing the 4rd Annual Hiking the Ozarks Outdoor Rendezvous, October 4-6, 2013 at  Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, located near the Buffalo National River, in Jasper, Arkansas. This event will bring together outdoor enthusiasts from all over the Midwest for networking, camping, education and enjoying the outdoors. We will be offering various educational classes, which will include basic rock climbing group classes and individual rock climbing classes with Satori Adventures and Expeditions rock guide Krista Bowman from Canada, plus several other outdoor educational classes and guest speakers.   There will also be hikes on some of the area’s greatest trails and locations, including the Hemmed in Hollow Falls, Twin Falls at Richland Creek,  the Eye of the Needle and others.  There will be great raffle prizes from some name brand outdoor companies, booths to check out all the latest gear and a chance to meet other outdoor enthusiasts from all over the United States.  Cost for the event is $30.00, which gets you into all the classes, access to all the guided hikes, covers your day use fee from Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, access to the booths and the meet and greet events.   Horseshoe Canyon Ranch offers camping for $5.00 per night and also has a limited number of cabins for rent. They also have a restaurant on the ranch, along with a gear shop. Please contact us for more information.

Kilimanjaro, located in Tanzania, Africa, is a mountain of legend, as it is highest free standing mountain in the world, is considered “The Crown of Africa” and is one of the world’s Seven Summits.  At 19,330 feet, Kilimanjaro is the highest point on the African Continent and provides everything from fertile green foothills, to Moorlands, Alpine Deserts, and snow covered peaks.  One cannot help but be overcome with a real sense of awe, as the clouds clear to reveal a glimpse of the towering peaks, shining bright in the African sun.  No technical or mountaineering experience is required for this trip.