Legal
Last updated October 15, 2026
By booking an expedition or using this site, you agree to the terms below. Please read them carefully, especially the Assumption of Risk section, which matters for your rights and your risk.
Section 01
Every expedition is application first. Spots go to accepted applicants, not to whoever pays first, and you pay nothing until you’re accepted.
When you accept your invitation, you pay a non-refundable deposit of 25% of the trip’s cost to hold your spot. The balance is due about 60 days before the trip starts. Your exact amount and due date are in your invitation and in your account.
If you cancel 60 or more days before the start, you forfeit only your deposit. From 59 to 30 days before, we refund 50% of your balance. Inside 29 days, there is no refund. The full rules, including what happens if we cancel a trip, are in our Cancellation & Refund Policy. Questions about your situation? Email mark.schattenberg@gmail.com.
Section 02
You’re responsible for arriving with the fitness level and gear listed for your expedition. Our guides can advise, but they can’t substitute for your own training and preparation.
Important: Please Read Carefully
Backcountry travel (hiking, paddling, climbing, and winter camping) involves inherent risks, including but not limited to falls, exposure, water hazards, wildlife encounters, remote medical emergencies, and unpredictable weather. These risks cannot be eliminated, no matter how experienced the guide.
By joining a Based Adventures expedition, you voluntarily accept these risks and release Based Adventures, its guides, and its partners from liability for injury, loss, or death arising from ordinary risks of backcountry travel, to the fullest extent permitted by law. A signed waiver is required before departure for every expedition.
Section 03
This brotherhood is built on respect. Harassment, discrimination, or endangering the group will result in removal from a trip without refund, at the guide’s discretion.
Section 04
Content on this site is for informational purposes and may change without notice. Trip dates, costs, and availability shown are confirmed in your invitation when you’re accepted.