Self-Propelled Expedition Holidays
By Adventurers. For Adventurers.
Welcome to Rapid Ascent Journeys
‘Normal’ tourists Need Not Apply
If you like the idea of ‘fly and flop’ holidays or cocktails by the pool, please close this page immediately. You won’t find anything of interest here.
This site is for adventurers.
It’s for the rare breed who want some hardship on their holiday…
For those who aren’t afraid to puff & sweat for their views knowing that the reward is always worth the effort…
And the hardened heros who know a good dose of challenge leads to greater satisfaction, better stories, stronger friendships and sweeter tasting food.
Still reading?
You must be one of the crazy ones (like us) – and we’ve created Rapid Ascent Journeys for people just like YOU.
If you want a real adventure journey… a trip to tell your grandkids about… but don’t have the time, the mates, or the know how to organsie it yourself, then we’ll do it for you.
Whether you want to join a pre-planned mission, or engage us to organise a bespoke trip just for you, we’ll take you on a journey to match your wildest dreams.
Welcome to the wild side.
Who are we?
Hi, we’re John, Sam and Jez from Rapid Ascent. You probably know us from the off-road events we’ve been organising around Australia for the last 19 years. Events like the Surf Coast Century, The Margaret River Ultra Marathon, The Otway Odyssey, The GOGG, Run Larapinta, The Anaconda Adventure Race (back in the day!) and many many more.
What you might not know is that our love for adventure goes much deeper than competitive events… Our personal lives have always been punctuated by multi-day odysseys into “the wild”.
Between us, we’ve organised and lead our own trips like ski-mountaineering in Kamchatka Russia, sea-kayaking around South Georgia Island, climbing in Nepal and Bolivia, white water kayaking in Patagonia, gravel grinding in Montana, mountain biking in NZL, paddling Bass Strait and much much more.
The thing is…
We’ve done our fair share of adventuring and now we will combine our event management skills and knowledge of the great outdoors to allow others to go adventuring as well.
We know that people return from exertions in the wilderness as a completely new person… with a refreshed perspective on life and work and their priorities. There is something about sharing a journey with others, of moving through a magnificent landscape under your own steam, of struggling hard to get to the top of a climb and the supreme satisfaction that overcoming adversity brings.
Somehow it puts life into technicolour.
There are plenty ‘adventure tours’ out there where all you have to do is be strapped into a seat belt and hold on – this is something completely different. This is using your love of adventure sport and pushing your body to visit new heights in a coordinated, guided environment.
You could call it a hardship holiday.
This style of travel has the power to change lives and we’ve created Rapid Ascent Journeys so we can share these transformative experiences with even more like minded adventurers (like you).
So, you coming?
Rapid Ascent Journeys