Join a 48-hour immersive journey into the Swiss Alps for high-performing leaders, followed by a 30-day integration program.
Group capped at 4 participants. CHF 2,500 per participant, beta-test rate for this first cohort, happening Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September.
WFR-certified guides · Insured & risk-assessed · 30-day guarantee · On application only
Something in you is quietly waiting to feel recentered, clear, and reconnected to what actually matters. 48 hours in the Alps gives you exactly that: your nervous system shifting out of fight-or-flight within the first 20 to 30 minutes in nature (Frontiers in Psychology, 2019), a renewed sense of what you’re building all of this for and a total mental clarity.
You might not need more stamina, but fewer inputs and more space.
1. Qualify — A short call to confirm this is the right experience for you and for the small group you’ll be sharing it with.
2. Immerse — 48 hours in the Valais Alps: a hike, a night under an open sky, hours of true solitude, a night at the chalet, introduction of the BIB practice.
3. Integrate — A 30-day follow-up process to make sure what you found in nature follows you in your daily life.
After guiding 175 people through different formats, Away Expedition built the ideal process for a deep mental and body reset in 48-hours, to which we add four follow-up calls to make it last.
Meeting point: La Forclaz, Evolène (Valais) — transport options discussed on the pre-journey call
Arrival: 12:30 PM on Day 1
Bring: comfortable hiking clothes and broken-in boots, personal essentials, all technical and safety gear is provided (a full packing list will be sent two weeks before departure)
Phones are collected on the Day 1 during the briefing and returned at around 6 PM on Day 2.
Duration: 48 hours
Phones go off, talking drops to nothing, and you hike into the high Alps. By evening you reach a secluded spot and close the day with a short reflection under the stars. You sleep outside, under the open sky.
The 1,000-star hotel is the new luxury.
You wake before sunrise for a night walk and a guided meditation. Then four hours entirely alone: no phone, nothing scheduled. The group reunites mid-morning and walks back together, ending at the chalet for a debrief before dinner.
Your best ideas will come after unplugging.
All our guides are Wilderness First Responders, trained to rescue people in remote areas, and are Leave No Trace certified, ensuring complete respect of the land.
We create the conditions for change through nature; we’re not the ones doing the changing.
Arno stepped out of a CEO seat once he realized success alone wasn’t enough, and built Away Expedition to give other leaders a faster way back to themselves.
Army — Former reserve soldier
Business — Built and led a multi-million-euro company as CEO before founding Away Expedition
Desert — Solo crossing of the Liwa desert, 72 hours, full autonomy
Practice — Annual Vipassana practitioner
Resilience — Ice Bath Challenge winner, trained in both cold and heat exposure
Education — Master’s degree in Sport Management
Certification — Wilderness First Responder (WFR) · Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor
Community — Member of MetalMen, an international brotherhood of entrepreneurs built on integrity and mutual support
“My role isn’t to challenge you. My role is to build the conditions where you challenge yourself, and to make sure those conditions are both demanding and safe.”
Press: Arno Gazo — Challenging The Linear Life Model (HBS Blog) · Meet Arno Gazo
Certification — Certified Mountain Leader, Association of Swiss Mountain Guides
Ruta Mikulenaite knows the Valais like the back of her hand. She holds a mountain leader diploma from the Association of Swiss Mountain Guides, and trained as a forest therapy guide with the ANFT, the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, the reference certifying body for guided nature-connection work. She guides the way a good guide should: present enough that everyone feels safe, quiet enough to let each participant find their own way through the experience.
Sarah is the photographer and filmmaker behind the images on this page, based in Château-d’Oex in the Swiss Alps, known for her work with independent, nature-rooted businesses across Switzerland. She’ll be capturing the real chalet, the real guides, and the real light of this journey, so future versions of this page can retire the placeholders above for the real thing.
Most of what changes here happens outside your routine, not inside it.
Entrepreneur based in Dubai
“I feel like I’ve lived a full month of experience in a single day… Go in with eyes closed. Arno is great and you will love it.”
Founder & CEO of a dental clinic group
“I would never try to convince someone to come. I think you attract the right people for this. It’s a special experience — it doesn’t fit everybody.”
Entrepreneur based in Dubai
“J’étais content d’avoir un guide, moi qui suis en général assez réfractaire à cette idée.”
“I was glad to have a guide, even though I’m usually resistant to that idea.”
You don’t need to be tougher. You need 48 hours of quiet in a natural environment, held by people who know exactly how to bring you there.
Every journey is capped at 4 people, and applications are reviewed individually.
Your sleeping spot adjusts to conditions: under the stars if it’s clear, a tent if rain is likely, a wooden shelter for extreme weather. The guide makes the call on the ground.
All guides are certified Wilderness First Responders, trained for remote-area emergencies, with a backup team nearby throughout. You must be free of any medical condition that could be risky far from medical facilities. If a genuine emergency requires early departure, the journey coordinator manages the extraction — your 30-day integration continues as planned.
A 50% deposit secures your spot. Cancel 30+ days out and the deposit is kept; less than 30 days out, the full fee is due — unless you transfer to a future date at no cost by notifying us at least 14 days ahead. If Away Expedition cancels or postpones for low enrollment, you’re fully refunded within 7 business days.
Right now, Arno is on every journey in person. If that changes, the protocol will be adjusted and communicated in advance.
Mostly personal clothing and shoes — Away Expedition provides most equipment, and you’ll complete an equipment checklist before departure.
Able to walk 2–3 hours on challenging terrain, and free of medical conditions that could pose a risk far from care.
No — electronics aren’t permitted and are returned afterward. Communication is limited to technical questions and emergencies. Phones and electronics will be collected after the briefing (1st day after lunch). It will be returned the next day at around 6PM after the closing circle.
Four 60-minute integration calls follow, every Tuesday: the week after, 2 weeks later, 3 weeks later, and one month later. Exact dates are confirmed in writing beforehand.
Yes — anything shared during the journey, debrief, or integration calls stays private between participants. Testimonials are recorded and published only with your knowledge; you can opt out beforehand.
Yes, a 30-minute video call confirms it’s the right fit and helps prepare you.
“I feel like I’ve lived a full month of experience in a single day… Go in with eyes closed. Arno is great and you will love it.”
“I would never try to convince someone to come. I think you attract the right people for this. It’s a special experience — it doesn’t fit everybody.”
“J’étais content d’avoir un guide, moi qui suis en général assez réfractaire à cette idée.”
“I was glad to have a guide, even though I’m usually resistant to that idea.”
