The Journey:
Blue Ridge Mountains

A 5-Day Men’s Only Wilderness Adventure

2025 Date to come

A PHYSICAL JOURNEY WITH A SPIRITUAL DESTINATION

We have crafted a unique experience for men who long for healing in their stories and adventure with other men. Together with our story experts, take a journey you will never forget.

  • Bucket List Experience

    5 day backpacking trip in the Blue Mountains of North Carolina

  • Find Freedom

    Live into your identity as a beloved son of the Father

  • What's Included

    Luxury lodge accommodation on night 1, meals, wilderness guides, facilitators & materials

Life is not what you thought it would be. There are things in your life you know you need to address, but there is no time, no energy, and honestly no space for you to do so.

Despite not wanting to stay stuck, and despite your true desire to find the freedom to be the man you know you could be, it just feels impossible.

The questions of "where?" and "how?" and "when?" are loud.

The answers are here, now, and with us.

At Restoration Project we know story, we know men, and we know the powerful crucible of the wilderness. When those elements are combined, radical transformation is inevitable. We have crafted a unique experience for men who long for healing in their stories and adventure with other men. Together with our story-experts, take a journey you will never forget — a physical journey with a spiritual destination.

Pricing

  • Early Bird:

    Deposits of $250 are accepted to reserve your space. Final payment is due 90 days before the trip.

  • Regular:

    Deposits of $250 are accepted to reserve your space. Final payment is due 90 days before the trip.

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“Be prepared to be challenged physically, moved emotionally, and strengthened spiritually"

 - Journey 2022 Participant

FAQs

  • Our journey begins at a stunning lodge just outside Brevard, North Carolina. There, we will gather our team, eat a hefty man-meal, and begin to explore what it means to attend to our stories. Departing from there, we will hike a stunning 20 mile loop in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Once we are on trail, the experience will be completely primitive and have no facilities.

    We will spend 3 nights in the back-country, with intentional time to process our stories and have space to hike, fish, explore, hammock, and wonder what God might have in store for each of us.

  • -Luxury lodge accommodations for Night 1

    -All meals starting with dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Saturday

    -Storywork preparation and prework

    -Trained and Certified Wilderness Guides

    -Trained Storywork Experts

    -All Storywork materials and small group facilitation

  • You’ll need to arrive in Brevard, North Carolina by 6 pm October 8th. The experience will end in Brevard by 1 pm on October 12th.

    You are responsible to get to/from Brevard. The closest airport to fly into is in Asheville, North Carolina. Contact information will be shared among the group to enable the organization of carpools (if desired).

  • Our guides will provide delicious meals and outdoor skill-building, so there is no need for prior backpacking experience. However, this will be physically challenging hike that will require physical conditioning prior to the trip. You must be able to carry a 50 pound pack for 5+ miles. We will provide recommendations for physical preparation leading up to the trip.

  • You're required to bring your own personal gear - including clothing, tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads. We will provide all shared gear (cooking supplies, water filtration, etc.)

  • We’d love to chat more with you if you have any questions. Please email Jeremy at jeremy@restorationproject.net

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