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the good life | adventure

Other programs on IGE’s itinerary include multisport summer expedi- days of surfing. Tom says of the trip, “It’s an epic adventure! It is also
tions. “Our clients come from all over the U.S., and also from Canada skillfully guided in the emotional landscapes as well, with invitations to
and Singapore,” says Tom. Expeditions have taken place in four states personal inquiry. The combination makes for an extraordinary trip and
and seven countries. “Many of our trips are multisport, so we combine supports their personal development.”
the effort and reward of backpacking with river rafting, surfing, hot
springs, standup paddle boarding or canoeing. Often, it’s an adventur- One of the many ways IGE is unique is that they meet their clients
ous water-based sport that gets the kids out of their comfort zone as where they are. No matter where someone is in their personal devel-
they learn another skill.” This summer features an 18-day high school opment, IGE teaches them the skills they’ll need for every aspect of the
trip. The group will go to Vancouver Island, where they’ll take a float- journey, whether it’s exploring inward or outward. When asked what
plane to a remote island off the west side before hiking the length of the philosophy is behind these expeditions, Tom states, “Going out on
it. “It’s remote, and just breathtakingly beautiful,” says Tom. They then an expedition, people are slightly uncomfortable. As they are out on an
will be picked up by another floatplane and dropped off at a hot spring expedition, their sense of self and their view on life and the world and
26 miles north of Tofino, BC, before heading back to Tofino for four their place in it, opens from their entrained patterns of thought and belief.

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