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Welcome to Optimize Trek

Welcome to Optimize TrekWelcome to Optimize TrekWelcome to Optimize Trek
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Welcome to Optimize Trek

Welcome to Optimize TrekWelcome to Optimize TrekWelcome to Optimize Trek
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About OPTIMIZE TREK

Why a TREK?

A trek is not simply a walk or hike in nature. A trek is a journey... a pilgrimage that is undertaken with intentionality. Its destination isn’t simply the physical location of a peak, vista, lake, or mountain summit.  Backpacking treks include a search for something deeper within and without. Through the donning of boots and a backpack, a trekker chooses to optimize their own physical, mental, social-emotional, and spiritual health. 


Come and join Optimize Trek (OT) for the journey of a lifetime into the wilderness and beyond.

What to Expect?

Treks are curated for 3-12 adults looking to engage with nature and explore the backcountry. Whether climbing Half Dome or backpacking in the Tuolumne area, all Treks include moderate to strenuous backpacking of between 5-12 miles per day. OT provides all the food while in the backcountry and coordinates gear rentals as needed. 


Each day will include a component of silence/meditation as we hike, as well as on-trail mid-day and evening community conversations.

Who is the Right Fit?

Optimize Trek is as individualized in its approach as each unique person and group it takes into the backcountry. No one person or group has the same needs and goals. Each trekker must have a desire to expand their EQ (emotional intelligence) and a willingness to grow and share honestly with themselves and fellow tripmates.


Each applicant will be vetted to determine trip and group "fit." This will include health/fitness clearance and personal goal identification.

MEET YOUR GUIDE: RUTH LOOMER

Fellow Pilgrim

Life & Leadership Coach

Wilderness Guide

After losing her Mom to cancer in 2016, Ruth embarked on a 16-day solo backpacking trip to Glacier, Banff and Jasper. On that trek, she discovered the healing solace of nature in a new way. One of her deepest desires is to curate and guide treks into nature which allow individuals, in the context of community, to practice physical, mental, social-emotional and spiritual health.

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Wilderness Guide

Life & Leadership Coach

Wilderness Guide

Ruth has been backpacking for the past 40+ years and has taken many groups into the wilderness. From the Canadian Rockies to The Appalachian Trail to Half Dome to Mt Whitney, she brings years of backcountry experience to every trek. She is also a certified NOLS Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer, and Behavioral Health First Responder.

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Life & Leadership Coach

Life & Leadership Coach

Life & Leadership Coach

Each one of us has a unique circle of influence. The key question is, "How are you leveraging and expanding your impact?" Ruth has spent more than 25 years mentoring, training and raising up influencers. She brings to the trail her substantive experience coaching individuals and teams in the non-profit, medical management, and health/fitness industries.

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MEET OUR VOLUNTEER GUIDES:

Alex Ash

Role of our Guides

Role of our Guides

After losing her Mom to cancer in 2016, Ruth embarked on a 16-day solo backpacking trip to Glacier, Banff and Jasper. On that trek, she discovered the healing solace of nature in a new way. One of her deepest desires is to curate and guide treks into nature which allow individuals, in the context of community, to practice physical, mental, social-emotional and spiritual health.

Learn more

Role of our Guides

Role of our Guides

Role of our Guides

Ruth has been backpacking for the past 40+ years and has taken many groups into the wilderness. From the Canadian Rockies to The Appalachian Trail to Half Dome to Mt Whitney, she brings years of backcountry experience to every trek. She is also a certified NOLS Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer, and Behavioral Health First Responder.

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Zach Finer

Role of our Guides

Zach Finer

Ruth has been backpacking for the past 40+ years and has taken many groups into the wilderness. From the Canadian Rockies to The Appalachian Trail to Half Dome to Mt Whitney, she brings years of backcountry experience to every trek. She is also a certified NOLS Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer, and Behavioral Health First Responder.

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