
East Africa · Hikes, treks, expeditions
The mountain doesn’t care who you are in the city.
Day hikes, multi-day treks and big mountain expeditions across East Africa. Come as you are. Leave knowing what you’re made of.
Down there,
everything is loud.
Deadlines. Traffic. Screens.
Repeat.
Up here there is
one line. Yours.
Then the ground
starts to rise.
Every step is
a decision to keep going.
Point Lenana · 4,985 m
Lead yourself first.
The summit follows.
That is what the silverback stands for: mastery of yourself before anything else. We’ll walk the rest with you.
What the name means
A silverback leads by mastering himself first, then the ground he stands on. Every trip we run is built to send you home with three things.
- 01
Freedom.
No signal, no schedule but the sun. A trail ahead and room to breathe.
- 02
Fulfillment.
You earn every metre. The feeling at the top does not come any other way.
- 03
Fun.
Good people, bad jokes, hot tea at altitude. We take the mountain seriously, not ourselves.
On the record
Don’t take our word for it.
“The Elephant hill hike was tough but totally worth it”
DorianLawyer
The range
East Africa is high country.
Scheduled departures are marked on the map. Anywhere else, tell us the mountain and we’ll plan it with you.

Kenya
Mount Kenya 5,199 m
Next departures
The mountain is ready when you are.
New departures are being scheduled. Tell us where you want to go and we’ll plan it with you.
Plan a custom tripWays in
One mountain. Four ways up.
Pick the one that sounds like you. We’ll take it from there.
Day hikes
Out before sunrise, back by dark. The quickest way to find out whether mountains are for you.
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