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Backsummit
backsummit.com
A curated marketplace for outdoor adventure.
Booking a guided climb, a backcountry hut or a week of sea kayaking still means a search-engine crawl through outfitter sites that were last updated in 2016. Backsummit lists only trips it has vetted — the guide, the certification, the group size, what the day actually looks like — and takes a cut when someone books. Curation is the product: a small catalog of trips worth doing beats an exhaustive one nobody trusts.
Data sources
- Vetted outfitter and guide listings
- Public land permit calendars
Monetization
Commission on bookings, featured placement for outfitters.
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