You lead paying guests on ID only, permits, no secret patches betrayed. They pay a day rate or clinic fee; you bring first aid, permits, weather call-offs, and a set group size.
This is outdoor guiding. You lead trips or skills days: ID only, permits, no secret patches betrayed. Guests pay a day rate or clinic fee for your judgment and safety system, not only the hours on trail. In season, a normal week is a trip or two, gear checks, and weather decisions. Off-season you sell talks, route guides, or another skill. Hold the certs the activity requires. The season is lumpy — stack a winter offer so April is not a cliff.
A route, a permit if the park requires one, and a free Eventbrite listing (Airbnb Experiences / local parks). First walk often 1–4 weeks.
Each required material has a matching shop listing — photo, price, and a way to add it to the cart.
Personal kit plus guest spares
Guide kit plus guest spares
Guide kit plus guest spares. Your personal outdoor kit plus guest spares: water, a headlamp, a foil blanket, and a spare shell. Guiding extras, not a full expedition.
First aid
First-aid kit
A stocked first-aid kit with gloves, gauze, and a tourniquet card. For a shop, stall, or trailhead — not a clinic.
Permits
Permit filing help
A checklist, forms, and a first-period filing handoff for the permit the path names. Help getting to the counter — not the government permit itself.
Waivers
Waivers pack
Waivers pack. Activity waiver templates you adapt and print. Digital documents, not legal advice and not insurance.
Comms
Client comms script pack
Client comms script pack. Short scripts for booking, delay, and done-for-the-day messages. Digital copy, not a phone.
Public examples matched to this path by what they actually publish — not endorsements, and not a claim they run this exact shop. Handles change. Verify before you write to anyone.
No closely matched public example yet. Treat any lead you find as something to verify, not a directory listing.
Jonas Hale left salaried work and now coaches this craft. Book a slot for a tailored plan, a starter kit list, and follow-up support.
Orienteering Saturdays
Guide maps as sport
Orienteering Saturdays
Guide maps as sport
You lead paying guests on maps as sport. They pay a day rate or clinic fee; you bring first aid, permits, weather call-offs, and a set group size.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $150
Outdoor-Photo Guide
Guide light and locations, leave-no-trace
Outdoor-Photo Guide
Guide light and locations, leave-no-trace
You lead paying guests on light and locations, leave-no-trace. They pay a day rate or clinic fee; you bring first aid, permits, weather call-offs, and a set group size.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $200
Local Peak Day-Guide
Guide licensed/insured day hikes, small ratios
Local Peak Day-Guide
Guide licensed/insured day hikes, small ratios
You lead paying guests on licensed/insured day hikes, small ratios. They pay a day rate or clinic fee; you bring first aid, permits, weather call-offs, and a set group size.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $400
