We started as a tiny band of idealists who frequently indulged our wanderlust. Our mission was to prove that travel didn't have to be one of the leading causes of chronic lower back pain; that you could visit remote parts of the world without giving up every bastion of civilization; and that all of this could be fun. It's a simple mission statement that has served us well for 25 years. We'd like to think we've made the last 25 years of adventure travel a little easier than the first few thousand.