Without fully reading the article, if you want to go somewhere really far out then Awasi Patagonia and White Desert are worth checking out. Antarctic Logistics offers some crazy multi-month expeditions too.
Amankora in Bhutan is very cool, but also very different.
Africa obviously has tons of options too, but everybody goes there.
It really depends on what you are looking for. There are lots of expensive ways to climb a mountain if you want something more extreme (but still controlled).
My suggestions are kind of all over the place because I don’t really know what exactly you’re looking for. I could list hundreds of options.
Thanks so much for your response. I will research Awasi Patagonia and White Desert.
I am interested in seeing what curated adventures are out there, reading first hand accounts of the experience, and considering them for myself. Doesn’t necessarily have to involve a mountain and I do have a predisposition for wanting to try it DIY before relying on a guide but I recognize that that kind of thinking may need recalibrating outside of the US.
There are barely any useful public reviews for this kind of stuff*, if you’re looking for something at a similar price point you will need a good luxury travel agent to work with.
I would suggest that you avoid the big ones like Black Tomato or Mr&Mrs Smith, you will have a much better experience working with a boutique where you can know all the staff, and more importantly the staff will know you.
* FWIW this is something I intend to solve next year.
I don’t really have to explain why and how the current situation sucks, that’s self-explanatory after you see the PDF above. I want to offer the same (but better) for free, and make my money from the industry standard 10% that goes to travel agencies.
If you want to talk high-end travel, or even just get a referral to a good luxury travel agent you can write me at travel@safe.im I’m more than happy to answer any questions, even if you’re just planning a trip :)
(For user generated content the gold standard is the flyertalk luxury section, but this requires a lot of reading to get into. Tripadvisor is completely full of fake reviews)
Amankora in Bhutan is very cool, but also very different.
Africa obviously has tons of options too, but everybody goes there.
It really depends on what you are looking for. There are lots of expensive ways to climb a mountain if you want something more extreme (but still controlled).
My suggestions are kind of all over the place because I don’t really know what exactly you’re looking for. I could list hundreds of options.