About RightOnTrek
RightOnTrek.com was founded by a group of friends and backpacking buddies from Silicon Valley. In 2017, we completed the 211-mile John Muir Trail in the High Sierra. During that epic adventure, we developed a shared dream: to open up similar adventures to millions of people who don’t have the knowledge, experience, or equipment for a multi-day backpacking vacation.
Within the group, we had all the capital and skills to turn that dream into this company. Six months later, in October 2018, the first version of RightOnTrek.com went live. Since then, thousands of people have discovered our site and used the tools to plan their backpacking trips.
The Wilderness Edge
The Wilderness Edge is a first-to-market, revolutionary concept that provides 24/7 onsite self-service gear rental, food and wilderness essentials vending, wifi, and charging stations for backcountry travelers and front country hikers. The Edge is located in Columbia Falls, MT, near Glacier National Park.
There is a growing segment of the population, around the world, who own gear that helps them engage comfortably in outdoor recreation activities. For most of this population, any given piece of their gear will sit unused in the garage, basement or living room for 95%+ of the time. This creates a demand for cheap gear that is made from irresponsibly sourced materials, unethical labor and dirty energy. On top of this, when people do use their gear, they often pay extra to ship it, drive it or fly it to their far-off destinations; adding more to the impacts this gear has. The Wilderness Edge is a revolutionary new way to gear up for a backpacking, camping or hiking adventure. No longer do you have to maintain a closet of musty who-knows-what, or pack it all on the plane when you are only planning to hike for a few days of your trip. Let us worry about storing and cleaning gear. The Edge is the perfect place to meet up with friends, gear up with high-quality rental stuff, purchase killer backpacking food and other wilderness essentials, and head out to your adventure, all close to the airport and close to your trail.