Thank you for your interest in becoming an Ambassador for our community! As an Ambassador, you will be helping new/aspiring long-distance hikers prepare for their treks.
Many experienced hikers want to "pay it forward" after trail - and this is a great way to do so with a fun hiker team! Application questions and more information about the program is below:
Ambassador & Trail Family+ Perks
As an Ambassador, you would get:
- Free Trail Family+ Membership
- Team meetups with all of the THRU-r Ambassadors
- A platform to share your knowledge/pay it forward
- A deeper connection with experienced hikers and new hikers
- Opportunities to opt-in to special projects
- Gear testing with our sponsors
- A feature on our "Ambassador Team" page
How To Qualify To Be An Ambassador
- Be an experienced long-distance hiker (section or thru-hiker)
- Attend some monthly online meetups as an "expert" hiker (when you are available)
- Contribute to the Trail Family Forums as an "expert" hiker (answer hiker questions when you are available)
- Optional: Provide a video(s) to add to our video library (see topics below). Videos aren't required to be edited (we can do that!)
- Optional: Speak as a guest in our online or in person events on a topic you love
- Optional: Be a recurring podcast guest
- Optional: Social media content creation & takeovers
Video Library/Monthly Topics
10. Health
11. Technology
12. Stewardship