Trail Captains · volunteer program
Set the pace.
Keep us together.
A Captain helps turn a route into a welcoming experience, with the organizer’s support and a clear plan.
What you take on
- Review the route, conditions, Trail Card, turnaround plan, and emergency access with the organizer.
- Welcome new hikers, explain the plan, support check-in, and coordinate pacing and regroup points.
- Report attendance and incidents accurately; leave waiver and payment decisions with the organizer.
Before you lead
- Be 18 or older, know your hiking limits, and show consistent, inclusive group judgment.
- Complete an organizer conversation, route/safety briefing, privacy and consent review, and a shadow or co-led experience.
- Receive explicit approval for your role and each assigned experience. Training needs are reviewed before assignment.
Recognition may include an approved Captain introduction and acknowledgment of service, with your consent. There are no guaranteed perks or paid assignments.
Apply for review
Tell us how you lead.
Our shared standard
Care comes with the role.
- Welcome Black men across gay, bi, trans, queer, and allied identities. Respect names, pronouns, boundaries, ability, and pace. No harassment or pressure to disclose personal information.
- Escalate safety concerns to the organizer. Pause or turn back when conditions or the group require it; contact emergency services when needed. A title does not make someone a medical professional.
- Ask before taking or sharing identifiable photos. Respect a no, keep private meetup details and attendee contacts private, and send removal requests to the organizer.
- Use only approved ABH messaging. Captains and Ambassadors cannot sign agreements, promise partnerships, spend money, approve discounts, or speak as an official spokesperson without specific organizer authorization.
- Roles can be paused or withdrawn after review. Raise a concern privately with the organizer through ABH’s contact channel.
These are volunteer program applications. No compensation, commission, free ticket, or other financial benefit is promised. Recognition is subject to the participant’s consent.