Holiday River Expeditions’ code of conduct was created as a way to keep our commitment to you, the guest, as well as our fantastic guides. This set of agreements helps to ensure everyone has a respectful, inclusive, and enjoyable backcountry experience. To that end, we ask that participants and staff alike treat each other with respect and kindness.
- Respectful behavior includes, and is not limited to:
- honoring each individual’s identity, including but not limited to:
- ability,
- age,
- ethnicity,
- gender identity,
- immigration status,
- political beliefs,
- race,
- religion,
- sex,
- sexual orientation,
- class;
- communicating your own boundaries and respecting others’ boundaries, including:
- asking permission to take photographic portraits of others;
- considering appropriate picture and video taking and posting of other trip participants;
- giving each other discretion during the many private moments on a backcountry adventure, such as urination, changing clothes, and bathing;
- smoking far away and downwind from others, (while avoiding brush and other fire-hazards);
- leaving your speakers at home. (Many of our guests come to these wild places to unplug from amplified sounds and connect to a more quiet part of themselves, and in many of our trips areas it is illegal to use amplification. If you bring electronics, wear headphones.)
- Please avoid disrespectful behavior, which includes, and is not limited to:
- sexual solicitation;
- profane, obscene, or abusive language or behavior;
- any other acts of harassment, bullying, or discrimination.
For more information on Holiday’s commitment to inclusivity and respect, check out the work of some of the folks helping us!