PLAN | PREPARE | PARTNER

Work with Stuart Howe, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, on backcountry route planning, speaking engagements and partnerships shaped by real expedition experience.

Howe’s The Hike? is built around a real, unscripted relationship between one person and the terrain.

Over time, viewers begin to see their own decisions, questions and experiences reflected in that relationship. They watch what happens, consider the choices being made and write back.

ROUTE CONSULTING

Build a stronger plan before stepping onto the trail. One-on-one video consultations examine route information, logistics, safety considerations and expedition gear.

KEYNOTES & SEMINARS

Stuart presents keynotes, evening lectures and talks about decision-making, risk and resilience, grounded in a lifetime in the backcountry and more than ten years of documented expeditions.

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PARTNERSHIPS

I test gear in the deep backcountry, not a studio.

Products and services become part of the story through real use, real distance and the conditions encountered during an expedition.

Each partnership is developed around the product, the journey and the story that naturally connects them.

THE 2026 EXPEDITION SEASON

The tenth anniversary season follows ten commemorative long-distance expeditions across Canada and the United States.

Each journey will unfold over days of travel, changing weather, difficult decisions and sustained backcountry use. Viewers will see the preparation, the route and what happens when the original plan meets the conditions outside.

That creates room for a partner to become part of the season in a meaningful way. A product or service may support one expedition, appear across several videos or develop into a longer relationship over the year.

The audience is planning journeys of its own. They pay attention to the gear, services and logistical decisions because they understand how much those choices matter once the trail begins.

10+ years documenting expeditions on YouTube
133+ documented multi-day expeditions
50–80 nights each year in the backcountry

AN AUDIENCE THAT WRITES BACK

The Howe’s The Hike? audience is part of an ongoing conversation around the expeditions.

Viewers regularly write detailed, multi-paragraph replies about their own backcountry experiences, changing plans, gear failures and difficult decisions. They ask specific questions because many have followed the evolution of the channel’s gear and expedition systems over years.

They have watched decisions play out across hundreds of days in the backcountry. They have seen equipment earn its place through real distance and difficult conditions. They have also seen plans change and systems evolve when experience revealed something better.

That history is where the trust comes from.

The audience trusts the recommendations because they have watched the process behind them. When a piece of gear proves itself across a real expedition, this community pays attention.

“This has got to be one of the most reliable channels for outdoor hiking safety and longevity recommendations, because you left your ego at the door and know from experience how it and pride can get in the way of an otherwise safe and exhilarating trip.” – @mach1gtx150

“This is, by far, the best advice I’ve seen on YouTube in years… wonderfully grounded with the perspective of real experience.” – @NelsonSherry

“In my family, we call this a Stu-level decision… That gave me the confidence to make my own safety based decisions.” – @hikeybikey

A PROVEN PARTNERSHIP RECORD

Many of the strongest partnership stories begin long before a formal conversation.

Gear earns its place through distance, weather, changing plans and repeated use. Services become part of the journey because the expedition genuinely depends on them.

When that existing relationship develops into a partnership, the audience already understands why the product or service belongs.

Howe’s The Hike? has worked with outdoor, travel, nutrition, communication and logistics partners across North America.