Discover Wild Ascents
Climb the mountain, meet yourself
Wild Ascents bring together mountaineering, embodiment, and emotional intelligence — the meeting point between outer adventure and inner transformation.
These high-intensity, mountaineering-based adventures blend physical challenge, technical skill, and inner exploration. Experiences that take you to high, raw places, where each step upward reflects an inner movement toward truth and humility. The mountain becomes both challenge and teacher.
Guided by mountain professionals with somatic-emotional guidance, Wild Ascents invite you into conscious and heart-directed adventure. One that strengthens the body, awakens the heart, and humbles the spirit.
This is not about conquering peaks, it’s about walking with them, learning from their silence, vastness, and demand for honesty.
Here, effort becomes meditation.
Altitude becomes expansion.
And the climb is only ever a reflection of what rises within.
What Makes Our Wild Ascents Wild ?
Wild Ascents are wild because they unite adventure and awareness.
We climb not only peaks but the inner mountains of fear, trust, and surrender.
In the face of altitude, exposure, and raw nature, your body becomes teacher, your breath becomes guide, and your heart becomes compass.
The mountain asks for humility and always offers perspective.
These experiences are not for everyone, but for those who are ready to rise into their strength with presence and respect, they open a doorway into deep aliveness.
Because when you meet the mountain fully, you meet yourself.
The ingredients of
Wild Ascents
An initiatory expedition into the high mountains, where altitude, adrenaline, and stillness meet — calling forth presence, courage, and soul.
Location | High-altitude environments — mountains, glaciers, or rugged alpine regions — where raw nature, beauty, and challenge merge into one living field.
What | A sacred expedition that weaves real mountaineering and adventure with tribe and inner work — bringing adrenaline, presence, and soul into the same breath.
Content | Guided ascents, rope and mountain travel, breath and body awareness, emotional process work, and circle practice — each climb becoming both an outer and inner summit.
Physical Level | High — requires good physical condition, basic outdoor experience, and openness to physical and emotional intensity.
Preparation & Integration | Several online and physical preparation sessions covering equipment, safety, and emotional readiness, followed by a dedicated online integration circle.
Connection | Deep support and shared trust — forged through altitude, exposure, and heart.
For You If | You long to meet yourself at the edge — to face nature’s vastness and your own depth through the sacred mirror of the mountains.
"Stop acting so small. You are the entire universe in motion."
- Rumi -
The Power of
Co-Creation
At Wild Hearts, we believe that magic happens when hearts and minds come together. Co-creation is at the core of every group experience we offer, weaving the unique wisdom of our community into the design of each groupe experience. From trusted friends and facilitators who share their expertise to the participants whose presence shapes the energy of the group, every voice plays a role in crafting a meaningful and transformative experience.
Below, meet some of the incredible partners (individuals and organisations) who bring their passion and heart to the creation of our group experiences, we create spaces for growth, connection, and discovery.
We Powered - Heart cirlce & Community
The WE-powered Learning Center is an organization dedicated to exploring and sharing practical ways in which any social group or community
can become more conscious, resonant and creative.
WE-Powered offers circle experiences online and on demand
in groups and organizations in the US and Europe.
Easy Day - Essential Eco Education
Easy Day is a powerful approach to education that complements the academic style at school and university. We combine adventure activities with theory, dialogue and creative group work in a place of great natural beauty.
Our tailor-made learning adventures empower students to build healthy relationships with others and the Earth in both their personal lives, and present or future careers.
Foundations and Inspiration
A mix of proven methodologies
Behind everything I offer lies a foundation of practices and methodologies that keep the work safe, deep, and effective.
I draw from a wide range of proven approaches in somatics, psychotherapy, circle work, mindfulness, and depth psychology.
Rather than following one fixed method, I weave these traditions into a living, responsive practice , always guided by the body, the heart, and the moment.
Foundations &
Inspirations
For
Organisations
For Organizations
Co-create Transformational Experiences
Wild Hearts collaborates with organizations, schools, communities, and teams that wish to bring depth, connection, and authenticity into their environments.
Whether through a one-day Tribal Gathering, a multi-day Wild Retreat, or a fully immersive Journey in Nature, we design each experience to meet the unique needs of your group. Together, we craft spaces that go beyond training or recreation — into transformation.
Rooted in somatic intelligence, circle work, and the power of shared humanity, our approach strengthens emotional awareness, teamwork, creativity, and genuine connection. The wild outdoors becomes both classroom and catalyst, revealing the natural intelligence that lives within each person — and within the group as a whole
These co-created experiences can serve as:
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Team or community retreats to deepen trust and collaboration
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Educational immersions for youth and schools
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Well-being or leadership programs for professionals
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Transformational journeys for those seeking authentic connection and renewal
Wild Hearts believes that when groups awaken together, they ripple healing far beyond themselves — into families, organizations, and the collective field we all share.
→ Let’s co-create your experience.
Question?
We’ve got you covered! The most common questions are answered below. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out via email or chat with us directly—we’re here to help!
The Free Discovery Call is a 45-minute conversation with o team member, designed to explore where you are in your journey and what you’re longing for. Together, you’ll clarify your needs, intentions, and what kind of experience — Wild Days, Retreats, Journeys, or Ascents — might best support you.
It’s a space to ask questions, feel into resonance, and see if the Wild Hearts approach feels right for you. No pressure, no sales pitch — just an honest human exchange to sense what’s alive and possible.Wild Hearts is a movement of heart-connected group experiences that blend emotional exploration, nature immersion, and authentic human connection. We create spaces for people to reconnect with themselves, others, and the living world — together in nature.
Wild Hearts events are not escapes from life — they are returns to life. Every experience is rooted in nature, emotional intelligence, and embodied presence. We don’t teach from theory; we guide you into real, felt experiences of connection, transformation, and belonging.
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Wild Days — Short 1–3 day workshops and circles combining nature, group resonance, and emotional discovery. Accessible to all.
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Wild Retreats — Deep-dive immersions (4–10 days) in nature-based centers, focused on heart-centered tribe and transformation.
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Wild Journeys — Moving experiences through wild landscapes — hiking or walking from place to place in the spirit of pilgrimage and initiation.
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Wild Ascents — Adventure-based immersions merging mountaineering and inner work. High-intensity, physical, and profoundly awakening.
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Wild Hearts welcomes anyone ready to reconnect with what’s real — whether you feel called to heal, to grow, to feel more, or to rediscover your place in the greater web of life. All ages and backgrounds are welcome, as long as there’s a genuine willingness to explore with openness and respect.
All our experiences are designed to meet you where you are. Some events are beginner-friendly, while others (like Wild Ascents) require more physical and emotional readiness. Each offering clearly mentions the level of intensity.
Nature isn’t just a backdrop — she’s our co-facilitator. Every Wild Hearts experience is guided by the natural world: its rhythms, challenges, and mirrors. Weather, terrain, and the living landscape become part of the learning — teaching us resilience, trust, and flow.
Each experience is led or co-created by Ruben Carpentier, founder of Wild Hearts, alongside other skilled facilitators, teachers, and guides. Together, they hold grounded, trauma-informed, and heart-centered spaces that honor both safety and transformation.
Yes. Wild Hearts regularly co-creates à la carte experiences for communities, schools, and organizations seeking nature-based leadership, team connection, or emotional intelligence development. Visit the “For Organizations” section to learn more or get in touch to co-create your event.
Expect to be moved — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The work can be powerful and sometimes intense, but it’s always held with deep care and respect for your rhythm. Every process is trauma-informed and rooted in choice, consent, and your body’s pace.
You can join upcoming events through the Wild Hearts Calendar or stay lightly connected through “Join the Wild Tribe”, where you’ll receive only meaningful updates — no spam, no noise.
And always remember: the best way to stay connected… is to step outside.
"The greatest discovery of any human is to realize that their true nature is already complete and whole." -Gangaji-
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." – Carl Jung
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."
-Thich Nhat Hanh-