About Loaf

The joy of difficult things.

Loaf helps athletes take their community somewhere difficult. We handle the admin; the mountain is theirs.

Athletes and participants on a trip

Not much of a holiday

We don't deliver holidays. The hard version is the good version. Comfort is everywhere. The best days people remember are the difficult ones. We built Loaf for those joyous days.

The athlete actually leads

The athlete is on the same climb. Not a figurehead at the finish. They lead every day. We sort insurance, transfers, and the boring stuff before you arrive. The only thing left is the hard part.

You apply.

There's a short call, because the wrong person on a mountain ruins it for everyone. Small groups — a dozen people, picked for attitude and fitness — not a dull bus tour with an athlete's face on the brochure.

Protecting what athletes have earned

Athletes live on trust. We built Loaf so they never have to say sorry to their followers for a trip that felt like a tour, or chase strangers for deposits at 11pm, or wonder if the person on the rope next to them was checked at all. Your trust is the asset. We protect it.

Who we are

We're a small team across the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Vietnam, South Africa Mexico, and Argentina — built from our own lives doing difficult things. Long solo rides. Multi-day treks. Plans that only work if someone else handles the boring bits.

The same path

Athletes and participants walk the same path. Same summit. Same crap weather day. Same quiet pride on the last descent. That's the point — not watching from far away, but doing the thing together.

This is what we exist for: the hard thing, with the right people, with every plan handled before anyone boards a flight. The only thing left is the hard part. That bit's yours.

Before Loaf

We were doing hard things long before we knew this is what we'd do. This is who we were.

Hector Alexander as a child

Hector Alexander

Founder & CEO

Solo cycled from London to Bangkok.

Ericka De Leon as a child

Ericka De Leon

Head of Experience

Doctors said easy life. I chose mountains instead.

Ale Pinzon as a child

Ale Pinzon

Head of Marketing

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