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Join overlanding events across the American West — or trade your talent for a spot. Photographers, videographers, medics, and guides can offset costs or earn a fee by contributing their skills.
Event organizers can post skill needs alongside their listings. Skilled participants apply directly, agree on deliverables, and receive fee reductions or stipends. All skill agreements are between the participant and organizer — Ciwild is not party to these arrangements.
- Medical evacuation up to $250,000
- Emergency medical expenses
- Search and rescue costs
- Accidental death & dismemberment
- Valid for dates of participation
- Global Rescue (annual plan available)
- Ripcord Travel Protection
- World Nomads Adventure Plan
- Spot / Garmin inReach subscription
- Check your existing health plan first
- Same insurance requirements apply
- Compensation does not affect coverage need
- Organizer is not your employer or insurer
- Equipment (camera, drone) covered separately
- Professional liability not included in basic plan
Ciwild does not vet every route or safety decision — but we require all organizers to meet baseline standards before listing. Organizers remain solely responsible for participant safety and legal compliance.
✓ Required to List
✗ Grounds for Removal
- GPX trackfile download link (mandatory)
- Total distance and elevation gain/loss
- Road surface type (paved / gravel / rock / sand)
- Minimum vehicle clearance required
- Seasonal hazards (snow, flash flood risk, heat)
- Known difficult sections flagged on route file
- Nearest emergency room name and distance
- Nearest trauma center (if different)
- Helicopter landing zones on route (if known)
- Whether organizer holds first aid certification
- Whether WFA/WEMT is on team (required for Hard+)
- Local search and rescue unit contact number
- Cell carrier coverage map linked or described
- Satellite communicator policy (recommended / required)
- Check-in / check-out protocol for the group
- Emergency contact cascade (organizer → next of kin)
- Radio frequency used (if applicable)
- Weather monitoring source and go/no-go threshold
- Vehicle self-recovery gear list (recommended minimum)
- Water carrying requirements per person
- Participant fitness / experience prerequisites
- Leave No Trace requirements for the area
- Land permit requirements and who holds them
- Withdraw / turn-back policy and bail-out points
1. Platform Role
Ciwild operates solely as an information-sharing platform. We facilitate connections between community members who wish to organize or participate in outdoor activities. Ciwild is not an event organizer, tour operator, guide service, or employer. We do not control, supervise, or participate in any listed event.
2. Organizer Responsibility
All events listed on Ciwild are organized and led solely by the individual or group identified as the organizer. The organizer bears full and exclusive responsibility for:
- Participant safety throughout the event
- Accuracy of all disclosed route and safety information
- Compliance with land-access permits and local regulations
- Verification of participant insurance coverage
- Honoring any skill-exchange agreements made with participants
3. Participant Acknowledgment
By registering for any event through Ciwild, you acknowledge that outdoor activities carry inherent risk of injury or death, that you participate voluntarily, and that Ciwild bears no responsibility for any loss, injury, or damage arising from your participation.
4. Insurance Requirement
Valid outdoor adventure insurance is mandatory for all participants. Failure to provide proof of coverage at check-in may result in exclusion from the event. This requirement is enforced by the organizer, not Ciwild.
5. Nature of Skill Arrangements
Skill-exchange arrangements are private agreements between participants and organizers. Ciwild does not broker, guarantee, or enforce these arrangements. We provide the platform for organizers to advertise skill needs and for participants to express interest.
6. Written Agreement Required
Before attending an event under a skill-exchange arrangement, both parties must confirm in writing (email or Ciwild message thread):
- Specific deliverables (e.g., "60 edited photos, delivered within 7 days")
- Compensation or fee reduction amount
- Payment or waiver timing
- Ownership of created content
- What happens if the event is cancelled or postponed
7. Employment Disclaimer
Skill-exchange participants are not employees of the organizer or of Ciwild. No employment relationship, contractor relationship, or agency relationship is created. Skill-exchange stipends or fee waivers do not constitute wages. Participants are responsible for their own tax obligations.
8. Dispute Resolution
Disputes between participants and organizers regarding skill-exchange arrangements are to be resolved directly between the parties. Ciwild may mediate informally but is not obligated to do so and makes no guarantees of outcome. Repeated bad-faith organizers may be removed from the platform.
9. Assumption of Risk
Outdoor recreation — including but not limited to off-road driving, backcountry camping, hiking, and wilderness travel — carries inherent risks that cannot be eliminated. These include vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, adverse weather, wildlife encounters, and terrain hazards. By participating, you accept these risks fully.
10. Release of Ciwild
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release Ciwild, its officers, employees, and contractors from any and all claims, damages, or liability arising from your participation in any event listed on this platform, including claims arising from the negligence of Ciwild.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ciwild from any third-party claims arising from your conduct as an organizer or participant, including claims related to property damage, personal injury, or breach of any skill-exchange agreement.
12. Information Accuracy
Ciwild does not verify the accuracy of safety information, route data, or organizer credentials submitted by community members. You are responsible for independently verifying all information before participating in any event.
13. Organizer Obligations
By posting an event on Ciwild, you agree to:
- Provide accurate, complete safety and route disclosures at time of posting
- Update your listing immediately if conditions change materially
- Verify insurance of all participants before the event begins
- Honor all skill-exchange commitments made to participants
- Comply with all applicable laws, permits, and land-use regulations
- Maintain a valid emergency contact reachable during the event
14. Ciwild's Right to Remove Listings
Ciwild reserves the right to remove any event listing, without notice or refund, if the listing violates these terms, receives verified complaints of safety misrepresentation, or if the organizer's account is flagged for bad-faith conduct.
15. No Endorsement
Listing an event on Ciwild does not constitute Ciwild's endorsement, approval, or recommendation of the event, organizer, route, or skill-exchange arrangement. Ciwild's platform listing is informational only.
Submit your route for the Ciwild community. Listings are free. You must meet organizer standards, upload a GPX file, and complete all safety disclosure fields before your event goes live. Skill exchange slots are optional but encouraged.
Ciwild is an information platform that connects outdoor enthusiasts. We are not a guide service, tour operator, or event organizer. All events are independently organized by community members. Participation in any listed activity is entirely at your own risk. Nothing on this platform constitutes safety advice, legal advice, or an endorsement of any event, route, or organizer. Always conduct your own due diligence before participating in backcountry activities.