{"id":18383,"date":"2026-10-22T17:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=18383"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:06:42","slug":"mammuts-unwellness-retreat-is-flipping-the-script-on-optimization-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=18383","title":{"rendered":"Mammut\u2019s Unwellness Retreat Is Flipping the Script on Optimization Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>The new social series is taking outdoor wellness retreats to a new level<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">The cast of Mammut&#8217;s Uwellness Retreat.<!-- --> (Photo: Mammut)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Published October 22, 2026 10:42AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Growth begins where comfort ends.<\/i> That\u2019s the mantra behind <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mammut.com\/us\/en\/unwellness-retreat\">Mammut\u2019s<i> Unwellness Retreat<\/i><\/a>. In the new social media series, participants are stepping off the traditional wellness pathways of comfort, relaxation and control and blazing a new trail in the age of optimization.<\/p>\n<p>High atop the snow-packed mountains of the Andes, we meet \u201cunwellness guru\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spencerharkins\/?hl=en\">Spencer Harkins<\/a> as he guides three wellness experts through a reinterpreted off-the-grid retreat. Those experts, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anabelle.lefevre\/?hl=en\">Anabelle Lefevre<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mahinaalexander\/?hl=en\">Mahinanani Alexander<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kestyoga\/?hl=en\">Jonah Kest<\/a>, take on challenges that push the boundaries of conventional wellness practices, from <i>Finding Balance<\/i>\u00a0on a highline, <i>Stretch &amp; Recover<\/i> in a first-ever ice climb followed by a snow plunge, and <i>Trust Fall<\/i>\u00a0a high-intensity search-and-rescue scenario.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2757930\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spencer Harkins\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2757930\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mammut_inline_2-scaled.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mammut_inline_2-scaled.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Spencer Harkins leads wellness experts through a series of challenging tests in the outdoors.<\/span> (Photo: Mammut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The outdoors cannot be scheduled, controlled, or optimized for personal growth. This makes them the perfect landscape for the unquantifiable lessons that the retreat aims to teach. Throughout the series participants come face to face with their vulnerability and resilience as they work with the elements and each other.*<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the series is to challenge our conventional ideas surrounding wellness. So many parts of our daily lives have become quantified, from sleep scores to step counts to data, data, and more data. But when you\u2019re deep in the backcountry facing down the barrel of a 10,000+ foot peak, the numbers fade away, and what you\u2019re left with is a whole new understanding of yourself and your surroundings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2757931\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Contestants\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2757931\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mammut_inline_3-scaled.jpeg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mammut_inline_3-scaled.jpeg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Contests work together to overcome each obstacle.<\/span> (Photo: Mammut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the man at the helm of the unwellness ship, Harkins has spent many moments in the mountains gaining new insights and stretching his capacities. \u201cThe unexpected lesson is how much you can stand on your own shoulders by doing things that take you out of your comfort zone,\u201d he says. \u201cMy perspective on what I was capable of changed when I went to Denali. It was a powerful experience that led me to go further in the mountains and do so much more. I think the yoga pose that this guru would leave you with is to stand on your own shoulders. It takes a lot of flexibility and a lot of stretching, but you have the power to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All episodes of the series are now available to watch on the Mammut <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mammutna\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mammut\">YouTube<\/a>, and you can share your own unwellness practices with the #extremepose \u201cAdd Yours\u201d challenge\u00a0on Instagram Stories. Get out there, take a familiar wellness pose into the outdoors, share it to your Stories, and watch as selected entries pop up on Mammut channels.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch Now<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"UNWELLNESS RETREAT | Three wellness experts head up a mountain and out of their comfort zones\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bclQitaDX4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*Assessing risk and safety is paramount when adventuring in the mountains. Mammut had highly qualified mountain professionals lead the participants in in-depth instruction, equipment management and safety preparations before every event.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><i>Founded in 1862, <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-afl-p=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mammut.com\"><i>Mammut<\/i><\/a><i> is a Swiss outdoor company providing high-quality products and unique brand experiences for mountain sports fans around the world. For more than 160 years, the brand has stood for safety and pioneering innovation, combining function, performance and contemporary design across hardware, footwear and apparel.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/health\/wellness\/mammuts-unwellness-retreat-is-flipping-the-script-on-optimization-culture\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new social series is taking outdoor wellness retreats to a new level The cast of Mammut&#8217;s Uwellness Retreat. (Photo: Mammut) Published October 22, 2026 10:42AM Growth begins where comfort ends. That\u2019s the mantra behind Mammut\u2019s Unwellness Retreat. 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