The Pathfinder Summit : What to expect

What to expect from The Pathfinder Summit

EXPECT... THE UNEXPECTED! The Pathfinder Summit begins with a gathering and supper on the Friday at the Kasbah du Toubkal, our inspiring hill-top home for the weekend, and concludes with a journey back through the mountains to Marrakech on the afternoon of the Monday.

During the Summit, you will listen to – and maybe tell – stories, watch film clips, have deep and meaningful discussions, coach and be coached by extraordinary people, be gently challenged and massively supported while you think deeply about how to shape the next stage of your life and career.

You will be introduced to thoughts, ideas and philosophies you may never have come across before. You will be still, be quiet, laugh till it hurts, forge new friendships, drink in the views, walk in the mountains, eat spectacular Berber food, be awed by the place and the people and, ultimately, be inspired by the depth of your forgotten passions and your own life story.

And, importantly, you will experience more stillness than you have done for a very long time (and probably more than you've ever known before).

Not bad for three days...

THE ITINERARY

Friday
• Independent travel to Marrakech
• Free transfers from Marrakech International Airport and the Old City
(see travel arrangements in the prices and booking section)
• 19.00: Arrival at the Kasbah du Toubkal
• 20.00: Gathering, welcome from Adrian Gilpin and then supper

Saturday and Sunday
• Starting with breakfast at 08.00, Saturday and Sunday will be full days
(including some quiet, reflective times) and will finish with supper at
approximately 20.30 each evening

Monday
• Breakfast gathering
• Morning spent weaving together
  the threads of the Summit
  and bringing it to a close
• Late lunch
• Transfer to Marrakech
• Independent time and
  accommodation in Marrakech
• To complete the authentic
  Marrakech experience,
  the Pathfinder Summit team can
  organise supper at the open stalls
  in the Djamaa El Fna

Tuesday
Independent travel home, or start of an extended stay.

NEXT: View price, booking and travel information. Read on...

MY PROMISE TO YOU

It is my strong recommendation that you complete the whole event – arriving late, or leaving early will significantly impact the value of the event for you – and maybe for others with whom you have built friendships during the Summit. So, if you decide to come, please plan to be with us for the whole journey.

I cannot tell you what you will get out of the Pathfinder Summit because I don’t know what you will bring to it. But I do know that I can very safely guarantee your investment.

If you have not soaked up the potency and found value in the Pathfinder Summit by lunchtime on the Saturday, I will write you a cheque to refund your fees in full and transport you back to Marrakech airport at my cost.

This won’t be necessary, of course, but it is my promise to you.

Adrian Gilpin, Chairman, Institute of Human Development