passion and vocation

We are enthralled by the many facets of teamwork on a daily basis. People laughing together, facing challenges in a group, sharing precious moments with eachother and the dedication to reach a mutual goal are all motives behind a unique experience.

Two decades ago, we were the first company in the outdoor industry to exclusively put our focus on corporate events. We are convinced that it is worthwhile to respect the difference between private individual adventures and team experiences. Mutual success is the main goal of the event. To ensure this, each participants’ circumstances must be taken into account.

Risk Management, in our world, means we take no risks. This is demonstrated in our choice of activities but also means that we simply just do not offer certain activities. No outdoor activity organised by basecamp needs any sort of special insurance as none are categorised as risk activities.

We are specialised in putting together tailor-made event concepts. What would you like to achieve? What should your guests experience? After taking all criteria into account, we choreograph an individual program which will outshine any standardized modules. The tailor-made events create bonds, enthusiasm, a sense of awe and a lot of joy…

Our basecamp ceremony masters are looking forward to collaborating with you.

Our story

The roots of basecamp go back to the 90s of the last century. As an outdoor company, we decided to offer our adventures consequently for companies and their employees.

One of the first products representing our style of work is the raft building program we launched, where teams build a common platform from ready-made material. For this product, leadership patterns and creative collaboration are the keys to mutual success.

Later on, we created activities such as carving ice sculptures as well as action painting. For several years in winter, we were involved in the constructing of large event igloos. The beautiful ice and snow creations never ceased to amaze our guests.

Almost ten years ago we started a conscious downsizing process. We were and are of the opinion that the developments in the market have produced offers that are more about having fun than focusing on team development in a meaningful way. While we have absolutely nothing against having fun, we consider a combination with a sense of purpose essential.

As a result, numerous tailor-made events (event design) with a considerable number of returning guests/companies have been created. This core competence has been further developed over the years and we are proud to present many productions as our signature events. Examples can be found under video links.

The newest addition is our private-guides.ch section. If you already have alot of outdoor experience, these activities are definitely something for you…

Our values

The basis of all that we do is nature. We treat it with respect and humbleness and consistently live by the principle of receiving what nature has to offer…

Put into words, this means that we carry out regular clean-up campaigns in heavily frequented areas, we avoid using plastic as much as possible and we distribute leftover food from catering to people in need. In addition, you can ensure that we only use organic products.

We try to use fossil fuels as little as possible. This is also the reason why we now do without helicopter flights for events. This does not mean that we can no longer carry out glacier offers, we simply design them in an environmentally friendly way.

Rates

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It is especially difficult to define fixed prices for custom-made events in the first stage of planning. First we gather all ideas and suggestions, together with your budget we can then provide you with a cap on expenses.

Pricing for standard offers is based on the choice of activity and the number of participants, making this a much simpler process also due to our previous experience. We would love to provide you with a tailor-made offer.

As a rough guideline, you can expect to pay between CHF 80 and CHF 150 for half-day programs. Full-day activities generally cost between CHF 150 and CHF 250. Glacier events can be realized from CHF 350. The above figures are per person and serve as a basis for your budget planning.

Private guides can be booked starting from a CHF 450 daily rate for you and your own personal adventure.

Safety

Teamwork without risk

We are sure that accidents can be avoided by eliminating risks. While designing a program, we make sure no dangerous ventures are part of it. In choosing activities, we guarantee that no risks such as in rafting, canyoning or bungy jumping are involved.

The fun factor and the experience are just as great, our guests are more relaxed and therefore able to fully concentrate on teamwork with the other participants.

Our Crew

Enthusiastic pros

Our outdoor guides, instructors and trainers live for and love what they do. We enjoy every moment spent out in nature with guests and friends.

Our crew is made up of company own specialists, who are appointed on a project related basis. They are supplemented by freelancers who cover an area of expertise (mountain guide, ski instructor, yoga teachers etc.).

The outdoor specialist Renato Merz has been managing the company and dedicated to team adventures since 1992. He applies his sound expertise to unique events.

Renato Merz

Personal passions:

  • kite surfing
  • freeriding, ski und bike
  • watersports, kayak, SUP
  • trailrunning
  • mountain adventures

References:

  • Setting up the first Bungy Jumping Station from a bridge (1992) in Switzerland, then 2 further jumping facilities from cable cars in Davos and at the Stockhorn
  • Launching of the raft building offer (1995)
  • Launching of welding sculptures as a corporate event  (2000)
  • Launching of the igloo base, large event igloos at the Stockhorn (2003)
  • Conception, management and facilitation of over 2500 large international corporate events
  • private-guiding engagements in Gstaad, Interlaken and in the Engadin

basecamp GmbH
Postfach 8
CH-3800 Interlaken
Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0)33 823 93 23
E-Mail: welcome@basecamp.ch

Inspired by the sun, the moon, stars, mother earth, beautiful music and unforgettable encounters…

Thank you