We hope the following FAQs are helpful, however please feel free to contact us if you don’t find the answer to your question here.
Arise is for women ages 18 and up. There are no bunk beds or hot showers. It’s you, the women on your team (8-10 women per team), the group at large, the wilderness and your Creator.
While Arise is designed for women to finish, it is not easy. It is not a retreat where women sit around the fire in a cozy lodge, get manicures, and eat fancy chocolates. NO!!
Women will walk a considerable distance carrying their backpacks. We will struggle together! We will endure together! We will celebrate together! And we will find inspiration for our hearts.
Pack ONLY according to the specific Arise Packing List. We do not want Arise to provide any financial stress or hardship. You will want a good fitting pair of hiking shoes and a comfortable backpack. They do not need to be expensive, just suitable. We encourage women to borrow or share certain equipment and to purchase second hand. Practice setting up and taking down your tent before the weekend.
Jewellery and electronics are not needed on Arise.
You will give up your watch, mobile phone, camera, and makeup to provide a distraction-free weekend!
We try to take your diet into account as far as possible. Please indicate your requirements when you register and update us if details about your diet change.
We would love to take you into account, but please communicate your needs as early as possible.
The cost is $250 per person but look out for our early bird pricing which offers significant discounts. This includes everything needed for your Arise experience, excluding the items on your pack list. Travel to/from the event location is not included.
Yes!
During the registration process leave us a comment indicating who you are coming with, and we will do our best to place you together on a team. We form teams based on the event size, taking into consideration requests first, then where women live. If your group size is significantly different to the team size on your event, we will combine groups or split as needed to make complete teams.
If you are not coming with anyone specific, no worries! We will assign you a team.
You will hear from us at the very last minute. Try to carpool as much as possible!
Unfortunately, no, you can’t.
We consciously want to set aside time from technology during the weekend. A mobile phone or other electronic devices divert attention from what we want to do.
If the home front needs you for an emergency, they can contact the Arise crew emergency contact for the weekend (you will receive their mobile number just before the weekend).
No – not at all. Everyone is welcome to register to join us.
We are always keen to bring previous participants on board as crew. There are many roles that we can use your talents and experience, including event crew, planning for events, administration, and marketing. Please use the contact page to reach out.
