Pascal Acard

Life Experience Summary: A mountaineer since childhood in the Alps, he studied organic agronomy. At 22, he moved to Africa and lived with a hunter-gatherer community for several years. He continued his adventures in the early 1980s, spending several years traveling from Canada to Tierra del Fuego, primarily on foot and living with indigenous communities such as the Shuar in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Between 1985 and 1995, he traveled throughout unstable Latin America, seeking out indigenous art and crafts. He undertook long solo treks through the Andes, Patagonia, and other jungles during this time. Between 1996 and 2007, he created a resort and diving center on the then-deserted island of Roatan. After two years of hiking through the mountain ranges and jungles of Panama, in 2009, he discovered a place with a microclimate perfect for realizing his dream of a self-sufficient and ecological farm in the heart of the wilderness. Meanwhile, he practiced tai chi and qi gong, which he honed through stays in Taoist monasteries in China, nestled in the Wudang Mountains. Passionate about wildlife, he regularly escapes for extended periods to hike long distances through the vast wildernesses of North America.