Our mission
To equip institutions and destination managers with the tools to measure tourism's environmental impact, guide decisions and connect visitor participation with conservation and regeneration actions whose progress can be tracked.
Our story
From Everest to a wider purpose
Our story began with a shared concern for the environmental pressures facing the world's mountains. Conversations between mountaineer Fernando Peralta and founder Frédéric Kauffmann laid the foundations for The NeverRest Project.
01 / How it started
From Everest to a wider purpose.
Our story began with a shared concern for the environmental pressures facing the world's mountains. Conversations between mountaineer Fernando Peralta and founder Frédéric Kauffmann laid the foundations for The NeverRest Project.
The initiative took shape during the pandemic, bringing together expertise in science, engineering, technology and creativity. The Everest region became a starting point for exploring how environmental innovation could respond to the challenges of tourism in fragile ecosystems.
That work has shaped a wider direction: developing tools and partnerships that help natural destinations understand tourism's impact and create pathways towards regeneration.
02 / Purpose
Why we exist.
Our vision
A transition towards regenerative tourism, where visitors take an active role in caring for and restoring the places they visit. We envision tourism that contributes to healthier ecosystems and the wellbeing of local communities, helping to leave each place better than it was found.
What regenerative tourism means to us
Regenerative tourism means enabling visitors to contribute to the recovery of natural environments and the wellbeing of the communities connected to them. It brings together local priorities, responsible behaviour and support for restoration, with progress assessed over time.
03 / How we work
Principles that guide us.
Scientific evidence
We use data and documented methods to understand environmental pressures and inform decisions.
Local knowledge
We work with people who know and manage each territory, helping to align solutions with local needs.
Institutional collaboration
We bring together public bodies, organisations, communities and businesses around shared environmental objectives.
Tracking progress
We build monitoring into our approach so that actions can be assessed and improved over time.
04 / Our team
Worldwide team
A distributed team bringing together mountaineers and conservation ambassadors, earth-system scientists, engineers, guides, park rangers and advisors from the Himalayas to Costa Rica.
01 / Ambassadors
8000-meter mountaineers & conservation ambassadors
Elite alpinists and sky runners with decades on the highest peaks on Earth, including record-holders on Everest, 14×8000ers veterans and winter-ascent specialists, together with Costa Rican ambassadors from the conservation, sport and science communities who represent the project across the country's national parks.
- Sky runner
- Alpinist · 14×8000ers
- Winter-ascent alpinist
- Costa Rica conservation ambassador
- Documentation & alpinism
02 / Science
Earth-system scientists & researchers
PhDs and senior researchers in earth-system science, geography, glacier geochemistry and biology. Field scientists and directors of high-altitude databases working on climate impact, cryosphere dynamics and biodiversity monitoring.
- PhD, Earth System Science
- Geographer · high-altitude ecosystems
- Glacier geochemistry researcher
- Biologist & environmental manager
- Director, Himalayan Database
03 / Engineering & Product
Environmental & technology engineers
A multidisciplinary team of environmental, mechanical and software engineers designing waste-conversion systems, IoT sensor networks and the open data infrastructure behind EverData.
- Chief Technology & Product Officer
- Environmental engineers
- Sensor & IoT engineers
- Data platform engineers
04 / Impact technology
Applied technology for protected ecosystems
R&D specialists developing applied technology to measure, mitigate and reverse environmental impact in protected natural areas, from waste-conversion prototypes to low-power monitoring hardware built for extreme conditions.
- Applied R&D lead
- Hardware & prototyping
- Environmental impact specialist
05 / Digital intelligence
Data science & artificial intelligence
Data scientists, AI engineers and analysts turning field telemetry into decision-ready insight, powering the EverData platform with models for biodiversity, climate and tourism-pressure indicators.
- Data science lead
- AI & machine learning engineer
- Data analyst
06 / Field
Nepali and Costa Rican guides & field specialists
Sherpa operators and Nepal mountain guides in the Himalayas, and Costa Rican naturalist guides, park rangers and local partners working in national parks, volcanoes and coastal reserves. They lead operations on the ground and safeguard the transfer of local knowledge into every project.
- Nepal mountain guide
- Sherpa expedition operator
- Costa Rican naturalist guide
- National park ranger & local partner
- Field documentation
07 / Advisory
Legal, blockchain & innovation advisors
Independent advisors covering legal counsel, blockchain and crypto-asset strategy, and innovation frameworks — ensuring the project scales responsibly and transparently.
- Legal counsel
- Blockchain & crypto assets advisor
- Head of Innovation
08 / Operations
Leadership, communications & international management
Founders, product, communications and international management driving the day-to-day of the corporation and coordinating partnerships with tourism boards, foundations and public institutions.
- CEO & Founder
- International Management
- Journalist, Writer & Director of Communications