Quinn Emanuel's annual hike is a balance of challenge and bonding for employees, requiring them to choose between an 18-mile trek at high altitudes or a milder 8.5-mile hike. This tradition began in 1993 and aims to foster teamwork by having participants be responsible for their own gear and survival on the trail. Over time, these hikes have grown in size and prestige, including notable locations globally since 2008, with a wide range of fitness levels participating and pushing their limits.
The tradition started in 1993, when founder and current chairman John B. Quinn, a devoted triathlete, took 15 legal analysts on a backpacking trip through Utah's Coyote Gulch.
The lawyers had two options: a grueling 18-mile overnight hike through the Salcantay Pass in the Andes, which reaches an altitude of more than 15,000 feet, or a slightly less intense 8.5-mile trek to 14,000 feet.
You carry your own backpack with your own tent, and your own sleeping bag, and your own food, and you are responsible for yourself. There's nobody out there who is going to do anything for you, other than your colleagues.
These are not easy hikes. They challenge everyone and we have a broad spectrum of people who are there, from collegiate athletes and those who do Iron Mans for fun, to those who are newer to hiking.
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