Provide Access
Climbing a mountain requires time, resources, and knowledge. We provide solutions to the obstacles that hold most back.
About
Who We Are
Our who, our what, and most importantly—our why.
Our Story
From Boston to the Peaks
Thousands of miles in the White Mountains taught us that the wilderness is the great equalizer. We founded Guineafowl because the barriers of planning, transportation, and gear should never keep you from the mountains.
Our all-inclusive guided trips bridge the gap between Boston and the peaks so you can focus entirely on the journey. We promise to lead responsibly and ethically to ensure that no adventurer is ever left behind.
Our Leader
Dave Fatula, Founder
A lifelong New Englander and former finance professional, Dave traded twenty years behind a desk for a life on the trail. After a post-pandemic realization that his true expertise lived in the mountains, he founded Guineafowl to turn his passion for the outdoors into a mission for others.
He is dedicated to creating safe, ethical, and social spaces where explorers can push their limits and find genuine connection. When he is not leading a trek, you will find him with his family or gathered around a campfire.
Our Team
Serra
Serra is a dedicated outdoor guide from North Andover who, since 2021, has led White Mountain adventures for everyone from inner-city youth to experienced hikers.
Favorite Hike
Pemi Loop
Favorite Hiking Gear
Fjallraven Eco Shell
Kyle
Kyle is a professional artist and feminine embodiment coach from Chelsea who, as an avid ocean lover and educator at MassArt and the ICA, has led creative and wellness experiences across the local and national arts community.
Favorite Hike
Halibut Point
Favorite Hiking Gear
Travel watercolor kit
Kelvyn
A Vermont State University-educated outdoor guide with six years of global experience, Kelvyn leads transformative expeditions through the White Mountains and beyond with an emphasis on preparedness and connection to nature.
Favorite Hike
The Franconia Ridge Loop
Favorite Hiking Gear
Backpacking stove
Erica
Erica is a personal trainer and yoga instructor from your neighborhood who, since 2014, has led fitness and hiking adventures to help clients push their comfort zones and discover their inner strength.
Favorite Hike
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail
Favorite Hiking Gear
Shoulder Strap Pocket
Victoria
Victoria is a nurse and Appalachian Trail thru-hiker who combines her passion for wilderness medicine with her guiding experience at Guineafowl to empower others to explore the White Mountains safely and preparedly.
Favorite Hike
The Pemi Loop
Favorite Hiking Gear
Jet Boil
Melissa
Melissa is a clinical psychology doctoral student and experienced guide from Cape Cod who, along with her poodle Clover, has led outdoor adventures across Georgia, North Carolina, and San Diego.
Favorite Hike
Olympic National Park
Favorite Hiking Gear
Water filter
Prioritize Safety
We guarantee the expertise of our guides, who offer all the security and guidance necessary to allow adventurers to “let go” and truly enjoy their time in nature.
Facilitate Connections
Relationships with both the earth and fellow humans are important. We promise to honor these with collaborative values, policies, and partnerships.
Engage Curiosity
We pledge to create space for the natural human inclination to investigate, study, and experience the new.
Seek Out Adventure
Together, we push our limits to become more deeply acquainted with the expansiveness of the natural world; and discover our place and purpose within it.
Guineafowl Adventure Company respects, reveres, and ultimately relies on the great outdoors. We thereby recognize the need to adamantly and routinely examine our relationship with the planet and our impact on it, both as individuals and as a business.
We are dedicated to ensuring not only that the physical goods we supply to hikers are sourced ethically and sustainably, but that our guides are held to the highest standards of environmental stewardship and responsibility.
We also realize the need for ongoing education in addition to accountability, so we’ve committed to abide by Leave No Trace principles, on our tours and in our personal lives, both in the backcountry and front country. With our company’s growth and as our cultural/scientific understanding about conservation evolves, we promise to continuously adapt, remain open to learning, and take measurable action for the greater good of planet earth.
Last, we promise to hold space for inclusivity and equity in the outdoors. Nature doesn’t discriminate, and neither do we. We welcome people of all walks of life, birthplaces, colors, ages, and lifestyles to explore the mountains with us or without us (however they choose).
Why Guineafowl?
Guineafowl are loyal birds that move as a unified pack (a ‘Confusion’) to protect their flock. We embody this spirit because we are stronger and safer when we hike together. With the group behind you, there are no boundaries to where we can go.
Trusted Partners
