Our mission

“The Earth is what we all have in common” Wendell Berry

Over billions of years, Earth has survived ice ages, asteroid hits, and the occasional rampaging dinosaur. Yet, in just a blink of geological time, roughly two centuries we humans have managed to warm it up, clutter it with waste, and trigger a planetary crisis of our own making and aplauding ourselves.

Climate scientists warn that by 2050, global temperatures may rise by 2°C. That’s not just a number, it’s an omen. Melting glaciers, scorched forests, and shifting weather patterns all remind us: climate change isn’t coming. It’s here.

Take Georgia’s Gergeti Glacier, since 1973, legendary geographer Giorgi Abuladze and his Son are documenting its majestic expanse, the glacier is shrinking and shrinking, unfortunately by a roughly 21 meters per year. The photos speak volumes, and unfortunately, none of them are optimistic. 

To add insult to injury, mass tourism has left the region not just warmer, but filthier. Some European operators even removed Gergeti Glacier from their tours due to... well, the stench. But not all is lost.

Over the years, locals and mountaineers, when Swiss precision met Georgian passion, have hauled off tons literally of garbage. By 2020, 20 tons had been airlifted out. And at 3,014 meters, Altihut has taken up arms (and trash bags). Between 2016 and 2019 alone, we have cleared over four tons of waste, our motto says: "think globally, clean locally".

So, armed with these facts, and a healthy dose of ridiculous optimism. The Altihut team decided to face the problem head-on. Instead of raising yet another toast at a Georgian supra, we rolled up our sleeves and start acting to do something. Because Altihut isn’t just preaching sustainability, we are living it. Powered entirely by the sun, the hut keeps both the espresso machine humming and emergency comms online. That life-saving signal on Mount Kazbeg? Yep, alti solar-powered, exclusivly.
Solar energy doesn’t belch CO₂ or ooze radioactive goo. It simply gets the job done, quietly, reliably, like a glaciologist with a clipboard and SPF 50. For Altihut, it’s more than a power source. It’s a way of thinking.

We’re passionate, we’re ambitious, and perhaps just a little mad. But above all, much like Zaphod Beeblebrox, we’re in it for the Fame, the Emotional Dividends and, frankly, to have fun.
Because in the end, we don’t just want to be remembered for what we built at 3,014 meters, we want to be remembered for what we stood for. That’s our emotional dividend strategy. And yes, we’re investing heavily, no spreadsheets, just stardust, our kidneys and solar panels.

#TakeCareOfYourPlanet
Because there’s no Planet B, and frankly, Earth deserves better guests.