Patrick Pyrz, Mountain Hostel

Country:

Canada

Organization:

Mountain Hostel

Project Description:

Within a globally significant area of Inland Temperate Rainforest in B.C.--threatened by logging--Pyrz operates a backcountry hostel he handbuilt primarily from salvaged and local natural materials. Powered by a waterfall and equipped with a composting toilet that eliminates all sewage, this is a rare eco-friendly haven within the threatened Incomappleux Valley's ancient forests--some over 1,500 years old.

A is nominating this project because:

This is why Patrick says he operates his hostel, for which he charges only $40pp/night: “I really didn’t have an interest in just owning a patch of land in the backcountry for myself,” he recalls, “but I always had this idea that I would like other people who don’t have the same backcountry skills as I do to be able to see and enjoy what I love, in relative comfort and safety.” Pyrz may be the only hope this ancient forest has for survival.