The Summit Ascent is a guided climb of Mount Kilimanjaro enriched by teachings and coaching that transform physical challenge into lasting meaning.

Responsibility under pressure
Cooperation over ego
Presence in adversity
Alignment between inner state and outer action
Individuals called to meet themselves through physical challenge
Leaders seeking embodied integration
Those ready to carry the Inner Ascent into action
Participants prepared for effort, discomfort, and humility
This is not about conquering a mountain.
It is about being shaped by it.

Every Summit Ascent participant is part of the same unified mission as those in the Inner Ascent.
Some walk the path inward at the base of the mountain.
Others carry it upward step by step.
Both return changed.
When I was invited to trek with a group of strangers to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, I didn’t know Werner or anything about him. I found him to be the most delightful and interesting person I had ever met. While trekking or in camp, he always showed a real concern for our well-being, and it didn’t matter who you were or your skill level; he spent time helping and coaching everyone. He answered every question and concern anyone had, and every day he taught us leadership skills we could incorporate into business or in our personal lives.

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with Werner’s Transformational Leadership Program in 2015 sparked a profound personal and professional transformation. I gained clarity on my life purpose: awakening humanity’s birthright to optimum health and self-healing. This inspired me to launch the Center for Healing by Design and dedicate my work to empowering others to lead their own health journeys.

After attending one of Werner Berger’s courses, I saw what we had been doing wrong. I hired him to train my top people. Leading for Growth accelerated momentum, pulled our team together, and helped me step out of my company’s day-to-day operations. The Strategic Alignment process expanded our vision and gave our whole company focus and energy. Since implementing The Counsellor Salesperson, we’ve closed every quality project we’ve gone after. . . We used to be good; now we are great.

© The Global Ascent · Mount Kilimanjaro · Tanzania
A Living Experience of Human Reconnection