@aktraveller,

"Both of these gentlemen appear to either own their own businesses or have sold them to finance this undertaking." - aktraveller

You completely made this up out of thin air.  The article makes no mention whatsoever of this.

I've seen these rich trust funders my whole life in the outdoor world...mysteriously jetting off for a $70,000 adventure, while pretending to be bohemian and down to earth.  Bunch of rich phonies.