Our outcomes

Outcomes

Our approach is intensive. Since 2015, we have invested substantially and prudently in quality individuals. Consequently, we have significantly improved and positively affected the lives of our programme participants and those around them.

Our budget places a strong emphasis on rehabilitation, individual and group support and education. We aim to keep our running costs as low as possible, enabling us to invest substantially in quality individuals who are committed to the rehabilitation process and primed to respond positively to our interventions.

On average, we invest $6,800 in each person over the course of one year to help them achieve their dream adventure and find hope. This investment covers the cost of our full service package, which includes one year’s worth of:

  • $3,100 - mentoring support: 16 hours of one-on-one mentoring and support, in addition to 10 hours of group support and learning.

  • $2,150 - specialist rehabilitation: access to a gym and 10-12 appointments with a neurophysio and exercise physiologist.

  • $1,550 - gear, equipment and expedition programme costs, such as food and group safety equipment.

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As a result of our programmes, people see an increase in key wellbeing markers. On average, our programme participants* experience an increase in the following measures after (by comparison to before) their journey with Mastering Mountains:

  • 2.9% increase in hope, measured by the Adult Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1991)

  • 6.8% increase in self-reported satisfaction with intimate, family, and social connections

  • 7.6% increase in general wellbeing (‘WoW Factor’), measured by the validated Work on Wellbeing assessment tool

  • 7.7% increase in thriving, measured by the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) (Su, Tay & Diener, 2014)

  • 28.2% increase in resilience, measured by the Brief Resilience Scale (Smith, Dalen, Wiggins, Tooley, Christopher, & Bernard, 2008)

  • 38.6% increase in happiness, measured by the Pemberton Happiness Index (PHI: Hervas & Vazquez, 2013)

*n=5 | 2023-2025 - gathered using Work on Wellbeing assessment tool

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Mastering Mountains is a charitable trust. We rely on donations to support and mentor people in New Zealand with Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Neurological Disorder. Your support will help us reach more people, changing their lives for good.