Grit X Gold began in 2019 as a concept, a visual aesthetic that reflected the freedom, beauty, and energy of adventure. In 2021, it became a fully lived reality for its visionary founder, Rex J. Leniczek. The brand bore its first fruit in 2023: a digital publication, a hybrid between a photo journal and an e-magazine that served as the primary creative outlet during Rex’s travels. But the past year has seen many new developments.

Today, we are pleased to share the latest addition: Expeditions.

Grit X Gold Expeditions are living works of art. True improvisations. Destination gatherings dedicated to free-form self development. While each one is entirely unique, all are built upon the same fundamental character and objective: a natural enrichment and benefaction of all involved.

Their intended participants are the curious, the daring, and the driven – people in search of the treasure hidden deep within the folds of every great adventure.

To those who know him, Rex (@rjleniczek) is many things, but underneath the varied roles, he’s an adventurer, a traveler and a creative.

A childhood on a farm, formal education in a number of core sciences, and a passion for people and the arts… combined, you get a highly unorthodox and capable individual wired to creatively solve problems for the improved wellbeing of those around him. This is Rex in a nutshell.

Over the course of his life, Rex has directed the majority of his conscious energy in three directions – establishing a deep sense of self and personal creative process, nurturing a wide range of skills, and exploring and detailing the great mysteries of life – and it is the resulting talent and expertise of this trifecta that he hopes to share through Grit X Gold Expeditions.

One thing is certain: life cannot flourish in the confines of what most of us have come to consider “normal life”. None of us can afford to continue micromanaging and predetermining every little step, nor can we go on allowing ourselves to be force-fed the same old highly-processed garbage without expecting either to eventually kill us. There needs to be a balance.

Our solution is simple: people need to get out and live their truth, no matter how crazy and fantastic they may seem. And where else can you find the rawness, realness, and rareness of life necessary for such individual evolution and expression than on the forefronts of expedition?

So forget the scripted plan. Forget the copy-paste all-inclusive. It’s time to open up to something more. It’s time for Grit X Gold Expeditions.