Description

Who am I:

I am former collegiate and professional athlete that has been turned to adventure and life in the outdoors. My work sees me in the wilderness on a daily basis, and my play sees me seeking out the thrill and adventure that has been left vacant by my prior life in sports.

Adventure Experience:

Multi-day survival experience in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Glacial kayaking guide in Alaska
Ice caving and trekking guide in Alaska
Over the prior year I spent thorough time throughout the entire western frontier of North America, from the climate extremes of Denali all the way to Death Valley.
Mutli-day trekking and backpacking guide in the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Moab, and  the greater Southwest
Published writer/blogger for outdoor adventure website The Outbound
Currently a multi-day wilderness guide for REI in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park.
Prepping for a mountaineering triathlon that is known as  “The Picnic”
Currently forging new trail and backpacking routes in the uncharted Absaroka mountain range

Whats next:

Undertaking “The Picnic” is only just the beginning. The vacancy left by the adrenaline filled world of sports is pushing me to find other avenues to test my limits. I plan on tackling many future adventures that are within the same genre of the picnic. A few of the other mental irons in the fire include: the Arizona trail race, Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim, and creating my own picnic outside of the Tetons.

Education

NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)

March 2017 Wilderness First Responder

University Of Arkansas

9/1/2010 - 12/1/2015 Sport & Recreation Managment

Full time dual sport athlete with soccer and football

Experience

REI

2/1/2017 - Current Multi-day Wilderness Guide

Handling all REI Adventure trips in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park

Arizona Outback Adventures

2/1/2017 - Current Multi-day Wilderness Guide

Operated out of the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, and the greater Southwest United States. The company is subcontracted through REI which provides dual employment.

Alaska Travel Adventures

5/1/2016 - 10/1/2016 Glacial Kayaking & Trekking Guide

Extensive wilderness experience was acquired when operating on my own time outside of work. Operated on the Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau AK