Vanessa is a mountain athlete and environmental sociologist who focuses on the intersection of people and nature. As an immigrant and woman of color herself, Vanessa recognizes the systemic barriers that purposefully keep BIPOC out of outdoor spaces. Taking up space...
Matt Lieto has been part of the endurance sport community for almost 2 decades now, but his journey there was vastly different than most. In 1998 Lieto watched his brother race the Ironman World Championship, which inspired him to head home where lost 80 lbs...
Evelyn Dong is a mountain bike racer that also dabbles in gravel, but her racing career started as a Nordic ski racer as a kid. Growing up in the Boston suburbs wasn’t quite the right fit ever, so she booked it out of there at 19 and since then has moved all...
Barry Wicks has been a professional mountain biker and cyclocross racer since 2002. He’s raced for the US National Team for many years and was a National Champion in Collegiate Cyclocross and Short Track Mountain bike. Additionally, Wicks is the Team Manager for the...
Alyssa Gonzalez is an athlete and advocate working to elevate, empower and educate women of color and marginalized athletes in the sports of cycling and skiing. She is passionate about building community and helping others reframe who they think of as an outdoors...
