Anna Gibson was born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming. What is now considered her “training” began simply as time in the mountains with her family and friends, doing what she loved. Throughout high school, Anna was a competitive runner and nordic ski racer. Her ski...
Paddy O’Leary is an Irishman, a cancer biology PhD, professional trail runner, mountain adventurer and community organizer who devotes himself to strengthening community, exploring the outdoors and improving science communication. Paddy grew up on a dairy farm...
Canyon was born, raised, and homeschooled in the Appalachian Mountains of rural North Carolina and the North Cascades of Washington. He earned an honors degree in social studies from Harvard College, where the bulk of his education took place outside of the classroom...
Born and raised in western Montana, Nate was lucky to have a family that encouraged a wide variety of outdoor pursuits. Nate grew up in the mountains more often than not, and spent much of his early-to-mid twenties guiding whitewater raft trips in the U.S. and New...
Fiona’s love for the outdoors and athletics began with her hate for them: being bribed to “uphill” ski for an hour in exchange for Swiss Miss hot chocolate. Eventually, she became obsessed with running and skiing and started competing in both. In...
