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...
Erika Flowers is a US Ski Team cross-country ski racer turned professional runner for the North Face. Born and bred in Montana, Erika found her love for the outdoors on the trails and in the mountains of her backyard in Big Sky country. Erika ski raced professionally...
Jonnah Perkins is a trail runner, writer and activist based in southwest Wisconsin. She found trail running after the birth of her first child and was soon podiuming ultra-distance races across the country. Perkins is also an organic farmer and has been working...
