WHO
WE ARE

A native of California, Philip has worked in the outdoor industry for almost three decades. 

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Born in Compton, California to first-generation immigrants from Samoa and Ethiopia, Manoah’s childhood was surrounded by concrete and congested freeways.

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Rosemary Saal is an outdoor enthusiast, educator, and Seattle transplant currently living in Tucson, AZ. 

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Adina Scott is an adventurer, nerd, and artist. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest she could usually be found digging in the dirt under the porch, playing music, reading a book, or hanging out up in the plum tree snacking.

Since 2011, Abby has been the proud owner of Coral Cliffs Climbing Gym in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Since he was a child, Fred Campbell has loved challenges and adventure.

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As a Midwestern kid, Eddie dreamed of mountains. From an early passion for snowboarding and trips out west, the seed was planted.

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Born in Queens, NY but raised in Texas, Evan is an all-arounder when it comes to outdoors. He is an avid climber, cyclist, snowboarder, and backpacker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

James Kagam­bi (KG) began his guid­ing career in Kenya as a NOLS field instruc­tor. 

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Demond Mullins received his PhD in Sociology from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2013. 

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Born and raised in the small town of Cartersville, Georgia, Thomas developed a passion for travel as a young man, touring through scores of countries, where he relished experiencing new cultures.