Steve Silberberg - Guide

Steve lives in Hull, MA and is a SOLO certified Wilderness First Responder, Leave No Trace Trainer, and Certified Food Handler. He has a variety of backpacking experiences over many terrains:

• Guiding Experience
  • Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
  • Redwood National Park / California Coastal Trail, CA
  • Shenandoah National Park, VA
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN
  • Olympic National Park, WA
  • Joshua Tree National Park, CA
  • North Cascades National Park, WA
  • Florida National Scenic Trail, FL
  • Arizona Trail / Superstition Wilderness / Havasu Canyon, AZ
  • White Mountain National Forest, NH
  • Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX
  • Adirondack High Peaks / Northville-Placid Trail, NY
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA
  • Foothills Trail, SC
  • Appalachian Trail (CT, MA, NC, TN, VA)
• Personal Experience
  • Wonderland Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
  • Appalachian Trail (ME, NH, VT, CT, MA, NC, TN, PA)
  • Continental Divide Trail, CO, ID, MT
  • Grand Teton National Park, WY
  • Long Trail, VT
  • Ouachita Trail, OK, AR
  • Cohos Trail, NH
  • Warner Trail, Mid-State Trail, MA

Steve also holds a Master's Degree from MIT, for what it's worth

Great Smoky Mountains 

Olympic National Park 

Heather Gillis - Guide

Heather lives in Seattle, WA and is a WMA certified Wilderness First Responder as well as a Leave No Trace Master Educator. She spent 7 years as a backcountry ranger in Olympic National Park and has guided Fitpacking trips to Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park. She has personally backpacked various destinations in California, Colorado, Arkansas, and the Great Smoky Mountains

She is also a Yoga Teacher certified at the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts. Everybody loves Heather.

Todd Soprych -- Guide

Todd is a Wilderness First Responder who lives in Savannah, GA.

He has guided Fitpacking trips to Redwood NP, Shenandoah NP, and Great Smoky Mountains NP. He has thru-hiked the entire 2200-mile Appalachian Trail and plans to thru-hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2010. Wow!

Todd mushes dog-teams in the winter for the only blind Iditerod contestant.

Along the Trail

Izta, Mexico 

Brett Vivyan -- Guide

Brett is a Wilderness First Responder and an incredible cook who lives in Arcata, CA.

He has thru-hiked the entire 2200 mile Appalachian Trail. Wow!

Brett hass served as Program Director and Naturalist at the Ralph S. Mason YMCA camp and the Web of Life Field School. He has also backpacked 1 month through the Peruvian Amazon, as well as the Catskills, NY, Dolly Sods, WV, Sangre de Cristo, CO and Sonora Pass, CA

Deborah Lusk - Guide

Deb lives in Phoenix, AZ and is a Wilderness Medicine Institute certified Wilderness First Responder. She has a wealth of guiding experience with Arizona Outback Adventures and has guided multiple Fitpacking trips to the New Hampshire White Mountains.

Mt. Washington, NH 

Erika Storbeck - Guide

Erika lives in Tacoma, WA and is a Wilderness Medicine Institute / NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder and Certified Leave No Trace Master. Erika is a graduate of a NOLS educator semester where she spent 90 days in the wilderness in Grand Tetons, WY and Canyonlands, UT. She is also a member of the Washington Air National Guard and spent 4 months in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She has guided trips to Mt. Rainier with Fitpacking.

Mt. Rainier, WA 

Redwood National Park 

Jan Lockie - Guide

Jan lives in San Rafael, CA and is a NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder. She has backpacked throughout the Sierra and Redwoods and has led many kayaking trips for the Sierra Club in California, Alaska, The Everglades, and British Columbia

She also leads trips for disabled individuals with John Muir's grandson, Michael Muir.

Chris Marshman - Guide

Chris lives in Bullhead City, AZ and is a Wilderness Medicine certified Wilderness First Responder. Chris teaches a backpacking class at Mojave Community College in Arizona. He also has a variety of backpacking experiences, especially desert related, including:

• The Grand Canyon
• Havasu Canyon

Yes, he knows he looks like Borat

The Grand Canyon, AZ