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Travis is a Texan by the grace of God but loves the mountains too much to live there anymore. Travis studied Geology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography/Anthropology at the University of Texas in Austin. During that time his love for backpacking and climbing took hold. He has hiked 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, through-hiked (in one continuous trek) the 500-mile Colorado Trail, through-hiked the 750-mile Arizona Trail and hiked a handful of other long trails through out America. His somewhat neurotic obsession with climbing (rock, ice and alpine) has led Travis to many great locations in the mountains of America, Mexico, and New Zealand. Travis worked as a hiking and rafting guide in Skagway, Alaska and guided trips for the University of Texas outdoor recreation department. His incredible talent for remembering and recalling copious amounts of geology, geomorphology, ecology, forestry, anthropology and many other ologies has earned him the nickname of Talkinrocks. A self described "Natural Schpeeler", Travis will 'talk rocks' for hours (and days) at a time. When not guiding for The World Outdoors, Travis can be found rock climbing, mountaineering, telemark skiing, hiking, drinking microbrews, writing, and looking for trouble.

I'm Mark Griffin and I've been a guide for T.W.O. for six years and I love my job! The mountains and canyons of the western states are my favorite playgrounds. Whether climbing, snowboarding, biking, hiking or just relaxing outside, wild places are where I'm happiest. While growing up in New England my passion for the outdoors developed during hiking and backpacking trips in New Hampshire and Vermont. After earning a BS in Adventure Based Program Management at Lyndon State College I moved to Colorado and began a career in the great outdoors. I now spend my summers guiding clients through the most beautiful parts of our country and my winters patrolling the slopes of a local ski area. I am a Nationally Registered EMT and Wilderness First Responder.

April grew up in Southern California, became an RN with the intent to travel the world and met her husband on her first assignment. Luckily for her he is a "mountain man" and "he taught me everything I know about the outdoors". They raised their three children on family adventures throughout the West and Mexico. She loves all types of camping and hiking, especially climbing Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks, horsepacking , river rafting, and backcountry skiing. The family expeditions honed her skills for a career in the outdoor industry — such as "keep going, we're almost there" and "don't worry, it's just a little rain". Through her adventures she has studied flora, fauna, animal tracking, geology, mountian man lore, primitive skills and feeding a gourmet dinner to a bunch of hungry people in the middle of nowhere — with one pan.

Kyle was born and raised in Colorado and has been playing in and loving the mountains for his entire life. After receiving a degree in Outdoor Recreation Leadership from Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, CO, he devoted his life to travelling the world and enjoying the outdoors. Between guiding trips all over the US and in Central America, Kyle has been spending his winter off-seasons escaping the cold Colorado winters to enjoy climbing some of the finest rock in the world in the tropical beach paradises of Thailand and the Patagonian Andes of Chile and Argentina. Right now he's back in school at the University of Colorado in Boulder working on his long time goal of becoming a Physical Therapist.

Laurie grew up in Wisconsin and developed a love for the outdoors on her family's many camping and cross-country ski trips. She graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin — LaCrosse, and then went on to get a Masters Degree in Health Education. During her college years she spent much time biking, hiking, kayaking, and canoeing throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. After working for 8 years in the field of Health Education, she finally succumbed to the pull of the outdoors, and quit her job. In 2005, she spent three months in Baja, Mexico on a NOLS semester, sailing, kayaking, and backpacking. She then worked as a Wilderness Trip Guide for a girls camp in Northern Wisconsin. By this time Laurie was looking for new surroundings, and decided to move to Colorado and take a guiding position with The World Outdoors in 2006. When she is not guiding, Laurie spends her time hiking the mountains, biking the flatlands, and skiing wherever she can find snow.

Tony grew up walking the forests and paddling the waters of the sweet land called the Midwest. Since then he has made a migration northwest to the great state of Alaska. He spends much of his time experiencing Alaska on foot and packraft from Kachemak Bay to the Beaufort Sea; he believes that long days walking and paddling under the midnight sun are good for one's soul. He also makes time for traveling to other important places, making art in the woods and teaching for the local School District. He has a great appreciation and love for the wilderness and is always anxious to share his knowedge with others.

Raised in western New York State, Mike chose Colorado as home during a ten-year ski trip in Steamboat Springs. While in "the Boat," Mike took up river rafting, running, camping, triathlons, Masters swimming, and high country and desert hiking, adding these activities to his winter skiing on Mt. Werner. Surfing drew him to southern California and the love of adventure sent him on frequent trips to Mexico. He moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1984 and earned a B.S. in Engineering at the University of Colorado. He says he found his true calling when he began guiding for The World Outdoors in 2007. "It is a privilege to meet our clients and to introduce them to our incredible trip destinations. I enjoy making new friends and sharing the powerful experiences that travelling outdoors in the mountains and the canyons invariably brings."

From her home in Canmore, Alberta, Andrea enjoys back country skiing, hiking and general mountaineering. She is a certified hiking guide with The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Andrea is also a volunteer for The Alpine Club of Canada in The Canadian Rockies where she is a trip leader, photo contest coordinator and editor of their e-newsletter "The Spindrift". When she is not hiking, Andrea is a contract geologist for a database company in Alberta.

Becky got her outdoor roots growing up on a small farm in Southern Illinois and leading groups of happy campers on hiking trips for many summers. Since that time, she has found her way to Alaska, Colorado, and back to Alaska working, guiding, and learning how to live and travel in the mountains and on the rivers by ski, foot, and watercraft. She's been on 'The Mountain' (Denali's Mt. McKinley) for one personal climb and one tour as a volunteer mountaineer with the National Park Service. Becky has also been in several adventure races including Eco-Challenge and Primal Quest which took her through amazing landscapes such as the Pacific Northwest, New Zealand, and Fiji. Always one to share good things with others, she helped spread the adventure spirit by co-founding a popular adventure race in Alaska. Lately, she's been bouncing between cultural journeys in South America and extended backcountry trips in Alaska. Between trips, Becky lives in a small cabin 30 minutes north of Anchorage and when inside is happy knitting and watching the cottonwoods sway.

After growing up in the relatively flat Midwest and central North Carolina, a desire for mountains was planted in Jeremy's soul during a visit to Anchorage in 1996. By the start of the New Year Jeremy had moved to Alaska to play, marry, and grow in the Great Land. Whether he’s trail racing, “run-a-bagging”, rock climbing, mountain biking, or backcountry snowboarding his face is plastered with a permanent smile, happy to be experiencing the extremes of AK with his wife Tiffany, son Rans and hound-dog Jackson. He has been guiding for T.W.O. since 2001. Education is in his blood and he loves teaching about and showing off his “backyard” to visitors, whether they are guests, friends, or family. When not guiding, Jeremy teaches Art, Photography and Design courses at a local high school.