2018

Yoon is a long-time journalist who has experienced editing in both print and web. He is the founder of the media startup Blogs for Brands, an e-commerce agency with an award-winning design team that manages blogs, social media, email, and […]

Taylor manages the Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge public relations program and works with travel writers and influencers to promote Virginia’s Blue Ridge as a must visit metro-mountain destination. Prior to her career in tourism, Taylor helped lead the marketing and […]

Cassie runs email marketing for major brands in the outdoor industry including Native Eyewear, Tenkara USA, SEIDIO, Vargo Outdoors and others. After finishing her degree in graphic design, Cassie taught herself how to code, do motion graphic animations and became […]

Cameron got sucked into the adventure, travel and expedition world due to his involvement in Boy Scouts and growing up in Europe as the son of an American F-15 fighter pilot. He started blogging in 1999 and eventually launched his […]

After four summers as a fly-fishing guide in Alaska and Montana, Phil Monahan spent two years working as an editor at Outdoor Life and a decade as editor-in-chief of American Angler. Since 2010, he has written and edited the Orvis […]

Aaron Black-Schmidt has always been drawn to experiencing the outdoors, from backpacking with his parents as a child to working the firelines as a wildland firefighter. It was the desire to capture the beauty of these special places and the […]

Becky Pokora is the voice behind sightDOING®, a travel blog encouraging readers to seek out interactive experiences and connect to destinations on a deeper level. In addition to blogging, she consults for small businesses in the tourism industry on how […]

Mary Walsh is a writer and photographer based in Southern California and Salt Lake City, Utah (season depending). She is the Senior Editor of SNOWBOARDER Magazine, a contributor for biglife Magazine and has written and/or shot photos for a variety […]

Alex grew up in a town with a population of 179 people and spent his childhood in wanderlust for the greater world that had only been accessible through books, movies and tv shows (and later dial-up Internet). Today, Alex spends […]

Kraig Becker is a freelance writer, journalist, and consultant who covers mountaineering expeditions, polar exploration, adventure travel, and other outdoor pursuits. He is the editor of The Adventure Blog, the founder of The Adventure Podcast, and has contributed to online […]