ground Athletes
 | Andy Jacobsen Telemark Freeskiing | Andy Jacobsen grew up in the shadow of the Wasatch mountains and was drawn into those mountains at an early age. Andy began alpine skiing as a small child and started rock climbing at age 13. At age 15, he left the comforts of his alpine skis and began what w Read more... |
 | Kent Hyden Freeskiing World Champion | Kent learned at the tender young age of 5 that skiing is the coolest thing you can do. Since then skiing has been his main passion in life. Living in the mountains he shares his habitat with cougars. Cougars are territorial predators that are found in terra Read more... |
 | Chris Erickson Telemark Skiing | I live to Telemark ski! From when I started telemark skiing exclusively 6 years ago I have found that nothing compares to ripping down an open face of powder in a telemark turn. I was born and raised in Aspen, CO with a strong skiing background from my father Read more... |
 | Josh Tostado Ultra Endurance Mountain Biking | Josh Tostado is a 33 year old ultra endurance mountain biker living in Breckenridge Colorado, specializing in 100 mile 12 hour and 24 hour racing. He trains mostly on his mountain bike logging between 24 to 30 hours a week. His past accomplishments include th Read more... |
 | Mike & Kyle Hagadorn Kayaking | Mike and Kyle Hagadorn have been in kayaks for as long as they can remember. Migrating from the southeast, they have engraved their names in the central Rockies as ambassadors of the sport. Steep creeking and self support missions are these boy's bread and but Read more... |
 | Matt Luczkow Freeskiing | Matt Luczkow was born a true O.G. in Boston in 1987. A year later his family moved to beautiful Vail, Colorado(thank God). Matt's father is an avid skier and taught him all he knew at a young age. Matt's youth was spent enjoying the outdoors, skipping class Read more... |
 | Robert Link Mountaineer, World Class Guide | The term "seasoned mountain guide" often conjures up an image of a tough and temperamental veteran of altitude who has seen it all and lived to tell about it. But anyone who has ever been a client of Robert Link knows that there exists another kind o Read more... |
 | Jared Mazlish Extreme Skier, Co-Owner Fatypus | Jared Mazlish started his skiing career in the early 90's on the Bud mogul tour. After about 6 years competing in moguls he made the move to big mountain skiing on the world freeskiing tour which he then did for another ten years. After being ranked in the top Read more... |
 | Rebecca Rusch Adverture Racing, Mountain Bike | Adventure racing calls for a deep well of skills: paddling, rock climbing, biking, navigating, skiing, and more. Since turning pro in 2001, Rebecca Rusch has proven to the world she has what it takes to execute any of the above even after going beyond her limi Read more... |
 | Andy Politz Mountaineer, Guide, Adventurer | Andy has been climbing since high school in the early 70's, having taken part in all forms of the sport. He started guiding at Mount Rainier in 1979 and has 150 ascents of the mountain. He has spent a fair time in the big mountains, whether guiding or chall Read more... |
 | Bill Miller Guide, Photographer | Bill Miller is a video production specialist with interests ranging from corporate to environmental to events to environmental programs. His diverse interests have made Apex a very versatile company with the ability to professionally handle a wide range of pro Read more... |
 | Brook Barnes Mountain Guide | Brooke has always followed her sense of adventure, whether it has been diving deep below the ocean or climbing high in the mountains. She has been involved in outdoor education and guiding for 14 years, starting out as a SCUBA Instructor while obtaining her de Read more... |
 | Lhawang Dhondup Mountain Guide | With family in both Tibet and Nepal, Lhawang possesses over seventeen years of Himalayan experience. He began his career at age eighteen and since then has been on twenty-six Himalayan expeditions with summits of Everest, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma and Ama Dablam. Read more... |
 | Jeff Justman Mountain Guide | A former collegiate Nordic ski racer, Jeffrey James Justman gave up his competitive side to pursue a life of adventure. As a Senior Guide for Mountain Link Jeff has over 100 ascents of Mount Rainier in Washington. When he is not climbing in the United States, Read more... |
 | Mike Horst Mountain Guide | Michael has been chasing adventure all over the west coast for the last twenty years. He works as a mountain guide year round. When he?s not at work you can find him surfing, ski touring, climbing, mountain biking or practicing yoga anywhere from B.C. to Baja. Read more... |