OUR TEAM

  • Owen Clarke

    Editor-in-Chief
    Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

    Owen Clarke is a freelance American adventure travel journalist living on the road, with a focus on mountaineering and motorcycling. He is the founder of Dead Foot Collective.

  • Gentry Patterson

    Book Club Chair + Contributing Editor
    Huntsville, Alabama, USA

    Gentry is a cartographer living in the beautiful Paint Rock Valley in North Alabama. When not hanging out with his fiancée and pets, he likes to read books and get after it in the great outdoors.

  • Cammi Norville

    Social Media Manager + Contributing Editor
    Boise, Idaho, USA

    Cammi is a wildlife biologist, based around the Eastern Sierras and Nevada. She enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking, and most other outdoor activities. In addition to writing & editing for our website, she runs our social media channels. Follow her on Instagram: @_nomadic_cam

  • Alben Osaki

    Contributing Editor
    Austin, Texas, USA

    Alben is a photojournalist, filmmaker, and veteran residing in South Texas. He's an avid rock climber and likes to share his love of outdoor adventure in the content he produces. You can find more of his work on his website.

  • Ryan Gossen

    Contributing Editor
    Austin, Texas, USA

    Ryan is a writer who also pursues dance, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and climbing, and is an active member of Texas Search and Rescue. He has had many vocations, including user experience (UX) designer, experimental psychologist, construction worker, arborist, and ski bum. He writes mostly about man’s interaction with nature. More of his writing can be found on his website.

  • Teddy Dondanville

    Contributing Editor
    New York, USA

    Teddy is a freelance writer focused on the outdoor industry and adventure sports. When not enjoying the cerebral and caffeine-fueled pursuits of writing, he works as a rock climbing guide in upstate New York. Teddy's initial forays into writing were investigative and research-based, due to his past as an environmental sociologist. Today, he enjoys writing creatively, inspired by his adventures outside. You can learn more about Teddy on his website.

  • Gabi Daugherty

    Contributing Editor
    Austin, Texas USA

    Gabi Daugherty is an avid environmentalist, climber, and cyclist with a deeply rooted love for the outdoors. She is new to the world of writing, and has worked as a freelance writer with GearJunkie for a little over a year. Outside of writing, she works out of Patagonia’s brick-and-mortar store in Austin, Texas. You can find more of her work here!

  • Kevin Ryan

    Contributing Editor
    Denver, Colorado, USA

    Kevin is a writer and photographer based in Denver, Colorado. When not writing, he enjoys fishing, writing songs no one will ever hear, and traveling mostly near, but sometimes far. Endlessly curious, he has found his way around several jobs, including journalist, special education teacher, radio DJ, snowboard instructor, and Zamboni driver. Explore more of Kevin’s work on his website.

  • Amber Willard

    Contributing Editor
    Prague, Czech Republic

    Amber is an English teacher based in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally from the United States, Amber has spent over six years in the City of One Hundred Spires. In her free time, she travels to learn more about the fascinating history of Europe, conducting research for her upcoming novel.

  • Caroline Gibbons

    Contributing Editor
    Midway, Utah, USA
    Caroline is a writer, musician, and yoga teacher. Her ideal day would begin with being woken up by a horse at her window, followed by singing with the birds in the morning sun as she drinks a cup of tea, include skipping down the middle of the road barefoot, and end with laughing alongside loved ones under the stars as she drifts off to sleep by 9:30 pm. Follow along with Caroline’s adventures on her Substack.