Knot tying, compass skills and more. Grab a partner and compete for the prize.
Dress warmly, this event is outdoors.
DESTINATION BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES
FOUNDER & OWNER
Dave is the founder and owner of Destination Backcountry Adventures, a Brooklyn based wilderness adventure outfitter specializing in the Catskill Mountains. He left a successful, but unfulfilling, career as a publishing executive in 2008 in order to devote himself to his passion for the outdoors and he lives to share his favorite wildernesses with others and help them form a closer relationship with nature. He is an experienced outdoor professional with years of experience and thousands of miles under his boots guiding in some of the most rugged and scenic wildernesses of the United States. Dave also sits on the Board of Directors of the NY State Outdoor Guide Association and is a founding member of the Catskill Adventure Tourism Summit. In addition to being a veteran licensed NY State Outdoor Guide, Dave is Wilderness First Aid certified, and a member of the exclusive Catskill 3500 club, having climbed every peak in the Catskills.
UPSTATE ADVENTURE GUIDES
CO-FOUNDER & LEAD GUIDE
Will Soter is the Co-founder & Lead Guide for Upstate Adventure Guides, a Catskills based adventure company, focusing on custom outdoor adventure trips, in America's 1st wilderness. Will is passionate about sharing his love and knowledge for the outdoors and the Catskills region. Will founded the Catskill Adventure Tourism Summit to promote tourism throughout the Catskills. Will is also a strong advocate for the spectacular natural resources that provide him his beautiful office, and the countless hours of fun and amazement. Serving as the Assistant Program Coordinator for the NY/NJ Trail Conference, and as the Assistant Director for the Catskill Conservation Corps, Will helps provide training, and educational programming for volunteers and those looking to discover the great outdoors. Will is very involved with many of the outdoor organizations, and serves as a board member on the Catskill Mountain Club, and the NY State Outdoor Guide Association. Most of all Will enjoys connecting people with nature.