Eric Wilburn: Peace Corps Volunteer, USA

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Trained as an environmental engineer, Eric is currently a Peace Corps Volunteer in his second year of service as an 11th Grade Physics teacher in Mozambique. During his service, he has constructed a library at a local primary school and implemented a community led literacy program and is currently the National Coordinator of the National Science and HIV/AIDS Prevention Fair. … Read More

Fred Boltz: Rockefeller Foundation

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Managing Director for Ecosystems at the Rockefeller Foundation, former Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives at Conservation International and current lead advisor on the Lost Mountain conservation team. Boltz’ deep conservation expertise derives from over 20 years of experience in developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.  Boltz is a natural resource economist with research and publications on the … Read More

Paul Yoo: Co-Director

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Paul is a film producer/director focusing on documentaries that cover social justice issues throughout the developing world. Credits include a landmark public-private film partnership between Warner Bros. and USAID, as well as National Geographic’s INSIDEseries. Producer Fellow, Film Independent’s Talent Development Program. His latest work includes a short documentary slate about the due diligence process aiming to reform and legitimize … Read More

Majka Burhardt: Co-Director and Producer, Executive Producer

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Majka is an author, professional climber, and social entrepreneur. She is also the founder and director of Legado, a global venture designed to foster a future where people and ecosystems thrive together. Her first book Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa (2008) was short‑listed for the Banff Book Award. Her second book, Coffee Story: Ethiopia, was released in August … Read More

Sarah Garlick: Producer, Writer

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Sarah is a science and adventure writer and producer concentrating on the Earth, environmental, and conservation sciences. She is the author of Flakes, Jugs & Splitters: an award-winning book about geology, and a new pocket guide to Rocks and Minerals from the National Geographic Society. Other credits include: writer and producer for Beyond Granite: The Geology of Adventure in the … Read More

Robert Frost: Director of Photography

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Rob is an award winning cameraman and producer who has filmed and/ or produced content for CBS’s 60 Minutes, ESPN, Sender Films, Camp4Collective, NBC Sports, ESPN2, Discovery Channel, Red Bull Media House, Clif Bar, Animal Planet, Cread Productions, The Sierra Club / Extreme Ice Survey, and more. In 2012, Rob received an Emmy Award Nomination for his cinematography on CBS’s … Read More

James Q Martin: Cinematographer

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Q is Flagstaff based photographer and filmmaker who was born in the Arizona desert and raised in the remote reaches of Alaska. He is the co-counder of the Rios Libres Project, which seeks to keep Chilean Patagonia wild. As part of Rios Libres, he has directed the award-winning filmsPower in the Pristine &Streams of Consequence. Other firm credits include Drawn and … Read More

Jacob Bain: Editor, Composer

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Jacob is a music producer and musician with music score credits for adventure, social, and environmental films ranging from climbing adventures to documentaries about social in-justices and movements towards sustainable energy, most recently the original score for documentary Rios Libres (Streams of Consequence). He has recorded with musicians in Mali, Cape Verde, and Zimbabwe for both film and his own … Read More

Peter Doucette: IFMGA Mountain Guide, USA

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Peter Doucette is an AMGA/IFMGA Mountain Guide and Special Teams trainer for the U.S. Military and Department of Defense. He has been guiding technical climbing since 1998 and specializes in custom guided mountain experiences. A member of the Instructor Team for the American Mountain Guide Association, Peter also climbs extensively throughout the world having completed numerous first ascents from Alaska … Read More

Geraldo Palalane: Regional Conservation Implementer, Mozambique

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This is Geraldo Palalane, he is the head of our Conservation Team for the Lost Mountain project. He’s the project officer at LUPA (Associacao para o Desenvolvimento Comunitario), has 16 years experience in conservation and tourism management, is a former member of Mozambique national handball team, the father of two-up-and-coming swim racers, and this week, he is about to go one full mile higher in elevation than he’s ever been before on Mt. Namuli with his conservation partners and our science and climbing crews. Teamwork at great heights