#HikeFest Highlight: Meet the Guides

Join us for HikeFest on Sunday, Sept 13th, 2015

With the fall season approaching, it's a great time to bust out  the hiking shoes again. Cooler temperatures, autumn colours and smaller crowds are some of the reasons fall is a refreshing season to enjoy the outdoors and surrounding scenery.

To enhance the fall hiking experience at the Sea to Sky Gondola, we created HikeFest in 2014. This year, we've partnered with key partners in the industry to create a marketplace environment in our Summit Plaza to provide valuable information to all levels of hikers from beginner to advanced. For our free guided hikes, we've partnered with Mountain Academy and Adventures (MSAA). MSAA's guides bring expansive knowledge, experience and passion to the overall hiking experience and we're please to introduce them to you today.  

Eric

Eric will lead the 12pm Half version of Al's Habrich hike during HikeFest. Eric brings high enthusiasm, a lifetime of mountain passion and a great breadth of experience and expertise to Mountain Skills Academy & Adventures, for whom he is also the Chief Guide. He has worked in all the great ranges of the world, spending considerable time in the Alps but chooses Canada as his base and favourite place to live and work. 

 

Kenzie

Kenzie will lead the 9am Sea to Summit trail hike and the 2pm Half Habrich during HikeFest. Kenzie first started working outdoors as a snowboard instructor at the age of 15, and has been working outdoors every since. Kenzie has since traveled overseas to teach both skiing and snowboarding, and has completed a diploma in Outdoor Leadership. 

Teresa

Teresa will lead the 10am Habrich hike (full version) during Hike Fest. This is one of the longest trail experiences you can do during the event and will take approximately 4 hours return. This trail is rated as an Intermediate-Advanced backcountry trail. Teresa brings with her a range of life experiences and skills; she is patient and caring, and has an infectious personality. Teresa speaks Cantonese,basic Mandarin and Spanish. 

 Want to join the fun? HikeFest takes place from 9am-4pm on Sunday, September 13th. Spots are limited, please REGISTER to secure your space. *Registration, inquiries or cancellations: call 604-892-2551 or email with your name and phone number and we will call you back. 

This blog post is part of our five-part series for HikeFest and celebrating all things hiking.