Steve is the owner of Middlebury Mountaineer and founder of Green Mountain Adventures. Steve is a father, a wilderness first responder, volunteer fire fighter, and a certified American Canoe Association Kayaking Instructor. He spends his free time hiking for fishing holes or backcountry skiing off of the Lincoln Gap.

Marion is the co-owner and clothing buyer for Middlebury Mountaineer. She divides her time between the shop and working part time as a nurse in Bristol. An avid hiker, swimmer and nordic skier, Marion’s real passion is raising her three boys. She is pictured here with her new dog Aliza.

Brewer is the oldest of the three boys. He spends his days tormenting his little brothers, catching frogs and playing outside in the mud with his trucks and dinosaurs.

Abel is an resident clown in training, he enjoys playing in the garden and trying to keep up with his older brother.

Lorenzo is the muscle and braun behind the whole operation. He can be found patrolling the store and strong arming people making sure everything is in order. And speaking of arms, Lorenzo "mohawk" Atocha likes to chomp on poor, helpless younger cousins arms.

AKA shop dog.

Lonny Edwards is a Renaissance man with interests ranging from mountain biking to chess. He has travelled to fifteen countries in four continents and is currently finishing up a graduate degree from Dartmouth college. Other passions include fly fishing, African and Cuban drumming, running, swimming, hiking, paddling, and teaching. He is currently on a quest to find the world's coolest swimming hole.

Carlisle grew up outside of Middlebury in the mountain town of Ripton. She was the Mountaineers first employee and remains on staff working in the shop whenever on break from UVM. On nice days you can find lisle running or tele skiing with her siberian husky Fisher.

Brian is a Certified Wilderness EMT and recent graduate of Middlebury College. Brian has led trips from the Adirondacks to the White Mountains and has been a vital part of the Mountaineer since the beginning. He spends his free time backcountry skiing, mountain biking and paying of his credit cards from a recent trip to Austrailia.

Tom , formerly a varsity swimmer at the University of Pittsburgh, brings a lot of on-water experience to GMAs’ guiding program. Tom has led over 400 white-water rafting trips and competed in sprint kayaking at the 1992 Olympic Trials. Additionally Tom is a father of four, an associate principal at Mary Hogan and a certified American Canoe Association Kayaking Instructor.

Dylan is a student at Middlebury College. She is an avid outdoors woman and leads trips for the college outing club. Dylan grew up snowboarding at Powder Ridge and still remains an active member of the CET (Connecticut Extreme Team).

Noah is an energy consultant, freelance web-developer, scuba divemaster, and the Western Slope Pizza Tossing Champion who calls Boulder, Colorado his home. You can find him running, biking or swimming in the mountains of Colorado or underwater somewhere in the Pacific Islands. He is also Marion Atocha's brother.

Over a dozen years ago, after the birth of my fourth child I started kayaking. I would throw my boat on the car, head down to the Otter Creek or the flooded flats, and be back in less than two hours a rejuvenated person. I’ve been hooked ever since. I believe that Ratty in the Wind in the Willows summed it up best-"There is nothing worth doing half as much as simply messing around in boats."

Liz has traveled the world and hiked in some of the most beautiful landscapes imaginable. She is a Junior at Middlebury College and in her spare time enjoys beating junior high students at ultimate Frisbee.

Aaron McKay-Thorp III is a cool kid. He has been a retail professional for some time and is widely considered to be a life changing force of wisdom and general awesomeness. He enjoys the wiffle, being outside, skiing, snow, pop music from the 1960's and cougars.

Hailing from Newton, Massachusetts, Nate enjoys skiing, kayaking, puddle jumping and freestyle walking. A current senior at Middlebury College, he hopes to move to Italy after graduation to teach English, ski the Alps, and find true love. For now, Nate can most often be found going for long walks in the Green Mountains with Aliza and reciting handwritten poetry outside Dylan Graetz’s window.