Store Information
Middlebury Mountaineer & Green Mountain Adventures Guide Service
Middlebury Mountaineer is the premier outdoor store & guide service in Central Vermont. Since 1998 we have been providing high quality gear and apparel as well as showing you our favorite places to hike, fish, paddle or ski. Come check out our new store, The Mountaineer is now twice as big and now features a sample section with 3o% off brands like Patagonia, Smartwool, Camelbak and ISIS as well as a consignment corner where you can always find a deal.
The Staff
Steve Atocha
OWNER
Steve is the owner of Middlebury Mountaineer and founder of Green Mountain Adventures. Steve is a father, an EMT, 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 Atocha
OWNER
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 and working on her family farm.
Jesse Haller
MANAGER/GUIDE
Jesse grew up camping and fishing in south central Wisconsin. He has completed the Colorado Trail and has climbed more then forty of the surrounding fourteeners. Working as a fly-fishing guide on the Blue, Arkansas, Colorado, and South Platte Rivers, Jesse recently moved to Vermont to be manager of Middlebury Mountaineer and Guide for Green Mountain Adventures.
Chrisandra Sylvestri
Guide/Shop Employee
Over a dozen years ago, after the birth of her fourth child Chris started kayaking. She would throw her 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. She's been hooked ever since. 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."
Caroline Damon
Guide/Shop Employee
Caroline loves the outdoors and has led trips from the mountains of Maine to the canyons of Utah. She has spent her years since graduating from college working with kids as a ski coach, teacher, trip leader, and camp counselor. When she is not working at the Mountaineer, you can find her skiing, biking, and hiking, or in class as she pursues her Master's degree in School Counseling.
Aaron Mckay-Thorpe III
Shop Employee
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.