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Ryan grew up in the Pacific Northwest just south of Seattle and studied Environmental Education at Western Washington University. He has spent his career designing and leading outdoor education and adventure travel programs for young people.

Over the years, Ryan has worked with thousands of students on more than 200 outdoor programs across Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaiʻi, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and South Korea. His experience spans expedition leadership, program design, instructor development, risk management, paddlesports, backpacking, climbing, and international youth travel.

Ryan founded The Wild Traveler around a belief that meaningful adventure is about much more than visiting an exciting place. The strongest programs give young people increasing independence, practical skills, strong relationships, thoughtful challenge, and the confidence that comes from realizing they can do more than they expected.

Outside of work, Ryan enjoys SCUBA diving, surfing, climbing, cooking, traveling, movies, and occasionally subjecting anyone within earshot to his ukulele.

Darcy is a California-based outdoor educator with extensive experience leading young people through programs in the United States, South Korea, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique.

After graduating from UCLA with degrees in English and Spanish, Darcy developed a growing interest in experiential education and spent a year traveling through the mountains and jungles of Central and South America. Her work with young people has also included supporting high-risk populations of teenage women and tutoring teenage immigrants and refugees.

Darcy brings a thoughtful, people-centered approach to outdoor leadership and a deep appreciation for the connections that form when groups travel and learn together. Outside of work, she enjoys skiing, hiking, roller derby, and traveling unreasonable distances in pursuit of exceptionally good ice cream.