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Tour Leaders and Staff
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A fun personality is a major qualifier for Escape leadership, but a strong sense of responsibility backed by years of experience is just as important. Our professional tour guides are trained extensively in wilderness first aid and CPR, bicycle handling skills and maintenance, local geography, and outdoor gourmet cooking. With Escape Adventures, the details are covered, and the adventure is yours.
We asked the tour leaders and staff here at Escape to fill out a questionnaire loaded with questions that would show our interested guests their true personalities. As you will see, we are comprised of many personalities, each one a pleasure to have on tour.
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Heather Fisher - President
Rides: Santa Cruz Superlight
If I'm not riding I'm ... running or swimming
Material possession I value most: My violin, family photo albums
I used to be ... a wimp
I love ... my boys (Jared, Orion, Dakota and Phoenix), sunsets and frogs
I want ... more time
I need ... a clone
My favorite type of trail ... uphill or sandy
Favorite trail ... Powell Point, Escalante Mountain Singletrack
Best Escape memory: Watching a thunderstorm wind its way back and forth through the Grand Canyon beneath our camp on the rim.
Words of wisdom: Aspire higher
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Jared Fisher - Tour Director
Rides: Ellsworth Dare
Tires: Kujo 3.0 for 24" wheels
Name of your bike: The Pig
Why I bike: I don't like to run
Road Ride? Only when I want to make myself think I might be fast
If I'm not on tour I'm ... eating ice cream at 2am
I hate ... being cold and sweaty simultaneously
I need ... 6 more hours in a day
My favorite type of trail ... is usually the kind that other people dislike
Favorite grub box item: Gummy worms
Best Escape memory: Developing the Bryce to Zion tour in 1992 with Heather
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Jacques Hadler - Tour Leader
If I'm not on tour I'm... probably hurt.
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere the sun is hot, the food is good and the beer is cold
Name of your bike: I just call it “the monkey”.
Why you bike: That feeling
If I'm not on tour I'm ... at the beach
What you drive: The Toro Verde
Won't got on tour without: Doing my own shopping.
I used to be ... a punk rocker
I love ... falling asleep under the stars
I want ... the West to stay the way it is
I need ... a strong cup of coffee in the morning
Favorite tour: Kokopelli Tour
The other guides will say I ... awake too early in the morning
Words of wisdom: Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose, sometimes it rains.
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Marc Landblom - Tour Leader
Calls home: Dickenson, ND
Winter sport: Pheasant hunting
Rides: Ellsworth Moment
Drives: 1996 Ford 3/4 ton diesel with a gooseneck ball in the box
Won't go on tour without: My toolbox
I used to be a ... heavy equipment mechanic and truck driver
I love ... the smell of diesel engines running in the morning
I hate ... sitting still
Favorite tour: The Maze
The other guides will say I'm ... 100% Redneck
Favorite grub box item: Blowpops and hot tamales
Advice for guests new to Escape: It's not a race, it's vacation. Have fun.
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Nicole Maurer - Tour Leader
Rides: Ellsworth Truth
If I'm not riding I'm ... knitting
Off-season gig: Web Designer
Material possession I value most: My blanket
I used to be a ... corporate American over-achiever
I love ... a good echo
I want ... everyone I know to see the Southwest the way I have
Favorite type of trail: Uphill, buff singletrack
Favorite trail: Deadwood Ridge, Idaho Hotsprings
The other guides will say I'm ... miserable in the morning
Best Escape memory: Riding little bikes in Vegas
Advice for guests new to Escape: Wake up 45 minutes after I do, and you'll never know the difference.
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Nancy Morlock - Tour Leader
Rides: Maverick ML8, Spcialized Demo 8, Ellsworth Moment, Maverick ML7, Specialzed townie, Huffy White River, 1983 SE Racing OM ,Flyer, yes I’m a bit spoiled.
Calls home: Moab
Tires: nice fat wide ones
Favorite vacation spot: Moab
Winter Sport: snowscooting
Why I bike: It's in my blood
I love ... halloween
Won't go on tour without: music.
Freeride or Cross Country? Freeride, preferably lift access
The Other Guides Will Say I... ride like a guy
Favorite Tour: Mt Hood and The Maah Daah Hey
Most likely to find this in my guide pack ... metal tire levers
Advice for first-time guests: Leave your Blackberry at home.
Words of Wisdom: There is no try, only do.
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Rachel Nelson - Tour Leader
Rides: Santa Cruz Blur LT
Tires: something I grabbed out of the recycle bin at Moab cyclery
Name of your Bike: Dirty Piggy
Why you Bike: So I can eat more...honestly
Off-Season Gig: eating my way through Mexico
What you Drive: The GREASE RAT
What Material Possession do you Value Most: Grandma’s Spoon Ring
Won't go on tour without: Baby Powder
I used to be ... a road racer
I hate ... airline bike fees
I want ... S & S couplings
The Other Guides Will Say I... chipper in the morning
Favorite Tour: The White rim
Best Escape Memory when my sleeping bag/pad blew away in a desert sand storm
Advice for first-time guests: Its okay if the disc brakes rub a little.
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Eric Boxrud - Tour Leader
Rides: Ellsworth Moment, Trek Fuel Ex, Bianchi SS, Moots Rigormootis
Calls Home: Ann Arbor Michigan
First Bike: Some ancient but sturdy relic taken out of my grandfather’s garage
Won’t go on Tour Without: Leatherman Flair
Freeride or Cross Country? I still haven’t figured out the difference
Favorite Trail: The Potowatomi
Most likely to find this in my guide pack: recycled inner tubes
The Other Guides Will Say I’m: Too chipper in the morning
Favorite Grub Box Item: Nature Valley Sweet and Salty
Advice for Guests New to Escape: Don’t pack too lightly
Words of Wisdom: Getting ice cream on tour is always appropriate
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Anne St. Clair - Tour Leader
Rides: Ellsworth Epiphany and Specialized Allez
First car: '88 Volvo station wagon--rest in peace
Off-Season Gig: Ski bum in Breckenridge, CO_
Miles logged in a season: More than I drive
I used to be an ... national champion gymnast
I love ... live music, brie cheese, mountains
Favorite trail: Hazzard County as an out and back
Favorite type of trail: The kind that requires at least two sandwiches
The rest of the guides will say I'm ... official now that I like hot sauce
Best Escape Memory: a spontaneous game of alligator tag on the Green River
Words of wisdom: "There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" -Nancy's mom!- (well said, Mrs. Morlock)
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Max Lohmeyer - Tour Leader
Rides: any bike I can get my hands on
If I’m not riding I’m... not happy
Name of your Bike: the dinosaur
First Bike: a hand me down from my sister , with bright custom bright green paint and dinisour stickers
Worst Crash: it was really bad, lets not talk about it
What Material Possession do you Value Most: a belt from my grandpa
Road Ride? only if you are going really far, like really far.
I used to be a: machinist, roughneck, bike shop everything
I love... mangos
I hate... broken chains
Favorite Trail: the slope style course at the ranch
Words of wisdom: look where you want to go, and you will go there
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Merrick Golz - Tour Leader
Rides: Santa Cruz Bullit with a Fox 40
Tires: Maxxis Minion 2.7
If I’m not riding I’m... climbing
Off Season Gig: steel fabracation at moab 4x4 outpost
Miles logged in a season: alot but not enough
Won't go on tour without: a full sized pillow
Freeride or Cross Country: freeride mostly but i like everything with 2 wheels
I used to be a: a leed carpenter
I need... a lighter bike for cross country
Favorite Tour: The Maze
Favorite type of trail: steep tech gnar with really high speed sectins and big floater jumps
Always carry: water, tubes, pump, tire levers, allens
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Calls Home: Columbus, OH
Favorite Vacation Spot: Italy
Rides: Santa Cruz Nomad , Look road bike
First Bike: Purple and white Huffy girls bike with a banana seat
Worst Crash: Hit by a car (two plates and fourteen screws in my left arm)
Miles logged in a season: Enough to make people back home look at me like I am out of my mind
Won’t go on Tour Without: My journal
I love... Sunshine
I hate... Traffic
Favorite Trail: A Porcupine_Rim loop from town
Always carry ... water
Words of wisdom: Decide what you want...Then go get it.
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Stacey Donahue - Trip Leader
Calls Home: Corvallis,OR
If I'm not riding I'm… pining for my border collie named Lonely
Worst Crash: pavement faceplant while dialing cell phone
What you Drive: 50 miles to the gallon Chevy Metro: aka Pregnant Roller Skate
Material possession I value most ... reconstructed knee
Won't go on Tour Without: escape adventures
I used to be ... badass
I love ... reading
I hate ... bad coffee
I need ... more pink bike clothing
Favorite Tour: Bend Singletrack
Most likely to find this in my guide pack: Audobon guide to the Southwest
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Kurt Horack - Tour Leader
Rides: Ellsworth Moment, Torrelli road bike, Stumpy Single Speed, and Modified Trials Bike 20"
First bike: Monty T-219 Trials Bike
If I'm not on tour I'm... fixing your bike
Plans for the future: Build an Observed Trials park near Las Vegas
Worst Crash: Following Jared down the Pinocchio Drops at the Cowboy Trails
I used to ... worry about the weight of my bike
Won't go on tour without: A smile on my face
Favorite type of trail: As technical as it can get
Favorite trail: Purple Trail at Gooseberry Mesa
The other guides will say I'm ... way laid back
Always carry ... a spare rear derailleur and a crescent wrench
Best Escape Memory: Almost falling off a 1000 foot cliff following Jared. (Don't Follow Jared too close)
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Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere on Lake Ontario
Rides: Cannondale Jekyll
Why I bike: More efficient than rollerblades or skate boards
First Bike: Fisher Price: Big Wheels
What I Drive: 37 mpg
Road Ride ... As a means of transportation.
Puke or Surrender? Puking is surrender
I love ... The outdoors.
I hate ... Cubicles
Favorite type of trail: Rolling, sticky, vegetated.
The other guides will say I'm ... new
Always carry ... a camera
Most likely to find this in my guide pack: Peanut M&Ms
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Barbara Goff - Tour Coordinator
Favorite Book: God on a Harley
If I'm not at Escape I'm… Drag Racing with my Husband (I'm the crew chief) Comp Eliminator
Rides: Used to Mtn Bike daily in Northern California
Why you bike: Now…. to get around the drag strip
Worst Crash: brushed against a tree and went head first into the creek
I used to be a ... Firefighter
I love… My Husband, Poot and Dink, Dolphins, The Ocean, Sunsets, the Seattle Seahawks
I need… my coffee every day and my friends (you know who you are)!
I want… to win the lottery and move to Oregon
Always carry ... Your ID, cell phone, a bottle of water
Advice for first time guests: Have fun and bring a camera
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Johnny Hymas - Moab Cyclery
Rides: Everything
Tires: Kujos for DH, Larsin for XC, Michelin for road
If I'm not riding I'm ... chasing my kids
I love ... Jen, my kids, and riding new trails
I hate ... when days go by without getting to ride
Material possession I value most ... my house. You should see my yard
Favorite vacation spot: Rossland, British Columbia
Road Ride? It's still riding
Favorite trail: I don't play favorites
Best Escape memory: All the staff rides! Too much fun.
Words of Wisdom: Go really fast and if something gets in the way - jump it!
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