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Katie Hawkes
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Elliot Koeppel
Elliot Koeppel

Elliot Koeppel is a recent college grad who just finished his first-ever thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail — a six-month trek he called awesome. In his free time, he can be found hiking, drawing, and watercolor painting.

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Kate Hoch

Kate Hoch is a thru-hiker, climber, mountaineer and outdoor writer based in the Pacific Northwest.

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Tiffany Searsdodd

Tiffany Searsdodd is an outdoor writer, instructor and former guide with 20 years experience outfitting people to feel comfortable outdoors.

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Sonja Lind

Sonja Lind is an outdoor writer, educator, and traveler. She enjoys exploring, listening, and learning and brings that curiosity and respect to how she writes about the outdoors.

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Trey French

Trey French is an outdoor writer specializes in trail running, hiking, backpacking, biking, and skiing.

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Katie Gerber is a holistic nutrition coach who is inspired to help people optimize their health, so they can feel great doing what they love.

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Jocelyn Crawford is a rock climber and environmentalist who works to reduce the impact of outdoor recreation on the planet.

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Dani Reyes-Acosta
Dani Reyes-Acosta

Dani Reyes-Acosta is a professional rock climber, skier, and trail runner who is a storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside and how we build community with others on this planet.

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Felicia Hermosillo
Felicia Hermosillo

I am a long-distance hiker and a Special Education teacher. I’ve picked up some scrambling skills in the past few years to extend my outdoor opportunities and there is no place I would rather be than outside.

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Liam “Hot Take” Purtle is an outdoor enthusiast from the suburbs of Chicago who currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Liz Thomas
Liz Thomas

Liz Thomas is an experienced thru-hiker, author, and Editor-in-Chief of Treeline Review. She brings years of expertise to her gear reviews and other stories.

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Josette Deschambeault

Author is a Utah-based trail runner, thru-hiker, and podium-ing ultramarathoner who writes outdoor gear reviews and outdoor columns for Treeline Review.

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Duncan Cheung
Duncan Cheung

Duncan Cheung is a wilderness explorer, teacher, and father. His main mission is to inspire people to cultivate fulfillment and make the outdoors more inclusive

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Brandon Lampley is Treeline Review’s Senior Editor who brings with him hiking, backpacking, travel, gold mining, and other outdoor experience and expertise!

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Amanda Jameson, an outdoor writer and advocate, is a senior editor at Treeline Review. She reviews gear and chronicles her experiences outdoors as a Black woman

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