2020 Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures

Naoise O Muircheartaigh Born on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula and into its distinct Gaelic culture, Naoise O Muircheartaigh (the Gaelic spelling of Moriarty) is following in the footsteps of his adventurous father, Trip Leader Con Moriarty. Naoise’s rock and ice climbing have led him around the world, and he leads our journeys in Ireland, Norway, and Lapland, having earned a reputation— and following—as a calm, caring, and knowledgeable Trip Leader.

Sibahle Sibanda “Sibs” is famed as much for his exuberant personality as for his wildlife-spotting expertise. Holding the renowned Zimbabwe guiding license (which takes four years to acquire), he was named Guide of the Year in 2018 by the Zimbabwe Professional Guides Association. Sibs has an absolute passion for wildlife conservation. He has been guiding for 15 years and especially loves walking safaris among the legendary elephant herds of Hwange.

Andrea Duggan Originally from the UK, Andrea has been working, diving, and traveling in Asia and Spain since 1998. She makes her home in Indonesia, where she leads our Raja Ampat and Komodo snorkeling adventures. A scuba diving and freediving instructor, she is passionate about the ocean environment and has an in-depth knowledge of Indonesia’s incredible marine biodiversity. When not guiding, Andrea teaches yoga on a small island off Lombok.

Timothy Smith Born in Zimbabwe, Tim developed a fascination with wildlife and nature at a young age. After earning his Field Guides of Southern Africa qualification, he moved to Namibia where he assisted in the reintroduction of African wild dog on the Erindi Private Game Reserve and tracked wild leopard for Erindi’s Global Leopard Project. Tim’s greatest passion is wildlife photography.

Donna Goodman Donna holds Wales’ prestigious Blue Badge Guide certification and expertly weaves her homeland’s fascinating history, bardic traditions, and ancient Celtic language into each journey she leads. She has traveled around the world from Antarctica to Tibet, and when not adventuring, you’ll find Donna at her home in the historic royal town of Caernarfon, hands deep in her vegetable garden.

Pasang Temba Sherpa Pasang was born in the beautiful village of Khunde in the Everest region, and attended the Sir Edmund Hillary School in Khumjung (which his father helped to build). A Senior Trek Leader, he has guided throughout the Everest, Annapurna, and Langtang regions of Nepal as well as in Tibet and Sikkim, and was the interpreter for a BBC-TV film crew. When not on trek, Pasang continues the Sherpa tradition of raising yaks.

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