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Guides are often the key to any successful outdoor adventure. Our guides are highly skilled outdoor enthusiasts who are passionate about sharing the beauty of the natural world. These knowledgeable and fun loving individuals make your adventure unforgettable by sharing sides of Tahoe few people see. Feedback from our guests has been clear: Our guides make the difference.
Trip leaders who work for Tahoe Adventure Company are truly special people. We hire only the top 10% of all applicants who apply. Because the Tahoe area is so beautiful, and our trips sound more like fun than work, we find ourselves with piles of applications. We are fortunate that we draw experienced guides from a variety of interesting leadership backgrounds: Outward Bound instructors, NOLS course graduates, river guides, sea kayaking guides, professional mountaineers, environmental educators, teachers and teambuilding facilitators.
Most of our staff members are long time locals in the Tahoe area, offering local insight on secret spots and little known lore and history. All trip leaders and assistant guides are CPR and First Aid certified while many have earned EMT, Wilderness First Responder, and Lifeguard certifications. Our rock climbing instructors boast American Mountain Guide Association certification as well.
Guide training: Our leaders are constantly learning and perfecting the skills necessary to lead great trips. We offer many hours of training to our guides through Trip Leader mentoring, focused in-services and ongoing staff training sessions for all the activities we offer.
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Name: Sander van Tol
Age: 35
Years with TAC: 2
Education: Hospitality Management
Fully certified ski instructor
Certified Avalanche Course Instructor
Swift Water Rescue certified
Leadership Experience: Manage 160 ski and snowboard professionals at Alpine Meadows
17 years of ski instructing experience
Favorite Adventure Trip: Multi day white water trips like the Rogue river are my current favorite, also skiing exciting lines on big peaks like Laurel mountain in the backcountry or tropical surf trips to Baja or El Salvador. It's hard to decide which is best!
Favorite TAC trip: Multi day lodge to lodge kayak trips for adventure with a bit of luxury!
Favorite Sport: Backcountry skiing, whitewater kayaking, surfing
Other than guiding: World travel for my favorite sports
Spending time with my dog
Coffee and pastries with my friends, on a rainy day or after a big day spent outside
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Name: Kelly Boire
Years with TAC: 1
Kelly Boire is an avid outdoor enthusiast who has been guiding, teaching and lecturing in the North Lake Tahoe area for over 15 years. She received her degree in horticulture/botany while working abroad on an organic farm in Sussex, England. After relocating back in the United States, she settled in Truckee, CA and has worked as a naturalist guide and outdoor educator in the Lake Tahoe area, Yosemite, Mendocino, Point Reyes, Olympic Peninsula and Moab. She currently divides her guiding time between a number of outdoor recreation companies that cater to a wide range of clients. Her work gives her an opportunity to coordinate with schools from all over the country to teach children hands-on about natural history, ecology, and botanical illustration, as well as facilitate outdoor sports such as climbing, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. Other avenues of work allow her to lead active adults and seniors on adventures of their choice, whether that be hiking, mountain biking, kayaking or horseback riding. Through these active pursuits she shares her knowledge and love of the outdoors by teaching others to explore the natural world with enthusiasm and a sense of fun!
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Name: Robin McElroy
Age: 30
Years with TAC: 6
Education: Bachelor of Arts, French Minor at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Leadership Experience: My first teaching job was as a rock climbing instructor when I was 14. I've since taught skiing internationally, guided white water rafting for Tahoe White Water, and taught outdoor education programs for high school students with the Gateway Mountain Center.
I have been an outdoor educator for the past 4 years for TAC leading mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, and team building events.
Favorite TAC Trip: The Sand Harbor Kayak Tour because the East Shore is so pristine. The Full Moon Tours are also great, as I love seeing the colors of the sunset reflecting off the surface of the water. I also love having the lake all to myself!
Favorite Sport: Big Mountain Skiing
Other than Guiding: I ski patrol at Squaw Valley in the winter and I compete in Big Mountain Skiing events. I love to do almost all independent sports in both the summer and winter - skiing, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, running, swimming, wake boarding, wake surfing, fishing, and paragliding.
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Name: Kevin Klein
Age: 40
Years with TAC: 8
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Recreation at San Francisco State University
Leadership Experience: Many years guiding whitewater rafting trips in California, Utah, and Colorado; over 10 years facilitating team building programs; over 10 years teaching Telemark skiing and snowboarding; and 7 years managing snowboarding school at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.
Favorite Adventure Trip: Multi-day raft trips on the Green and Yampa Rivers.
Favorite TAC Trip: Sunset, Moonlight Paddle on Lake Tahoe
Favorite Sport: Telemark Skiing in fresh Pow!! (Backcountry, resort, or heli skiing)
Other than Guiding: Mountain biking, taking photos of professional ski and snowboard athletes, swimming in Lake Tahoe (fun and fitness), and paddling to Tahoe City Commons Beach for Sunday afternoon free concerts!
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Name: Kerry Andras
Age: 36
Years with TAC: 8
Education: BS at CSU Chico
Peace Corps Mali 2000 - 2002
Leadership Experience: Guiding for TAC for 4 years
Favorite Adventure Trip: Anything outdoors
Favorite TAC Trip: Sand Harbor Kayak Tour
Favorite Sport: Backcountry Skiing
Other than Guiding: Musician, eduacator
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Name: Chris Kelly
Age: 36
Years with TAC: 7
Education: New England College
Favorite Adventure Trip: Visiting Arlington Cemetery - we got lost on the way back and ended up scaling a wall onto a military base!! I never did see JFK's grave :(
Favorite TAC Trip: Sand Harbor Kayak Tour
Other than Guiding: My favorite activities are mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, cooking, and visiting Utah.
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