Growing up in England Derek attended the United World College of the Atlantic, an international outward bound school.   He has served on cliff rescue teams, as a Lifeboat coxswain and as a trainer/examiner in costal small craft. Derek has run a wide variety of adventure/outward bound programs for youth groups both in the US and the UK.  Derek is also an active business consultant in San Francisco and the Humboldt area.

Derek is the executive and administrative wing of North Coast Adventure Centers.  He helps support the companies vision, direction, and financial health.  His love however, is in the field playing and working programs.  Derek volunteers extensively with Girl Scouts, he leads two troops in McKinleyville,  organizes adventure programs for girls in the Humboldt area, and is NNCTC trainer of Girl Scout leaders.

Humboldt AdventureWear Co-Founder

Derek assists North Coast AdventureCenters in connecting and building relationships with individuals, non-profits, schools, and businesses in our community. 

Derek loves riding his bike, hiking in the redwoods, exploring the dunes on our local beaches, playing Disc Golf at any one of Humboldt County's many courses, and assisting with Ropes Courses & Canopy Tours.

Elijah is passionate about training and facilitating adventure through the outdoors and rock climbing.

As an American Mountian Guide Association Certified climbing instructor, Elijah has worked as a rock climbing and outdoor adventure trainer around Northern California for over 8 years for companies like REI, Center Activities of Humboldt State University, and North Coast Adventure Centers.  

Oregon Advisor, Adventure Mentoring

Dan has worked in the Wilderness Therapy and Therapeutic School Industry for over 10 years.  He has developed and run adventure programs and most recently was the School Director for Santiam Crossing a Boarding School in Scio, Oregon.  Dan is a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, a Swiftwater Rescue Technition, and a ACA Kayak Instructor.  Dan Studied at Cornell University and did Post Baccalaureate Studies at the University of Oregon.  Dan loves the outdoors, especially the California North Coast upward to Oregon.  In his off time he loves to rock climb, run canyoneering expeditions, and surf.

Amy is currently the Director of Social Services for Hospice of Humboldt. Previously Amy was an staff member of Outward Bound as well as a Field Therapist, Coordinating Therapist, and later Clinical Director of Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Programs in Albany, OR.  Amy has led trainings on Wilderness Therapy, Secondary and Vicarious Trauma, Anxiety Disorders, Individual and Group Counseling Skills, Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Internet Addictions, and Suicide Assessment & Prevention.

Owner/Shareholder

Over the past 16 years Seth has empowered individuals and groups to reach their highest potential managing and leading challenge and ropes courses.  He has used the natural world as a classroom leading month long trips using the mediums of rock climbing, backpacking, kayaking and rafting to teach individual and group leadership. He has added classroom teaching skills to his toolkit, empowering students to apply their curiosity and drive to grow academically as well as personally.  

Seth has most recently been designing and facilitating retreats aimed at meeting the specific needs of schools and students by blending academics with the natural world in camp and outdoor education based settings.