Expedition 8 is among Alaska's leading backpacking, hiking, kayaking
and sailing trip outfitters. Fifteen years of experience in the adventure
travel field has taught Expedition 8 one thing: To create an exceptional
trip, you need exceptional guides.
 Leading and guiding backcountry
wilderness and rafting trips for sixteen years, Jon is a veteran in adventure
travel, a gifted teacher, outdoor educator and personal trainer. He's
led trips to Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, Baja, Mexico, Patagonia, Chile, Transylvania,
Romania, Croatia, The Pyrenees and Iceland. In 1994 he founded Expedition
8 with one purpose: To take those with an adventurous spirit on custom-built
journeys to some of the most beautiful wilderness destinations on the
planet.
 A long-time resident
of Kodiak Island and sea captain chartering sailing excursions in Alaska
and Canada for over 25 years, Laurie is an avid fisherwoman and owned
a commercial seine salmon business. Her passions: fishing, sailing and
charting new courses.
 A
sport fisheries biologist for the Alaska Department Fish and Game,
Suzanne has also worked as a marine mammal observer in the Bering
Sea and Gulf of Alaska and as a forestry specialist in Oregon and
Teton National Park in Wyoming. Suzanne is specially trained and
highly skilled at sea kayaking, navigation and safety and rescue
procedures. Her passions: sea kayaking, mountain biking, skiing
and distance hiking.
 A
sport fisheries biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, Donn is a seasoned outfitter and guide. Donn's work frequently
takes him into the remotest corners of the wilderness. His passions:
kayaking, trekking, backcountry skiing and fly fishing.
 Ingo
has been organizing and guiding summer and winter exploratory
trips throughout his homeland of Iceland for the last 10 years. An
outdoorsman, skier and hiker, Ingo has forged new routes through
places unknown and has established mountain trails where only he
can go. He will lead trips to the most remote (and beautiful) parts
of the country that are difficult to access. His passion: discovering
hidden secrets in Iceland's remote areas.
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