Our Team

Our Team

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Wheels

Billy Walton

Bill — or Wheels is an adventure-loving, animal spirited outdoors-man who grew up in Syracuse, NY. Bill was a lacrosse player for RIT and since moving to the Adirondacks has been a guide in the outdoor world. Prior work experience with the Olympic Regional Development Authority and Adirondack Rafting Company has taught Bill many interesting facts about the land we play in.

Wheels is a NYS Licensed Guide for All Outdoor Activities and spends most of his free time fishing or chasing whitewater He has been known to jam on the guitar from time to time.

Sharky

Marc Doering

Marc — or Sharky is a passionate soul, with extensive love towards anything he does. Growing up in Grand Rapids, MI. Sharky has a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Management and has lived in various locations all throughout the US. Marc has worked as a sea kayak guide, canopy zipline guide, high and low ropes instructor, and a canopy tour course manager.

Sharky is a lover of life and all things natural — and when given the opportunity, he’ll probably be headed somewhere to rip some new tracks on his board!

Coach

Bailey Walton

Bailey — or Coach, is also the Director of Admissions at Paul Smith’s College. She is the mother of 12 animals including two German Shepherds and ten chickens. Her hobbies include running, yoga, and stand-up paddleboarding.

Coach has a bubbly personality that you will be happy to encounter in our office.

Legs

Claire Doering

Claire — or Legs is a beautiful soul and the Queen of our base. She is from Syracuse, NY and attended the same high school as Wheels. Aside from that, she is now a full member of our family as she and Sharky are married!

Legs spends her free time hanging with her beautiful dog Carl, who keeps her very busy.

Cheeky

Morin Bissonette

Morin — or Cheeky, was born and raised in the Adirondacks and hasn’t found a reason yet to leave. As the teams social media manager you can find her taking photos and videos all around the property. Cheeky is an avid lover of the outdoors especially all the lakes and rivers. She is also a big puppy lover and you can find her dog Onyx attached to her hip 24/7. In her down time she loves to make art as she has a BFA in sculpture and Ceramics, and can find her handmade bracelets in the Experience Outdoors gift shop.

Squid

Sidney

Sid, aka Squid, left the ocean to be raised over yonder an hour south of Buffalo. She always has her mind and tentacles in a plethora of activities and hobbies, perpetually dreaming of her next big ambitious adventure. When this magical soul is not at work, you can find her somewhere still experiencing the outdoors via hiking, swimming, paddling, exploring, dancing, and or trying new things-especially unique food concoctions of her own creation. Never a dull moment with the sensational Squid, stop in and say hey to her behind the desk or guiding your next adventure.

Boots

AKA Tim
Howdy there, name is Boots. Usually them things are made for walking but mine are made for zip lining and adventuring. Outside of this place, you’ll still find me shredding whether it’s bikes or skis. Come on out for a good time in the ‘dacks.

Nadia

Nadia:
A born and raised native to Lake Placid, Nadia is providing her charming starshine persona and skills to EXO for her last summer of permanence here before swooping down to Albany this fall for college. Even though it’s her first year working here, she’s absolutely ballin’. Rumor has it that during the summers, Nadia can be found either in her house sleeping or on the lake, potentially also sleeping? Her superpower is she can nap literally anywhere.

Sweets

Lily aka Sweets lives in lake placid. She loves the outdoors, hiking, swimming, reading and traveling. She also loves sports and is an alpine ski racer. She is attending Clarkson university this fall to study data science and ski race for them.

The Voice

Robbie Sinclair

Slim

Victoria Duffy

Panda

Craig is originally from the Albany, NY area. He has lived in and traveled throughout the country, spending the majority of a decade in Montana, prior to returning to the Adirondacks. When not zipping around in the trees, Craig can be found searching for new whitewater to paddle. Craig spends winters running frozen water as a ski patroller. Craig is a national registered EMT, NYS guide, wilderness medicine and CPR instructor.

Rocketman

Josh, aka, Rocketman is an avid adventurer and musician who loves all the incredible opportunities the Adirondack Park has to offer. He attended SUNY Plattsburgh’s Expeditionary Studies program where he fell in love with guiding and working with people from all around the world. When not at work you can find him behind the drums playing with numerous bands across the US or closer to home paddling in the summer or skiing all winter long. He can’t wait to meet you and guide your next adventure!

Lunch Box

Ethan – aka Lunch Box was born in New York and moved to the Adirondacks at a young age. He loves spending time outdoors and participates in numerous activities like, Mountain Biking, Alpine Skiing, Hiking, and Running.

trailmix

Owen-or trailmix is 3rd generation Adirondack blood, he loves to have a fun time zipping, adventuring and building trails while at work, some may say mixing it up. Outside of experiencing the outdoors trailmix also works at a Christmas tree farm. When he is not working he rides and races mountain bikes, skis, makes hiking an extreme sport and some times white water kayaks.