About Your Adventure Consultants
Drawing on over three decades of high adventure and field experience, retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Eric Fies, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and proud member of The Explorers Club, provides the finest in outdoor education and counsel for your next adventure.
Eric is a recognized, awarded, and formally trained field leader with extensive experience in expedition planning, land navigation, and wilderness survival and medical skills. He has conducted extensive backcountry operations around the globe, ranging from the use of minimalist principles up to the establishment of base camps, employment of aircraft, the planning of long-term sustainment and re-supply operations, and the use of radio and satellite communications. Eric has planned and led expeditions into varying environments, from jungle to desert, both day and night, with a 100% safety record, consistently applying sound risk management principles regardless of the challenge. His tested and demonstrated ability to effectively organize, manage, and lead individuals and teams in complex and dangerous tasks has provided him with a deep understanding of group dynamics and team building and honed him into a highly regarded leader, communicator, and advisor.
A distinguished and disciplined motivator, able to approach any situation with integrity, a sense of humor, and attention to detail, Eric has trained hundreds of individuals and groups in “bushcraft” and backcountry skills. A recognized and accredited instructor with thousands of hours conducting formal and informal instruction to class sizes ranging from individuals to several hundred students, his experiences allow him to tailor courses and method of delivery to any situation or content…grounded in Leave No Trace Principles and real-world know-how. Eric is an outstanding public speaker, capable of conveying highly technical information in a manner that is understood by all, and is a detailed and effective writer with broad experience developing policies, procedures, orders, and instructions on important and pivotal issues. From basic day-packing advice to expert assistance in planning difficult, dangerous, lengthy, and multifaceted trips into varying environmental conditions and challenging terrain, Eric will help get you there and back safely without missing any of the adventure.
Drawing on over three decades of high adventure and field experience, retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Eric Fies, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and proud member of The Explorers Club, provides the finest in outdoor education and counsel for your next adventure.
Eric is a recognized, awarded, and formally trained field leader with extensive experience in expedition planning, land navigation, and wilderness survival and medical skills. He has conducted extensive backcountry operations around the globe, ranging from the use of minimalist principles up to the establishment of base camps, employment of aircraft, the planning of long-term sustainment and re-supply operations, and the use of radio and satellite communications. Eric has planned and led expeditions into varying environments, from jungle to desert, both day and night, with a 100% safety record, consistently applying sound risk management principles regardless of the challenge. His tested and demonstrated ability to effectively organize, manage, and lead individuals and teams in complex and dangerous tasks has provided him with a deep understanding of group dynamics and team building and honed him into a highly regarded leader, communicator, and advisor.
A distinguished and disciplined motivator, able to approach any situation with integrity, a sense of humor, and attention to detail, Eric has trained hundreds of individuals and groups in “bushcraft” and backcountry skills. A recognized and accredited instructor with thousands of hours conducting formal and informal instruction to class sizes ranging from individuals to several hundred students, his experiences allow him to tailor courses and method of delivery to any situation or content…grounded in Leave No Trace Principles and real-world know-how. Eric is an outstanding public speaker, capable of conveying highly technical information in a manner that is understood by all, and is a detailed and effective writer with broad experience developing policies, procedures, orders, and instructions on important and pivotal issues. From basic day-packing advice to expert assistance in planning difficult, dangerous, lengthy, and multifaceted trips into varying environmental conditions and challenging terrain, Eric will help get you there and back safely without missing any of the adventure.
Amber, Eric's wife, is the co-founder of North Star Adventure Consulting, an experienced expedition leader, talented photographer, avid backcountry adventurer, and passionate conservationist. She attended photography workshops with National Geographic and had her portfolio reviewed by one of the photography editors for National Geographic Magazine. Amber recently organized and led a caving expedition to Kashmir, India, possesses a tremendous backcountry resume, and has backpacked hundreds of miles of the Appalachian Trail, trekked through Glacier National Park, explored above the Arctic Circle on the Lofoten Archipelago of Norway, snowshoed through the John Muir Wilderness in a multi-day Winter trek, and braved the still smoldering lava fields of Eyjafjallajökull volcano caldera in Iceland. Her love of wildlife and lifelong dedication to stewardship of our natural world led her to support a variety of environmental causes, including her current work with Resolute Conservation. In addition to her considerable outdoor resume, Amber is an accomplished Equestrian, upper level Dressage rider and trainer, a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner, and the owner of Elite Power Stables in Purcellville, Virginia.
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