Will Waterman founded and runs East Rim Expeditions. In 2001, Will started his outdoor career with a 92-day expedition in Mexico where he sea kayaked, sailed, and backpacked with 12 other individuals. This sparked his passion for outdoor education, for leadership and communication education, and for the environment and adventure.

After his life-changing experience in 2001, Will directed and instructed for multiple outdoor education programs, in addition to following a career as a journalist, where he has written multiple articles for magazines and newspapers, including an article on backcountry skiing in Northern Arizona for Arizona Highways Magazine and articles for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Will has explored the Sea of Cortez in Mexico by kayak, sail, and rowboat for numerous months, kayaked off the coast of British Columbia from Bella Bella island to Vancouver Island, guided sea kayaking in Alaska, backcountry skied around the Western United states, and embarked on multiple other adventures both private and paid.

Will has a B.A. from Prescott College in Journalism and Outdoor Pursuits and is certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B). Will also volunteers on a small fire district in the mountains above Prescott, Arizona.

I think the outdoors is a powerful conduit for life-changing adventure. When combining the simplicity of the outdoors with the complications of an expedition - such as necessity for leadership, communication, respect of others and self - you really get into a wonderful blend of experiential education that stays with a person for life.

I've always been a proponent of the Environment. For a long time, this term carried baggage with it but now may be changing with the GREEN revolution. Either way, I've always believed that if we want this world to be a decent place, then we need to respect others and respect the thing that we are irrevocably connected to - the environment.

~Will Waterman

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