Author: S.B. Patlan
S.B. Patlan is a Northwest outdoor enthusiast. Sailing and kayaking in Puget Sound and San Juan Islands were his childhood introduction to the outdoors but in his teenage years the mountains caught his attention. In college he led multi-day excursions in Washington for high school students from kayaking through the San Juan Islands to backpacking through the Olympics. He is also an avid mountaineer and teaches mountaineering skills for a local non-profit and is trained as a Wilderness First Responder. Patlan has an MA in Existential Phenomenological Psychology. When not outdoors he enjoys reading, cooking and following local sports teams.
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