Staff

Anne Dorthe has a Double master’s degree in Environmental Science from University of Copenhagen and University of Vienna. Anne speaks Danish, English and German fluently - together with Norwegian and Swedish on an understandable level. She has been working with tourism since 2007, where she spent the past 5 summers and a winter in Greenland as a destination manager and coordinator on expedition cruises along the Greenland coast. Today she resides in Denmark working as an environmental consultant in Copenhagen

Besides Greenland, Anne Dorthe lived in Greece, Thailand, New Zealand and Austria where either work or her studies on environmental science took her on new adventures – from being an activity and fitness instructor in Thailand to exploring the beautiful nature in New Zealand, and studying the impacts of pesticides in vineyard soils in Austria. Her focus is on contaminated soils and groundwater where remediation measures are the action to secure a cleaner environment towards human health and the ecosystem itself. 

Aviaaja was born in Greenland and spent most of her childhood in the Arctic. She has a BA in Spanish Language and Culture, combined with Tourism and Marketing, from the University of Copenhagen. She speaks Danish (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), and French (basic).

Her career in the tourist business started in Venezuela as an adventure guide, where she also taught Spanish on the side. Since 2014, she has spent the summer seasons in the Disco Bay area of West Greenland. Here she has been Manager at Glacier Lodge Eqi, guided travelers on various boat and hiking excursions, and worked onboard the cruise ship Ocean Diamond.

The dream of Antarctica came true when Aviaaja started working at the world’s southernmost tent hotel “Union Glacier Camp” at 80 degrees South. Here she spent a total of 5 months living in a small tent on the ice. Her work, among other things, consisted of looking after the 100 tents in the camp, maintaining camp facilities, helping out with the Ice Marathons, assisting the many guests, and shoveling never-ending amounts of snow. Aviaaja loves telling about the history, exploration, and culture of the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Barbara was born in Austria and has always had a sincere passion for nature and mountaineering. Therefore, the biology study in Innsbruck fit perfectly to her interests. During her bachelor study program, she already worked for several scientific projects on cold ecosystems (Alpine region, Arctic) as well as the tropics (Central America). During this time, she developed a strong passion for the lives of animals, especially invertebrates.

She finished her Master of Science/Zoology with writing a thesis about a water bear species, a tiny resilient multicellular animal, living on the surface of glaciers. 

In 2012 the freshly graduated zoologist entered the world of tourism as a passionate nature guide and ever since joined many expedition cruises in cold regions (Arctic, Antarctica) and warmer climes (South America, Southeast Asia, Australasia, Oceania).

Brian is a Sea-kayak Guide, having spent summers leading multi-day trips to remote islands from North Vancouver Island British Columbia, Baffin Island, Nunavut, and Georgian Bay in Ontario.

Growing up in Parry Sound Ontario, gave Brian access to 30,000 islands on Georgian Bay. Boating, kayaking, canoeing, snowmobiling became second nature at an early age. Moving to British Columbia, Canada to study Adventure Tourism in the rugged Rocky Mountains fueled his love for the outdoors and his drive for adventure.

Working on Baffin Island was his first experience in the expedition industry, building base camps above the Arctic Circle on the floe edge to view Polar Bears, narwhal, and many other species of wildlife. He has returned to Baffin Island for expedition work, managing a tent camp set up for photographers, guiding a kayak trip to paddle with Narwhal and working as a field coordinator sending expedition gear to small remote communities all across Canada’s Arctic.

He enjoys spending summers in his hometown, living on his boat, working at the local kayak shop and leading multi-day trips. Traveling whenever time allows, he enjoys scuba diving, hiking, and surfing.

Christophe was born in France and has been passionate about birds since he was a child. After spending five years in Canada studying ecology, Christophe went to Alaska. He lived on the tiny Middleton Island as a research assistant to study the ecology of seabirds. He explores polar and tropical regions since 2007 and joined many cruises from Svalbard to the Russian Far East, from Antarctica to South Georgia, and from Amazonia to the West Indies.

Christophe also worked with birds as a biologist field worker in Morocco, United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan. Christophe found another way to travel by inventorying collections of birds that have been collected worldwide during the 18 and 19th centuries.

David has had a varied career as a geologist in some of the most remote parts of the world.  He grew up on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, leaving him with a lifelong love of wild places and a serious interest in rock.  He graduated in geology from Glasgow University and joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as a geologist, working on the island of South Georgia for two long field seasons and gaining a PhD from Cambridge for his research. Over the next four years, he worked on projects in Sabah and the New Guinea highlands.

David rejoined BAS as a team leader, doing five more Antarctic expeditions: three in the Antarctic Peninsula and two in the Transantarctic Mountains.  He reached the South Pole, courtesy of the US Navy (but not by ship) and was awarded a Polar Medal in 1987. In the 1990s, he was Chief Geologist of an Arctic research organisation based in Cambridge University. He managed frontier projects across the globe, with personal expeditions to Spitsbergen, Siberia, Sakhalin, Patagonia, and the Falklands. In 1999 took up his present post as professor at the University of Aberdeen, working on projects in Russia, California and Brazil. In his spare time, he reads, dances, and makes and restores furniture.

Born in Moscow, Russia, Dmitri studied biology at Moscow State University (MSU) where he completed his Ph.D. in Zoology and then continued his work in MSU’s Laboratory of Ornithology. During his employment at MSU, Dmitri conducted his research in the high mountains of Central Asia. He also worked in the Caucasus and Siberia, where he climbed the Sikhote-Alin mountains. His research expeditions have taken him to many remote areas and led to various adventures, such as crossing the Kamchatka peninsula by foot and covering more than 1000 km by kayak along Siberia’s Tunguska river. Dmitri also studied migratory birds in the White Sea, Sea of Japan, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands. Because of his achievements, Dmitri was invited to work for the USSR Ministry of Natural Resources as the Head of the Department of Science. There Dmitri established and developed research programs for all Natural Reserves of the former Soviet Union and represented the Ministry during workshops and negotiations abroad.

Since coming to the U.S.A. at the invitation of the University of Washington, Dmitri has been able to pursue a lifelong interest in comparing high mountain ecosystems with those of the Polar Regions. Dmitri enjoys sharing his knowledge of Birds and Mammals with cruise passengers through his presentations on Ornithology and Marine Biology.

Originally from the Northeastern United States, Gaby is a guide and outdoor educator with a passion for introducing people to the world’s most beautiful and unique places. She is a keen hiker, climber, paddler, and skier and has travelled extensively in search of the next great adventure.

Gaby has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and environmental studies from Hamilton College and is currently completing a master’s degree in outdoor education at the University of Edinburgh. Her academic interests are in phenomenology, existentialism, meteorology, glaciology, education, and the history of mountaineering and exploration. Gaby speaks English and American Sign Language, conversational Spanish, and broken Danish.

When not with Albatros Expeditions, you can find Gaby guiding on glaciers in Alaska, freelance writing, travelling, or in the backcountry learning alongside her students on remote wilderness expeditions.

Gerard is a renowned author and artist, with an education in Botany and Zoology, and an MA in International Politics and Environmental Management. He is also a fully trained Michelin chef and speaks English (his native language), French and Spanish.

His impressive biography includes having authored 15 books, creating documentaries for the BBC, writing for The Times newspaper, and being a stamp designer and beekeeper on his spare time. Gerard has more than 20 years working in Antarctica, and has overwintered 4 times with the British Antarctic Survey filling roles in both science support and conservation projects. 

Henrik is an Ornithologist and a Photographer.  has studied bird migration along coastal China, coastal Texas and in Egypt. He has trekked the Himalayas, visited the steppes of Central Asia, the Sahara Desert, the Galapagos Islands and has travelled all over New Zealand, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua and most European countries.

He is considered to be a specialist in identification of seabirds and marine mammals. He has participated in five arctic cruises in Davis Strait, in Melville Bay, in the fiords of North East Greenland and in the Greenland Sea with the purpose of counting and mapping the distribution of seabirds and marine mammals. Around Svalbard he has participated in a number cruises guiding tourists. Henrik also works as a professional ornithologist and guide in Denmark. 

Jerry, born and raised in China until he was 15 years, has a Business dregree from Drexel University in the US, where he also worked as a future trader for one of the metal trading companies in Chicago.

In search of more exciting adventures, Jerry returned to China and started working in the travel industry. He continued working in this field as a tour leader to Europe, Australia, Africa and the Polar Regions, earning a promotion as project manager in charge of all Antarctic related trips.

After receiving all required certificates, in 2016 Jerry embarked on new adventures as guide in the Polar regions, which he continues to do now as an expedition guide for our company.

Holding a mechanical engineering degree from Tongji University in Shanghai, Jianxi worked for seven years at the Polar Research Institute of China as an Antarctic mechanical equipment manager. Meanwhile, he joined the Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition four times, including a winter stay at the Great Wall Station in 2005/06; joining the traverse team to Dome A in 2007/08; building the highest Antarctic research station – Kunlun Station on Dome A in 2008/09; and leading another team to Dome A as the chief mechanical engineer and second station leader in 2010/11.

Now, Jianxi Cao has worked as a guide in the Arctic and Antarctica for 3 years. In his spare time, he has especial interest for History, Glaciology, Geology.

Born in Taiwan, Hua Yang has lived in Bolivia and Brazil, and resides in Argentina.

She graduated from Business international college in Buenos Aires, then went back to Taiwan for 10 years and studied Linguistics and a master in Education. She also got 20 master credits in Chinese teaching as second language and has worked as a Chinese teacher in many universities of Taiwan for 5 years.

In 2010 she went back to Argentina and during the past 8 years has worked as Chinese-Spanish interpreter, Chinese teacher and Chinese tour guide.

She has a passion for singing, picture-taking and traveling. In her spare time, she sings and goes traveling. She has already visited more than 40 countries and her goal is to reach 100 countries.

Kim wanted to be a marine biologist since she was six growing up in North Carolina. She moved to Alaska for graduate school, and after obtaining her Masters degree, realized she had fallen in love with polar regions and never left. She has worked many seasons up in the Arctic Ocean as a marine biologist on research ships, where she studied the invertebrate communities in the Chukchi Sea. She has also worked as a cold water diver around Alaska, studying underwater organisms in the Gulf of Alaska and along the Aleutian Island chain.                                                                 

Currently, Kim works as a marine biologist  in Homer, AK where she studies paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and how it affects shellfish, forage fish, and predator fish.                                                                                              

Outside of the ocean, Kim enjoys back country skiing, hiking, exploring, and traveling with her husband Martin.

Larisa was born and raised in St. Petersburg. She started guiding in her home town at the age of 12. She won a scholarship in a Botanical garden and classes in the Biological Faculty at St. Petersburg Youth Academy of Art. Larisa graduated St. Petersburg State university in Public Relations. She has lived and worked in 6 continents out of 7 with a strong passion for extreme sports and nature.

In 2010 she sailed first time to Antarctica on board of an expedition vessel. A year later she navigated whole year long from Antarctica to the Arctic supporting stations and contributing scientific researches. Her life turned upside down, and Ocean become her «Home».
In 2016 as a new challenge she sailed a 65ft yacht as First Mate for more than a year, full of new experiences. But Antarctica was calling back, and in 2018 she joined again a new expedition team sailing to Antarctica. She always says that she feels so blessed to call «Work» her passion.

Since 2013 she has been living in Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula, implementing Eco tours with environmental protection. She studied and researched tropical waters and marine life diversity. Larisa worked and lived in different indigenous communities in Mexico, establishing ecotourism and preventing possible hazards for local people and nature.

Massimo started his career as traveler crossing the Ionian Sea, from the south of Italy to Greece by sailboat at the age of 15. That experience marked him for life. He has been crossing all the oceans on a sailboat ever since, and sometimes even solo. But the “bug” of traveling did not stop on the water. Thanks to his ocean knowledge, Massimo got a job as a fixer for National Geographic, which opened a new vision for his career path, and so he decided to become documentary photographer for the Society. In this way, his passion for human culture, history and wildlife became the reason to explore the Planet. After 28 years and 82 countries explored for Nat Geo, he still loves to travel and explore. His passion for photography is the key to open connections with people and Mother Nature.

There is no better combination for Massimo than traveling on a small ship, where the two sides of his life can merge together. He lives between London and Vancouver but, sooner than later, he will move back to the Mediterranean to produce olive oil part time, his new passion.

Mike’s interest in geology began at the early age of 12, and now he has amounted over 20 years of experience working in what he’s most passionate about: Rocks and fossils, which he has also collected from the early days. Mike has been employed as a Petroleum Geologist for the past 20 years, resolving problems of finding and extracting hydrocarbons from highly varied rocks beneath the seas to the East and West of the British Isles.

More recently, Mike has been working as a guest lecturer at Aberdeen University in the UK teaching Engineers about Petroleum Geology, and likes to take field trips to locations around the world where he can study rocks of many types, ages and settings. In his free time, he also enjoys looking for new specimens and sharing his geologist knowledge with his 4 year old son, who has caught the bug and declared himself a paleontologist.

Niall belongs to the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. Formerly a college lecturer he returned to these islands in 1992 to establish his own adventure training centre. A highly respected outdoor professional, he has pioneered adventure training in the Outer Hebrides and his knowledge and skills are sought all over the world. As well as accepting training commissions in, amongst other places, the Arctic, Australia, South and Central America, Russia, Japan, Scandinavia, The Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, he has worked in Antarctica since 1997 during the Austral summers where he has recruited, trained and led advanced powerboat teams. One of the highest qualified and most experienced powerboat drivers to be found he runs an advanced powerboat training school  as part of his centre.

Niall is also closely involved with providing Maritime Security for the Ministry of Defense, and runs an Emergency Response Vessel for the Police.

Niall has been employed by the cruise ship industry as an Expedition Leader, Assistant Expedition Leader and as a consultant on Antarctica as well as Zodiac Team Leader’ Zodiac Trainer and Zodiac Driver. He has set up zodiac operations on numerous cruise ships. He holds five major Instructor qualifications in four key disciplines: Powerboating, Sea Kayaking, Mountaineering and Scuba Diving.

Peter Croal is an exploration geologist and has been working in International Development for 35 years. He will be the Geologist in Residence on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada for the summer of 2018. Of particular interest to Peter is how climate change is affecting developing countries, and how the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples can be better used and respected by business and governments to solve development challenges.

His work has taken him to over 40 developing countries, which has provided him with a wide range of poverty/environment experiences. Peter and his family had the wonderful opportunity of living in Namibia for 2 years to develop and manage a project that would help the poor of southern African countries. Peter started his career prospecting for uranium, zinc, silver, petroleum, peat and groundwater in Canada. Peter also spent 15 years as a wilderness canoe guide for Nature Ontario.  He has been to the Arctic many times, and has been a guide for Arctic voyages for 6 years. In his spare time, Peter enjoys photography and fiddle and anything involving outdoor activities.

Phil hails from Catalina Island in California. Having been exposed to life on the water at an early age, Phil followed a life-long passion and graduated with a degree in Marine Ecology from UC Santa Barbara. During his time in the university, Phil began working as a kayak guide at California’s Channel Islands National Park as a sea cave kayak guide and naturalist. From that instant he was hooked on the capacity to share the natural world around him with others. He  stumbled upon expedition cruising world and began his first couple sea-going seasons in Southeast Alaska. He’s since worked for a number of seasons in Svalbard and the Antarctic Peninsula as a kayak master, lecturer, rifle handler, and zodiac driver.

Phil is an avid traveler outside of work and spends a lot of time on the road. In his opinion, time on the water is time well spent.

Rashidah graduated with a Degree in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and worked in KPMG. Afterwards, Rashidah decided to go the unconventional route and pursue her passion for dance, and has been working as a professional dance instructor and performer. She now has over 10 years of experience under her belt, and is often featured on national TV, newspapers and magazines. Rashidah was once selected to demonstrate some dance moves to the ex-President of Singapore, and be a leader in the introduction of Zumba, which has now grown to be one of the most popular form of exercise. She has in the past performed for renowned celebrities and brands such as Nike, Adidas and Sephora.

A keen interest in learning about different cultures, as well as gaining new experiences, has led Rashidah across the globe and allowed her to connect with people from various parts of the world. She discovered her love for polar regions, and has worked as an expedition guide in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Rashidah is tri-lingual in English, Chinese and Malay. She is positive and sociable, and enjoys meeting new people with a smile.

Originally from Wuhan, China, Rose Li Graduated from Wuhan college with a major in Interior Design. During her spare time, Li continued developing her passion for traveling and trying new activities, such as dancing, drawing, singing, skiing, hosting, swimming and creating new activities as a guide.

Rose Li has been to more than 30 countries and is often aiming for new destinations. She has worked on well-known cruise ships since 2014 as an Expedition Guide and in Asia as a VIP Services Shift Leader.

From early age, Sandra has been an avid naturalist, traveler and photographer. She is fluent in English and German, and has basic knowledge of a few other languages. Fueled by curiosity and a passion for exploring, her extensive journeys have led the committed semi-nomad across the globe to pursue her varied interests in all kinds of nature and wildlife observations.

She holds a degree in journalism and has been working as a journalist, editor and writer for 20+ years. Temporarily based in Germany, Sandra co-publishes a photo magazine, designs and leads dedicated photo trips worldwide and hosts photo workshops. In addition to these accomplishments, Sandra has published two books on photography.

When visiting the polar regions for the first time, she immediately fell for the high latitudes’ nature, beauty and light. Deeply moved, she answered the calling, and has since returned to the Arctic and Antarctica every season. Sandra has gleaned considerable experience as guide and naturalist, photo guide and Zodiac driver on various expedition cruises in Antarctica, Svalbard and East Greenland.

Shannon was born and raised in the Canadian prairies. After completing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011, Shannon migrated west to Vancouver Island. Here her love for the ocean flourished. While traveling overseas Shannon had the opportunity to work as a nature guide and kayak guide in Milford Sound New Zealand; thus beginning the career change from nursing to guiding. She now spends her summers leading kayak expeditions on the west coast of Vancouver Island, traveling in the shoulder seasons and occasionally working as a travel nurse. In her spare time she enjoys scuba diving, teaching yoga and embarking on personal kayak expeditions; most recently a 730 nautical mile circumnavigation of Vancouver Island.

Born and raised in Alaska, where she currently resides. Shelli is a Master in Sea Kayaking, Zodiac Driver, Marine Biologist and Polar Naturalist, who has also been a wilderness leader since 1997 and an expedition guide in both Antarctica and Arctic since 2007. Shelli is a native English speaker, can understand Flemish as well as some German and Spanish. 

Shelli has participated in many observational studies in Northern Pacific, North Atlantic / Arctic and Antarctic waters as well as in several research groups, primarily studying the identification and biology of humpback and gray whales. Her passion for spending time in the Polar Regions extends to learning about changing environments, ice, glaciers and evolving distribution of wildlife. When not guiding, Shelli is also an accomplished artist with several exhibitions under her belt and an illustrated bird book publication.

Stefano Tricanico was born and raised in South Africa. He has been exploring the earth’s wild places for 20 years and documenting his travels using photography as a tool to share his experiences. Stefano has led an adventurous and nomadic life dominated by climbing and exploratory expeditions in the Himalaya and Patagonian Andes. He has guided over 200 alpine caving trips and volunteered for the British Columbia and Alberta Cave Rescue Team. Stefano spent three winters dog sledding and instructing winter survival for the British Armed Forces on the frozen lakes of the Canadian Rockies.

In addition to being a RYA certified Yacht master Ocean skipper for sailing vessels, Stefano has instructed the technical skills he acquired over the years to many people in order to prepare them to travel and survive in challenging environments. His deep appreciation for the natural world led him to spend considerable time volunteering at sea for Sea Shepherd Marine Conservation Society as a Bridge Officer, 3^rd Engineer, Ship Medic, Zodiac driver and drone pilot to help preserve and protect our ocean environment from over exploitation.

Stefano’s dream and inspiration has always been to discover the wild and unexplored corners of the world, and this continues to be the driving force in his life. He hopes to share these experiences with others, to broaden their view of the world so that we can all grow to appreciate it more and take it less for granted.

Steve joined the Royal New Zealand Navy when he was  16 years old, and has spent most of his life on, in or around water, hence his nickname – Scuba Steve.  Steve is a PADI Master Instructor in recreational diving, a technical deep diving and gas blending instructor, a construction diver, commercial skipper, a first aid and oxygen provider instructor. He also holds an Advanced Trade Certificate, which he achieved while working for NZ's largest marine outfitter.  His accreditations include a title as Weapons & Electrical Mechanic, Royal NZ Navy, Boat Master, Royal NZ Coastguard, Skipper Restricted Limits, Maritime NZ, a Diploma in Recreational SCUBA Instruction, PADI Master Instructor and Certificate in Occupational Diving – Advanced Underwater Work to 50m.

After training as a Ski Instructor, he became the Health & Safety Coordinator for one of NZ’s largest ski resorts and has lived in the stunning alpine village of Wanaka since 2002. For many years, Steve co-organized the annual ice diving event in New Zealand, where many divers go to gain the cold water experience required for Antarctica.   

In 2012, Steve began planning and leading diving expeditions throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. An avid outdoorsman, naturalist and experienced Zodiac driver, Steve also lectures on a variety of topics, plus guides sustainable hunting, fishing and camping trips to remote locations. Professional videographers regularly rely on him to provide underwater footage for their productions. His exploits have been featured in adventure magazine articles, and his work has contributed to several blockbuster movies, television shows and commercials. 

Ted grew up in Surrey, in the heart of London’s commuter belt, and has been working to escape into the wilds ever since. Having a scientific bent and a particular interest in the water, Ted went to the University of Plymouth to study Marine Biology and Oceanography. He emerged in 2012, both with a B.Sc and with professional qualifications as a scuba diver. This training not only allowed him to see and become obsessed with life below the waves but also gave him the chance to help with many student projects as a diver, volunteering at the National Marine Aquarium.

Post university, after a short stint working as an event medic, Ted entered the world of ecotourism as a crew and wildlife guide with a company working out of a tiny island south of Oban. Using small speedboats, it was possible to show off not only the fantastic wildlife of the Inner Hebrides but also to highlight the oceanography of the area and its incredible effect on marine life.  Tours regularly included venturing into the infamous Corryvreckan whirlpool and explaining the interactions of the local currents and their effects. The need to widen his experience of boats and the sea has led Ted to work on engineering projects involving the use of renewable energies and studies into their effect on the marine life around them. Ted is now an advanced powerboat driver and he is learning more about the marine world with every new contract.

Thomas is an Emergency Medical Technician, Firefighter, Maritime Security Officer, Urban Search and Rescue Specialist, Rescue Diver and Coast Lifeguard, Kayak and Fitness Instructor, with a Masters in Disaster Management from the University of Copenhagen and experience in the military. He has long experience working as an expedition guide arranging trips and hikes to the mountains of Tanzania, Ethiopia and the Alps of Italy, as well as to the Arctic. When living in Greenland, Thomas used to work as a Travel Coordinator and Hotel Manager in a small Greenlandic city. He was active in the Thule US Air Force Base in north Greenland as a fitness Instructor and arranging trips for the military.

Since 2012, he has managed cruise expeditions and trips to the west coast of Greenland, Svalbard and Iceland. There, he has guided tourists on different types of boats, expeditions, and dogsled - with his own 13 dogs - to the Inland ice, taking care of the runners on the Albatros Polar Bear challenge Marathon in Greenland.

Besides from his work at Albatros, Thomas has seven years of experience working in the humanitarian and security sector, mainly as a Global Safety advisor. In more than 15 countries he has participated in different missions; putting up camps in north Uganda for the UN, Relief, logistic and camp management in Haiti after the Earthquake, as Maritime Security Officer and as a Safety Advisor and trainer in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, Nigeria and most of East Africa. He is fluent in Danish, English and some Swahili.

Born and raised in Austria, now home in the world: After studying International Development and Environment Studies in Norway, Vera pursued a Master in Responsible Tourism Management in England.

Throughout her studies she has also taken the chance to work in the tourism industry and to go on research trips to India, Tanzania and Laos where she could put the learned theory into practice. Her passion for adventures and traveling to wild places finally brought her to Svalbard where she worked as dogsled guide before joining the expedition industry. When Vera isn´t onboard, she is working as professional hiking & snowshoe guide in Austria or guiding land-based adventure trips worldwide. Vera is also a globetrotter, sport enthusiast, outdoor lover and hobby photographer.