Topher has been a professional guide and outdoor educator for over 15 years, leading student backpacking trips throughout Southeast Asia, Central & South America, the Himalayas, and South Pacific. With a background in biology, mindfulness, eco-psychology, and nature-based mentoring, he brings an infectious passion and a deep reverence for the natural world to every program he leads. When not guiding expeditions around the globe, Topher teaches courses in birding, wildlife tracking, mindfulness, songwriting, and earth skills through his Western North Carolina-based nature connection school, Wild Remembering.