Nathan Slater

Nathan hails from North Vancouver in Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory. For as long as he can remember, he’s been drawn to adventure - first to the end of the neighborhood, then into the North Shore mountains, and finally out onto the Salish Sea and beyond. He completed a Certificate of Wilderness Leadership from Capilano University in 2015 and has been working as an outdoor educator ever since. He spends most of his time working with youth in the outdoors and teaching guide training courses.

In the spring of 2019, Nathan embarked on his first ‘big’ personal expedition - around Vancouver Island in sea kayaks. Then, in 2023, he set out to paddle to Alaska with his high school friend Sanesh Iyer. Now he's hooked and is stoked to switch to canoeing for the 2024 paddle down the Yukon River.