Heather is the oil for our operation, she keeps things moving and people smiling. She grew up with a team of brothers that taught her that there are no limits. She has spent a lifetime learning and continues to expand her knowledge. First studying Business Marketing, she actually thought she would go into something more creative. After having some tragic life events, she decided that the mountains and being outdoors was more important. This is when she decided to return to school to give back to something that she felt gave her so much: the environment. She studied Biological Sciences, Renewable Resources and then Environmental and Conservation Sciences. While she was in school, she worked as a tour guide for a ski and snowboard company taking outdoor enthusiasts to different mountain towns. She knew she was on the right path, and worked in the environment field as a consultant and then with Alberta Environment and Parks. She managed an amazing team of outdoor, backcountry crews and contractors to rebuild trails after the 2013 floods; and this is what brought her to Crowsnest Pass and ignited a passion for combining the environment and recreation. She quickly feel in love with the South Canadian Rockies and started developing initiatives to get people outside.

She also continued her career by becoming a Hiking and Winter Hiking Guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, and is currently an Apprentice Interpretive Guide with the Interpretive Guide Association for all Canadian mountain National Parks. She believes that we are given a long life to live so that we can continue to learn.

Heather continues to grow Uplift Adventures and now uses her creative juices to inspire and create experiences for others to get outside. She continues to learn as a Professional Agrologist so that she can create Conservation Tourism. She worked on projects within the provincial government to reclaim and prioritize reclamation along the eastern slopes of the Rockies as the environmental disturbance levels are above current thresholds. She wants to inspire tourists to think about giving back to the place they travel and to explore with purpose. She wants to include students and schools in her vision to create tourism and educational outdoor experiences that will ultimately give back to a place.

Julie has been exploring Southern Alberta's Rockies since she could walk. She grew up chasing her brothers and cousins through the mountains, developing a deep love for the forests, wildlife and history. She has worked in Waterton National Park for a number of years, where she honed her love of creating connections with people of all walks of life through the mountains and the great outdoors. Today, she lives in the Crowsnest Pass where she is a volunteer firefighter and on our local search and rescue team, an avid trail runner, lover of rock climbing, backpacking, scrambling and kayaking. Julie loves storytelling and helping people connect to our landscape and unique history. She strives to create magic for people in places they might not have otherwise known, and inspire a love of the outdoors. It is a rare sight to see her without a ukulele strapped to her back in the mountains... if you’re lucky, she may serenade you with songs about bears and trees. (But maybe “lucky” depends on if you like her singing or not...).

Trevor was born and raised just east of Waterton Park, Alberta. His family has extensive roots within Waterton Park and southern Alberta, including his Grandfather, who was the second person born in Waterton.

Trevor was thrust into the world of adventure at a very young age. His first backpacking trip was at the age of 5 and learned the art of fly-fishing at age 9. Trevor has explored, fly-fished and hiked many of the high lakes found in the Rocky Mountains of Southern Alberta and British Columbia.

After high school and some time spent on the drilling rigs, Trevor enlisted with the Canadian Forces and was an Armoured Soldier with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) based in Edmonton, Alberta. After serving a contract with the military, he pursued his passion for the outdoors and became a guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, specializing in multi-day biking/hiking trips to remote alpine lakes, fly-fishing mentorship, navigation, wildlife recognition and ultra-light hiking/backpacking strategy.

When not wandering the hills backpacking or fly- fishing, Trevor can be found pursuing his other passions which include hike and fly paragliding, white water kayaking, ice climbing and hunting.

Sabrina has worked throughout central and southern Alberta with various organizations before discovering SW Alberta and falling in love with the colourful rocks and lifestyle. She is passionate about delicious food, baked goods, swimming in whitewater, ridgetops, and helping youth and adults get outside to connect with their local landscape and each other. She is passionate about delicious food, baked goods, swimming in whitewater, ridgetops, and helping youth and adults get outside to connect with their local landscape and each other. She considers herself fortunate to have been able to spend the last 15+ years doing exactly that. Sabrina holds a Bachelor of Applied Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership, is an instructor with both the Outdoor Council of Canada and Paddle Canada. She is currently an ACMG Apprentice Hiking Guide and is working on perfecting her Sicilian gelato recipe.

Rachel is an Advanced Care Paramedic working full-time in the Crowsnest Pass. She is devoted to practicing paramedicine in remote and austere environments. Rachel has been a Lead Instructor for WMA since 2004. She teaches all levels of courses including WEMS, WALS, and WME. Rachel is an avid adventurer who has spent countless hours guiding multi-day whitewater adventures in remote areas of Ontario, Quebec, and the American Southwest. She also spent numerous years as a volunteer ski patroller at Castle Mountain Ski Resort.

Today she can be found balancing the demands of pre-hospital care with healthy backcountry adventures: hiking, skiing, paddling, mountain biking and climbing in her beloved backyard in the Canadian Rockies. Rachel thoroughly enjoys teaching and brings an infectious enthusiasm and energy to all her courses and students.

Creativity has always ran through her veins - when she was young she would spend every second of her days reading, painting, drawing, dancing, and anything she could to 'create'. Part of her creativity process was as simple as running around with a cheap point and shoot camera when Troi was 7. She looks back now and feels terrible that she had her parents pay for her film to be developed just to discover that every single person was missing their head. Ooops. Fast forward 8 or so years and she received her Father's film camera and took it to University to start her adventure of late night/early morning dark room parties and developing everything at her own expense. Troi learned a lot and just in time to relearn the digital era!! Photography allows her to be a part of a few worlds that she loves - the creative process, loving people, and adventuring. Now that her two [amazing] little humans are a bit older, it's much easier to take them with her to Calgary, Kamloops, Edmonton, Vancouver Island, or wherever the wind blows them, to meet with wonderful clients she loves, and deliver some images and artwork that they love.

Troi is our photographer for the Family Photoshoot and Hike, and for any trips where the group wants to have a professional photographer. Ask us if you'd like to have special photos for your special day in the mountains.

Reese is an Adventure Tourism Business Operations student, working her way towards a degree. Growing up in the Crowsnest Pass, she had the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains right at her finger tips which sparked a love for the outdoors right from the beginning.

Reese spent her childhood figure skating, but later fell in love with hiking where she spends more time eating jolly ranchers and looking at the ground for mushrooms than she does at the view (or carrying her dog Beans up the trail).

After graduating in 2018, she moved to Vancouver Island where she worked at Mount Washington Alpine Resort skiing in the morning and visiting the ocean in the evenings. She then applied to take the Mountain Adventure Skills Training Program in Fernie, BC. After overcoming a variety of obstacles and completing a range of week long expeditions such as ski touring on the Peyto Glacier, it has confirmed her dream to one day be a guide.

Hillary is the outdoor student ambassador for Uplift Adventures this summer. She was born with a heart for adventure and a love for the outdoors. Hillary loves telling bad jokes, country music, singing and eating Costco trail mix (mostly the M&Ms). In her free time she paints landscapes that she desires to see one day. She is crazy about the stars and the colours the sky makes when the sun is setting. Hillary sees the outdoors like a therapeutic walk in heaven. She conquers the trails with a pep in her step and tries not to pick all the pretty flowers. Her dream is to become an outdoor tour guide in Alberta when she graduates high school. She hopes that people will feel the love and peace that she feels when she's surrounded by trees and mountains. She thinks that life is an ongoing learning process. When she finds new resources and skills she uses them to help herself and others. She is always willing to lend a hand, share an uplifting compliment and give love and comfort to people around her.