Gaby Pilson
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Woman standing in Scottish Highlands with green rain jacket, hat, and sunglasses while wearing a blue backpack

ABOUT

Gaby is a professional outdoor educator and climbing instructor with years of experience delivering high-quality outdoor experiences. A world traveler and life-long learner, gaby is always out looking for the next great adventure.
As a  writer, gaby specializes in creating engaging content about the outdoors, travel, education, history, finance, philosophy, and literature. She is also an accomplished copy editor, copy writer, and resume writer dedicated to bringing your ideas to life.

CV

Work History
Antarctic & Arctic Snowshoe Guide | Albatros Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions & Oceanwide Expeditions
Field Instructor | National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Wilderness Medicine Instructor | SOLO Schools
Climbing Wall Instructor Course Provider | AMGA
​Director of Outdoor Education | Dunn School
Emergency Medical Technician | Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Education
MSc Outdoor Education | The University of Edinburgh
BA Philosophy and Environmental Studies | Hamilton College
Certificate in Weather Forecasting | Penn State
Certificate in Editing​ | University of Chicago
CoRE | Harvard Business School HBX ​
Professional Associations
American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)
Polar Tour Guides Association (PTGA)
Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL)
Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)
Certifications and Qualifications
AMGA Apprentice Alpine Guide
AMGA Climbing Wall Instructor - Lead
AIARE Avalanche Level 2
Leave No Trace Master Educator
Wilderness EMT
Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

NOLS Risk Management Training for Administrators
PTGA Certified Polar Guide
RYA Advanced Powerboat Day and Night
RYA Day Skipper
RYA 
Keelboat Level 3
RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance
​RYA Sea Survival
STCW Basic Training
STCW Security Awareness
STCW Crowd Management

NREMT logo
Leave No Trace master educator logo
PTGA polar guide certification
AMGA CWI certification
tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
- mary oliver
​the summer day

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