As the son of two park rangers, Andy built a lot of forts as a kid. After a liberal arts undergrad and summers spent guiding whitewater trips, he moved to the Bay Area, earned an Design Strategy MBA, and worked in software for five years. He then took a flyer on an innovative kayaking startup, bringing him back home to the outdoor industry. A mid-twenties-life-crisis drove some questionable decisions, including the next five years and 200,000 miles living out of his Toyota Tacoma. He now resides in Bend, Oregon, with his partner and their two dogs, Dusty Bottoms and Bea. He works as a freelance writer, film producer and commercial adventure photographer. He contributes to the New York Times, Wired, Outside, Men's Journal and many other publications, and has been fortunate to work on assignments for brands big and small including Alaska Air, Toyota, GoPro and Patagonia. You can find him on Instagram @andrewfitts
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