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FarOut helps you confidently navigate the outdoors.

Meet the FarOut Team

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Paul Bodnar

Co-Founder & CEO

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Ryan Linn

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Portrait of Alice Bodnar, FarOut's COO and General Counsel

Alice Bodnar

COO & General Counsel

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Natalie Dick

Chief Marketing Officer

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Kyle Voisard

Chief Technology Officer

Alexander Gavrikov Software Engineer

Alexander Gavrikov

Software Engineer

Mallory Cable, Customer support

Mallory Cable

Customer Support Representative

Whitney La ruffa

Whitney “Allgood” La Ruffa

Independent Director

About Our Partners

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Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail logo
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Logo for Bikepacking Roots.
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Connecticut Forest & Park Association logo
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Adventure KEEN logo
Florida Hikes! logo
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Pine Mountain Scenic Trail
NFCT
Logo for the Mid State Trail Association
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Susquehannock Trail Club logo
Continental Divide Trail Coalition logo
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The FarOut Journey

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2012

The first “Guthook’s Guide” is released on iOS for the Pacific Crest Trail.
Alice joins the team

2013

The first “Guthook’s Guide” is released for Android.

2014

Atlas Guides goes international and releases the first Trailblazer guide in the UK. Making the South Downs Way the first trail guide outside of the United States. Also, The Colorado Trail Foundation takes a chance and Atlas Guides gains their first official trail organization partner.

Natalie joins the team

2018

Atlas Guides grows! The company, which was previously a partnership between two separate organizations, merges into one.
Kyle and Kenna join the team

2020

Atlas Guides headquarters moves to Denver, Colorado.

2020

We sign onto the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge
Steph joins the team

Meet Our FarOut Scouts

In Fall 2021 we launched our first ever ambassador program. We are thrilled to introduce our incredible team of FarOut Scouts! Our brand ambassadors love the outdoors as much as we do. They can’t wait to see where their next adventure will take them. Whether it’s hiking, backpacking, bikepacking, or paddling, they are ready for anything. We hope to learn from them and watch them venture out into the great outdoors this year, and we hope you do too!

 

 Meet Our Photographers 

Working directly with the thru-hiking, bikepacking, and paddling communities is central to our work. We love connecting with creatives that photograph real people doing real activities, and we want you to meet them, too!

About Us Giving Back

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Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge

In order to hold ourselves accountable as active allies to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), we have signed onto the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge and are committed to implementing each item in the pledge.

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1% For Good

Atlas Guides is committed to helping support our community, our world, and our environment. This is why we’ve pledged to follow the 1-1-1 model. As a company, we donate at least 1% of our product, our time, and our profits to causes and non-profit organizations that help make a difference.