Brendan grew up in a small town south of Chicago. As a child, his love for the outdoors started with many visits to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! Along with that, he had visited family in Colorado, Arizona, and Washington where he became very interested in the beautiful National Parks. In 2019, he went to Australia on a Work Holiday Visa. He backpacked around the whole country of Australia and worked in a remote roadhouse on the west coast near Shark Bay. After working, he backpacked in New Zealand and visited more countries throughout Europe. He also lived in Germany for a year while he studied German at a language institution. Since being back in the USA, Brendan has continued hiking and enjoying the outdoors. Brendan learned he wanted to be a guide when he joined a few trips abroad and realized how his guides were the greatest representatives to their countries and now he would like to do the same here. In his free time, Brendan enjoys playing the guitar, studying German, and going on spontaneous adventures!