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Meet Chris Marshal
Christopher Marshall is an IFMGA/AMGA Mountain Guide. Originally from New England, Chris has found his home in the mountains of the west. He has been guiding and instructing since 2006 on rock, snow, and ice with a thirst for exploring the unknown. Professionally, aside from guiding, he is and instructor and examiner for the American Mountain Guides Association and in the Professional Avalanche track in the US. A believer in standards, he pushes students to be better and to rise above, with the hope of inspiring the new generation to take pride in their pursuits, and to strive to be better than the minimum standard. While he often chuckles when people ask where he lives, the nomadic nature of guiding lets him travel and enjoy the variety that mountains have to offer; skiing steep couloirs, endless jams on desert splitters, alpine ridgelines, and sinking tools into frozen waterfalls, you can find Chris smiling and sharing the mountain stoke.
Q1 Your favorite thing to do while wearing 30 SECONDS OUT?
Push myself hard in the mountains. 30 Seconds Out inspires me to dig deep and to keep pushing through the mental and physical pain of big days. Self-reliance is the inspiration to be better and to not take the easy or comfortable way.
Q2 Who or what inspires you?
Mark Twight’s essays and thoughts towards alpinism and life in the mountains have been an inspiration for many years and consistently remind me of what is important at the core.
Q3 A song you never get sick of listening to?
Mater of Puppets by Metallica from the S&M Album. That would have been a rad concert to witness- heavy metal played with the San Francisco Symphony.
Q4 What's your next goal, personally or professionally?
I’ve recently gotten into bikepacking and have some personal goals there. Bikepacking is a pursuit where I can challenge myself mentally and physically through big days with plenty of type 2 fun. I’m working on designing bike packing routes through remote areas that aren’t currently frequented by mountain bikers. To design a worthy route to share with the bikepacking community, it takes significant time to pour over trail maps, satellite imagery, and thinking about a route design that is challenging and links terrain together in an elegant way. The next step is to go out and ride these routes and see if they are any good!
In the mountains, I would like to continue to add to my list of first ascents and ski descents, as well as ticking off some classics.
Socials
Instagram: @christopher_c_marshall
MEET HUNTER YEANY
Hunter Yeany is an American Born Formula 3 driver cutting his teeth against some intense competition on tracks around the world. He became the youngest Formula 4 driver in history to become the United States Champion. This year he is competing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing. When he's not training in the gym or simulator air track, he loves spending time with his family, skateboarding, surfing the waves of Virginia Beach, mountain biking, and shooting guns. Hunter is an avid supporter of military and veteran causes. He supports and partners with veteran-owned businesses, just take one look at his Formula car, and it proudly shows. Learn more about his path through the Formula ranks here!
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
My favorite thing to do in 30 Seconds Out is to look badass while wearing the t-shirts.
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
My dad inspires me to never give up and to have a tough mindset in everything I do, whether it's racing-related or not (and he didn't tell me to say that.)
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
Whiskey Glasses by Morgan Wallen
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
My next goal in my career is to make it to Formula 2, but my overall goal is Formula 1.
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @HUNTERYEANY
FACEBOOK: HUNTER YEANY
WEBSITE: CLICK HERE
MEET TREVOR THOMPSON
Trevor Thompson, an LA native, grew up on the beaches of Zuma and Malibu and exploring the Santa Monica Mountains. Being the youngest of two athletic brothers, he was constantly pushed to stay on the path of athleticism. As a track and field athlete, drawing, painting, and printmaking dominated Thompson's interests throughout high school. After high school, he went off to the Art Institute of Chicago, a call, and a year later, he found himself with an opportunity that could use both his mental and physical talents; he was in BUD/s. From 2008-2016 Thompson served in the Navy as a member of the SEAL teams, with three deployments, he gained a lifetime of skills acquired. Now a photographer, BASE jumper, and all-around badass, you'll find him working for Black Rifle Coffee Company and reppin' 30 Seconds Out. What does he want to say to you?"Go out there and live well. Be proud!"
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
My favorite thing to do while wearing a 30 Seconds Out kit is absolutely Wingsuit BASE jumping!
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
A large number of people and things inspire me, daily, but without a doubt what inspires me consistently is growth and success, seeing others push themselves pushes me.
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
Hooked On a Feeling by Blue Swede
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
To continue guiding in Alaska for Mountain Goats, Brown Bears, and Blacktail deer, and to stay sharp, and fit on the razor's edge of life!
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @TREVOR.P.THOMPSON
MEET ARORA HAYNES
Hailing from South Lake Tahoe, California, Arora likes to do all the things. She think everyone should push themselves to discover what they are capable of doing and being. Do things to see if you can. Do things because you can.
For work, Arora is a substitute teacher, fabricator/welder, bladesmith, and horse trainer. With the rest of her days, she trad climbs, skis, hikes, rides dirtbikes, fly fishes, chainsaw carve wood sculptures, makes music (still need to master the cello), draws, builds and shoots guns, hunts, homesteads, and raises / homeschools two teenage boys. She likes taking too many photos, telling ridiculous jokes, and generally making a fool of herself.
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
Be outside. I almost always have something on that’s 30 SECONDS OUT.
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
People who strive to make themselves better, seeing people try, growth, kindness, generosity of spirit, chasing freedom.
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
Black Flies by Ben Howard or the acoustic version of Starlight by Starset.
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
I was in a gnarly car accident in November so my big goal right now is getting my strength, mobility, and flexibility. It is an excruciatingly slow process, but I’ll get there. Shark diving in April. I'm working on getting my bladesmithing and metal working business open to the public. I’d also like to finish the book series I’ve been writing before the end of the year and maybe figure out oil painting.
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @ARORAEXPLORES @daedaluscreations
TIKTOK: @ARORAEXPLORING
MEET SHANE ROSSALL
Shane Rossall is a former British Army Sergeant of 20 years after being medically discharged for a knee injury caused in service. This resulted in him having 2 full knee replacements before he was 40. Rossall served in Cyprus, and Iraq, and completed five tours in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. He is a massive lover of the outdoors and spending time with his family. CrossFit has become his passion and he has competed in several Adaptive CrossFit competitions. Most recently qualifying for Wodcelona Finals - Barcelona and the WheelWod Games Finals in North Carolina.
In 2022, Rossall competed in the Invictus Games as a part of Team UK. Competing in powerlifting, rowing, where he won a silver medal, and seated shot put, where he won a gold medal. Rossall states that competing in the Invictus Games was a great honor and gave him purpose again; he is a man who preservers and has come out on top.
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
Getting my teeth stuck into some nasty CrossFit workouts and generally just wearing it at the gym and outdoors.
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Being an athlete competing in the adaptive world, seeing and being around like-minded people, and seeing what they can achieve regardless of what injury or adversity they have been through is so inspiring. This pushes me to achieve my own goals. And to serve my family every single day.
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
Crawling - Linkin Park (One More Light Live Version).
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
My next goal is to compete in as many Adaptive Fitness Comps as possible especially the WheelWOD CrossFit Adaptive Open and to grown and push my MentalFitnessSupportGroup.
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @SHANE_ROSSALL_CF
Instagram: @mentalfitnesssupportgroup
MEET MATTY SILL
Matty Sill is from a small cowboy town; more or less, his elementary school had 65 kids and three classrooms. Raised in a traditional Western way of life, 4H, cattle ranching, hunting, motto cross, and having big bonfires in the hills was his upbringing. In high school, Sill lived on the small island of Dominica in the West Indies of the Caribbean, kickstarting his love for Aviation. Sill's favorite flying is low and slow, STOL flying, short take-off, and landing. He has found himself in many different roles as a pilot, visiting 98 countries worldwide. Sill's motto is finding the fun in anything in life; he is a go-getter.
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
Traveling, flying my bush plane, hunting, and being outdoors.
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Jesus. My dad. One of my mentors/workout buddies is a former Team guy from teams 1 and 7, he plays a huge role in my life and teaches me to never quit and always push no matter what. My good buddy is also a commander in the Navy. Pretty much all of my buddies, and people who are trying to actively push themselves in life. I like seeing people seek to find more in life while helping others.
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
I listen to so much music, music drives me in life. Country, metal, and hip-hop are generally my go-to genres of music. It depends on what I am doing in life. If I'm out on a road trip, it's a lot of country music. Flying tends to be metal. Snowboarding, dirt bike riding, and wakeboarding is hip hop music. Yet"Five Finger Death Punch, Under and Over It"never gets old.
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
I would like to pursue why I became a pilot, to get into aerial firefighting as a tanker pilot. Especially being from California, we burn badly every year. I'd love to be giving back and help my community with my profession.
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @MATTY_SILL
TIKTOK: @MATTYSILL
MEET KARIN POCOCK
Karin Pocock grew up on the west coast of Canada in Steveston, BC a small fishing community on Lulu Island near Vancouver, BC. She spent much of her early life backcountry skiing and mountain biking the North Shore mountains and climbing the granite of Squamish, BC.
Since then, she’s spent most of the past 20 years as a working guide, ski patroller, and avalanche forecaster bouncing between BC, Alberta, and Colorado seeking diverse experiences in work and play. These days Pocock calls Blue River, CO home. She directs professional programs for Silverton Avalanche School and works a fairly full-time schedule as a rock, ski, and mountain bike guide. When not working, you can find her ultra-distance bikepack racing, on trails such as the Colorado Trail, or just enjoying the stillness of the desert after a full day of splitter-crack climbing. She’s always hunting the quiet moments, big skies, good company, and an excellent soundtrack to life.
Pocock is inspiring and embodies a TSO woman, no weak shit. We are stoked to be supporting someone who is committed to teaching the generations after her, she is a Jane of all trades when it comes to guiding. If there is one thing you need to know about her is that she is an utter badass.
Q1: YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHILE WEARING 30 SECONDS OUT?
Just about anything. Feeling comfortable and steazy at the same time is what I seek in all activities. From teaching a certification program to chilling after a long ride, I always feel like 30 Seconds Out has me covered.
Q2: WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Anyone who is going full send on life. I think of the perspective shifts that have come from ultra-distance bike racing, my view of what’s uncomfortable has changed. Every time I look at the “no weak shit” sticker on my laptop I think of the first time I rode for 35+ hours and how that caused a paradigm shift. We all have more in us than we think.
Q3: A SONG YOU NEVER GET SICK OF LISTENING TO?
Girls by Slow Magic
Q4: WHAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL, PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY?
I’d like to complete the bike-packing Triple Crown in a single year in 2024 or 2025.
SOCIALS
INSTAGRAM: @KARIN_POCOCK
FACEBOOK: KARIN POCOCK
SILVERTON AVALANCHE SCHOOL: CLICK HERE
BACK COUNTRY BABES: CLICK HERE
3RD PLACE OF THE COLORADO TRAIL RACE: CLICK HERE
Meet Steve Raethel
Steve was born in California. He grew up there, all up and down the east coast of Australia, back to California, and finally Hawaii before joining the Air Force. Having moved 26 times before Steve joined the military, he was always on the verge of something new and exciting, and so getting used to being "30 Seconds Out" almost came as second nature. After entering the military and becoming a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Specialist, knowing about time on target (60 seconds plus or minus) was huge. Going to airborne school and military free-fall school, "30 Seconds Out" took on a whole new meaning. That was when you had to be completely locked on, focused, and ready for game time, whatever the game of the day was. Now, being a military free-fall jump master, tandem master, and accelerated freefall instructor, giving his jumpers or students the "30 Seconds Out" signal means their lives are in his hands, and Steve has to know that when he sends them, they will be as safe as he can possibly make them. The rest is up to them!
It doesn’t matter if it’s military operations, big presentations and public speaking, learning new skills or getting back into something that you’ve forgotten just how good you were at it, the preparation is key. In SERE, They teach the 7 P’s - proper, prior, preparation prevents piss poor performance. And that rings true in everything you do throughout life. With the 7 P’s, it makes it so much easier to be able to smile and know that when 30 seconds out comes up as the time call, you’re ready.
Q1 Your favorite thing to do while wearing 30 SECONDS OUT?
100% it’s jumping out of airplanes, with other people. I am an instructor by trade, and I absolutely love both teaching and anything related to skydiving. Being able to share the stoke of skydiving with other people just makes the experience so much more rich - I fully believe that shared joy is double joy.
Q2 Who or what inspires you?
My biggest inspiration has got to be my kids. They’re 7 and 4, and are just giant sponges. They are so curious about the world, and are amazing reminders to always be curious, to never stop learning, to never grow up, and to be the eternal student. We should always strive to be better people, to continue learning about the world, and to make it a better place.
Q3 A song you never get sick of listening to?
I’m Alive by Kenny Chesney - it’s a chill song that is an amazing reminder that nothing is promised. Each day is something we should be grateful for and make the most of.
Q4 What's your next goal, personally or professionally?
My next goal is the homestead! Having spent over 22 years in the military, it’s time to move on and actually put down roots. I can’t wait for the 20+ acres of farmland, animals, gardens, and room for my family to keep doing gnarly things that requires them to be ready to be focused, locked on, and prepared for the 30 seconds out time call.