I was born in the bayou. I grew up poor, living off grubs and roadkill. I learned to alligator wrestle as a young'in and I took this skill to the big time. My teen years were spent on the alligator wrestling circuit and things were pretty good...until I lost my pinky toe in a match. I decided to hang up my gator-skin wrestling shoes and head to the mountains. I lived alone in the Wind River range for years, living off the land and just barely surviving the harsh winters. That's when NOLS found me and asked me if I wanted to be an instructor....