
OUR TEAM
The Escape Route team are a diverse group of experts in about every sport you can think off. From skiing to snowboarding, kayaking to climbing, running to biking and everything in between. When we aren't busy working you'll find us outside enjoying the mountain life doing the sports we love.

James Gorrie
Escape Route Owner / Ultimate Gear Nerd

Wendy Jewett
Softgoods Buyer / Super Mum To Pro Athletes & Mountain Shredder

Andrius Kirdeikis
Hardgoods Buyer / Squamish Search & Rescue Volunteer, Skier and Bikepacker

Chris Bowen
Whistler Store Manager / Ice Cream Connoisseur & Age Group Competitive Ironman

Jeff Jones
Squamish Store Manager / Resident PaddleBoard Guru In Summer, Ski Expert In Winter
Lord Toby Blackburn
Digital Assets Manager / Lifelong Kayaker & Guinness Extraordinaire

Oli Kennedy
Digital Marketing Manager / Running Coach & Uphill Suffer-fest Enthusiast

Brian Pothoven
Equipment Specialist / Avid outdoor guy who loves to ride trails and POW!

Emile Leclerc
Boot Fitter / Via Ferrata Guide & Ice Climbing Skier & Partier

Lydia Richley
Equipment Specialist / Sendy Kayaker and Newbie Splitboader

Fraser Hinkley
Ski Tech / ZAG ambassador and pioneer of the Spearhead traverse 2023

Piers Oliphant
Equipment Specialist / "World downhill snowplow champion" and allegedly a much better skier than Oli

Holly Blower
Social / Waterbaby At Heart Surviving Winter

Krishni Seasholes
Accounting / Hiker and trail runner in the summer and ski tourer in the winter

Amanda Donaghy
Equipment Specialist / Mushroom Nerd

Zo Spiegel
Events / Powder Hound

Igor Dochkov
Equipment Specialist / Mountain Ultrarunner & Overlander