Athletes and Ambassadors
Meet Burgeon Outdoor's Athletes and Ambasssadors
Meet Burgeon Outdoor's Athletes and Ambasssadors
Philip is a White Mountains-based endurance athlete. As a public speaker, he talks about his experiences in the mountains regularly throughout New England and hosts his own series of talks at The Notch Hostel in North Woodstock, NH.
In 2021, Lyla decided to cash in her chips in the regular 9 to 5 to take on the Appalachian Trail, her first long-distance hike. About six weeks in she had figured out her systems, settled into some routines, shed unneeded gear and weight from her pack, and realized, “Damn. This is for me.” Since finishing the AT, Lyla has completed two more 2,000+ mile thru-hikes, three 700 - 800 mile thru-hikes, and three 230+ mile thru-hikes. She’s the first known trans woman to complete the triple crown.
Kite surfer, coach, carpenter, timber framer, trail runner, mountain climber, cyclist, basketball player, skier, New Englander, obstacle course racing world champion. All this (and more) describes Ryan Kempson, Burgeon’s newest athlete and field tester. Although he’s a true renaissance man of outdoor adventure, Ryan has undoubtedly found his niche as an OCR (obstacle course racing) world champion.
Lincoln, NH local, Abishai Corey started skiing when she was just three years old at Sugarloaf as well as a local ski hill in Maine called Ticomb. She began racing when I was eight on Loon Race Team as well as the Lin-Wood School's team. She now trains and races for Waterville Valley Academy.