Currently living in the high mountains of Northern Arizona, Nic “Darwin” Rakestraw is a long-distance “Triple Crown” hiker, adventure cyclist, and outdoor filmmaker with an unending love for travel.

In 2015, he started documenting his various hiking adventures and filming gear reviews to share with others via a YouTube Channel. For over a decade, aside from logging over 14K accumulative miles of long-distance hiking, adventure cycling, and other expeditions, he has expanded his creativity as a storyteller to filmmaking, photography, writing, podcasting, public speaking, and anything else that helps inspire others to get outside their comfort zone and experience the natural world around them.