Name: Josh Taylor
Position: Director, Trip Leader
Trips Lead:Skiing/snowboarding, backpacking, kayaking, skydiving
Email: jtaylor.ucsb@gmail.com
Phone: 415-200-7760
I'm a fourth year Biopsych major. I do it outdoors. I think that's awesome. I hope you do too. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail with any questions about trips or the club.
Name: Daniel Finch
Position: Trip Leader
Trips Lead: Paintballing, rock climbing
Email: dfinch@umail.ucsb.edu
Phone: 760-920-8923
I am a third year computer engineer. I started rock climbing with the club three years ago. I grew up in the Easter Sierras and I love the outdoors.
Name: Dave Weintraub
Position: Director, Trip Leader
Trips Lead: Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Survival Wilderness
Email: daveyjw5545@gmail.com
Phone: 415-847-3045
I'm a 4th year Buisness Economics major. I've been climbing for about 3 and a half years. I am Wilderness First Responder certified. I started the wilderness survival portion of the club in 2006. I run climbing and backpacking trips, as well as wilderness survival. I became Director winter quarter of 2006. I enjoy irony and the color of granite.
Name: Jonah Busch
Position: Trip Leader
Trips Lead: Hiking, Camping
Email: busch@umail.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-570-7413
This is my fourth year leading Excursions trips. I have led quite a few surfing and beach camping trips, as well as trips to the Channel Islands and Baja. Here in our beautiful backyard I lead kayaking and night surfing.
Name: Hartley Freedman
Position: Trip Leader, Moral Compass
Trips Lead: Rock Climbing, Bouldering, Mountaineering, Mountain Parties
Email: hartley_f@hotmail.com
Phone: 805-450-4610
I've been leading Excursion Club climbing trips since 3 months after the club was founded in 2003, and I've been rock climbing for about 15 years. I'm Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified, and have done everything from bouldering to trad climbing to multi-day aid climbing. I like long walks on the beach and my favorite color is lavender.
Name: Troy Baker
Position: Advisor, Trip Leader
Trips Lead: Mountaineering, Backpacking, Ice Climbing
Email: excursions_troy@yahoo.com
Phone: 805-680-6145
I'm the advisor to the Excursion Club and I have been leading trips for 3 years. My favorite excursion is mountaineering, and I also like climbing (trad, aid, and ice), backpacking, and fishing. I'm glad to be able to share my love of the outdoors and passion for mountain climbing with other people.
Name: Kelsey Lester
Position: Trip Leader
Trips Lead: Surfing
Email: kelseylester@gmail.com
Phone: 805-450-6196
I'm a second year Geography Major at UCSB. I enjoy every thing about the outdoors especially if water is involved. I've been surfing for 7 years and camping and backpacking since I could walk. I have been teaching younger kids and fellow UCSB students to surf for a couple years. I look forward to sharing the joy of surfing with everyone. It is never to late to learn how to surf, Aloha!
