Caleb Van Sickle: Owner/Lead Guide

Caleb grew up in upstate New York and has traded the rolling hills for year-round adventures biking and skiing in the Wasatch mountains. He comes to PCT with a double major in Therapeutic Recreation and Environmental/Outdoor Recreation. He has been guiding with us in Utah for more than 10 years and earned his status as Lead Guide and Partner through patient leadership and caring instruction. Each summer Caleb spends time as an adjunct professor teaching an outdoor education practicum to college students in the Adirondack mountains.

Judd Efinger: Founder

Judd has enjoyed a 25-year career of sales management success in the wastewater and stormwater industries. He has led a team of 50 sales & marketing people that grew sales revenues to $140 million, and was responsible for a P&L budget of $25 million.

In 1999, Judd founded Wasatch Adventure Consultants which he re-branded in 2009. He has conducted over 100 inspirational sales and leadership workshops focused on elevating team performance. His team has worked with over 15,000 business leaders from more than 450 Fortune 500 companies.

He is an avid mountain climber/biker/skier, and dedicated family man. In 2000, he raised over $10,000 for Cancer research for a fallen friend. The expedition traveled to the Bolivian Andes with three successful summits ranging from 17,900 to 21,700 feet.

Judd is an active community member and has held many Board positions including; the President of his Rotary International chapter, Lay Leader at PC Community Church, Meeting Professionals International and Leadership Park City.

Steve Mersereau

Steve has 25 years of executive level management experience, along with over 10 years of facilitating outdoor-based experiential leadership development programs. His passions include skiing, biking and running in the Wasatch mountains. During the winter he teaches adaptive skiing at Snowbird to individuals with mental and/or physical challenges. In his spare time, he teaches management and healthcare administration courses for two online universities.

Jeff Minema

Jeff grew up in northern Michigan and attended the University of Michigan. His love of skiing lured him to Colorado and then to Utah. He lived and skied in Alta for 4 years prior to completing a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He currently operates a wind energy consulting company and spends a lot of his free time in the out of doors. Nordic and Alpine skiing are his favorite winter activities while summers are spent mountain biking, road biking, hiking, rock climbing and backpacking.