Originally hailing from the British Isles, Julian Norris is based in the Canadian Rockies where he currently serves as the Associate Director of Outward Bound Canada. A seasoned guide of adventurous journeys into both wilderness landscapes and the wild places that lie within, his journey has led him to work with at-risk youth and existentially-challenged adults, in numerous Aboriginal communities, with government, corporate and non-profit leaders and in various international development contexts.
More than two decades leading therapeutic, developmental and growth-oriented outdoor programs have left him with the usual assortment of scars, professional certificates and tall tales, as well as a profound curiosity about using nature-based approaches to support deep personal transformation and systemic change in service of more sustainable patterns of consciousness and culture.