A Scottish native, Gerry Moffatt is an internationally acclaimed expedition kayaker who has spent over four decades guiding worldwide. Recognizing his regional expertise, National Geographic describes him as the most experienced river guide in the Himalayas; his notable achievements include first descents in Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan. With a significant background in film and television, Gerry has worked as a cameraman and on-camera personality, contributing to documentary films and television features for Atlantic Productions, National Geographic, Discover Channel, Outdoor TV, the Travel Channel, and BBC. He has twice reached the summit of Mount Everest as a cameraman, once from the North and once from the South. Recently, he was appointed Nepal’s first International Goodwill Ambassador for Adventure Travel and tourism. In his current roles, Gerry heads the Thunder Dragon Zen Masters Programming and is the Director of the Himalayan Outdoor Education Center program, which focuses on developing leadership and outdoor skills for Himalayan youth.
GERRY MOFFATT
EXPEDITION LEADER
PIA SAENGSWANG MOFFATT
CO-FOUNDER
Originally from Bangkok, Pia Saengswang Moffatt brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience in philanthropic strategy and management, education, advocacy, social entrepreneurship, and filmmaking. She helped to launch The Echoing Green Foundation, the first social entrepreneur-focused venture fund in the United States. Echoing Green has since funded over 300+ non-profit start-ups worldwide in the environment, education, public health, and youth service. As one of the original Directors at The Broad Foundation, a $1 billion Los Angeles-based education fund, Pia developed and oversaw a portfolio of venture philanthropy initiatives focused on dramatically improving public education in the United States. As a strategy consultant, Pia manages diverse education and social change initiatives at the White House, federal, state, and local levels. In addition to her work with Thunder Dragon, Pia’s clients have included The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Prudential Foundation, and The College Board. Pia is an award winning film producer and has produced documentaries for Thunder Dragon, the Getty Conservation Institute and the American Film Institute.
We launched a tiny organization in 2013. We’re still a tiny organization. But we’re doing some BIG things – stay awhile here and let us share!
From our U.S. base in the mountain town of Ketchum, Idaho we passionately create training programs, documentary films, keynote presentations, and partnerships around the world that embrace the transformative power of adventure to inspire personal change.
Our work takes us from Idaho’s wild mountains and rivers to Scotland’s ancient Highlands, from the high Tibetan plateau of northern Ladakh to deep river gorges in British Columbia. From the Khumbu and Everest to Bhutan’s Punakha Dzong. We deeply believe in using authentic adventure to help people rediscover “Beginner’s Mind” and awaken a fresh new practice for living their best lives.
We bring together decades of world-class experience in adventure travel, expedition guiding, filmmaking, writing, education, non-profit management, advocacy, grassroots organizing, and social entrepreneurship.
We are blessed to work with a close cadre of extraordinary cinematographers, expedition leaders, athletes, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, educators, and community leaders to bring our ideas, stories, and dreams to life.
From our U.S. base in the mountain town of Ketchum, Idaho we passionately create training programs, documentary films, keynote presentations, and partnerships around the world that embrace the transformative power of adventure to inspire personal change.
Our work takes us from Idaho’s wild mountains and rivers to Scotland’s ancient Highlands, from the high Tibetan plateau of northern Ladakh to deep river gorges in British Columbia. From the Khumbu and Everest to Bhutan’s Punakha Tzong. We deeply believe in using authentic adventure to help people rediscover “Beginner’s Mind” and awaken a fresh new practice for living their best lives.
We bring together decades of world-class experience in adventure travel, expedition guiding, filmmaking, writing, education, non-profit management, advocacy, grassroots organizing, and social entrepreneurship.
We are blessed to work with a close cadre of extraordinary cinematographers, expedition leaders, athletes, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, educators, and community leaders to bring our ideas, stories, and dreams to life.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe that life is about LIVING the questions you have in your heart, not about finding the “answers”. It is in the asking and the living of questions that the experience we call life meaningfully unfolds.
