Myrha Colt

Born and raised in California’s San Francisco Bay with roots that run deep across the American West, wanderlust seems to be buried in Myrha’s bones and may well explain her insatiable drive to explore the world from every possible angle. While her preferred adventure style trends less toward base jumping and more toward grounded sweat sessions, spectacular vistas, or quiet mornings on the water, she is always open to new opportunities and thrives on connecting with other likeminded explorers who share her limitless curiosity, itchy feet, and spontaneous spirit.

Myrha comes to GearLab after a lengthy career within the adventure travel industry, where she applied her talents in research, project management, relationship building, and dream weaving to deliver once-in-a-lifetime experiences in far-flung corners of the world. Among her many explorations (6 continents and counting), she has now called Italy, Costa Rica, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and various parts of the Western US home at different times. She has also logged countless work hours in remote offices ranging from internet cafes, docks, trails, and poolside/campsite “desks” in locations as far afield as Bali, Nepal, Zambia, New Zealand, and the Mississippi Delta.

Although for many years, she lightheartedly self-described as “50% urbanista and 50% semi-feral recluse,” with age, she must admit those numbers are shifting as she spends ever more time retreating into the outdoors. Much of her time is now split between coastal Mexico and the rural Sierra Nevada mountains where she lives with her partner and two hauspanthers, and takes particular pleasure in sipping her morning coffee with a view. When she is not off hiking, camping, SUPing, surfing, or escaping to the waves or woods, you’ll find her diving deep into the intricacies and nuances of outdoor and tech gear in the hope of helping others better prepare for their own upcoming adventures.