Elliott started climbing and working in the outdoors in Missoula where he attended the University of Montana, earning a degree in Natural Resource Conservation with a minor in
Wilderness Studies. Since then, Elliott has worked a variety of outdoor jobs: ski patrol, wilderness therapy, NOLS field instructing, guiding rock, alpine and ski terrain, and climbing ranger at North Cascades National Park. In addition, Elliott is passionate about wilderness medicine. He has been an EMT since 2008, working as an emergency department technician, teaching wilderness medicine courses, and volunteering with the local search and rescue in Bend, Oregon. In the winter months Elliott also teaches avalanche courses. In his free time Elliott can be found recreating around the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two dogs.
