Liz Tuohy and Jackie Smith

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Liz Tuohy and Jackie Smith

Liz Tuohy has served NOLS students as an instructor and administrator since 1994. She is a huge fan of sport climbing, Greece, laughing hard, and, now, eating whole fishes.

Jackie lives and Lander, WY and has been an instructor for NOLS since 2014. This trip combined many of Jackie’s all-time favorite activities – climbing beautiful rocks, swimming in the sea, and exploring new places and food with lovely people (and cats!)

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