Lisa Anantarow
Lisa Anantarow has had a diverse career focused on service, education, and leadership. With a love for the outdoors and challenging adventure, Lisa provides an added dimension to our mission at True North.
Lisa has had a diverse career focused on service, education, and leadership. She has more than 25 years experience as a teacher in Pittsburgh Public Schools working with children of all ages and backgrounds. She also served as an Officer in the U.S. Army, where she was deployed to Iraq.
Lisa believes that everyone should have access to all of the benefits and opportunities that The Great Outdoors has to offer, no matter one’s background and circumstance. While she is always up for a day on the trail or the river, Lisa especially loves urban exploration where she can investigate abandoned structures and long forgotten places.
Why Choose Us?
True North has been consistently ranked as one of the top wilderness training programs in the country due to the unique expertise and commitment to student success that we bring to every course. We provide small class sizes, hands-on learning, skilled and passionate instructors, and courses for explorers at every level of experience.
Hands-on learning
We believe the best way to learn and retain knowledge is to develop the skills through hands-on training and application. This is especially true in emergency situations, where instinct and training provide calm and focus.
No experience required
We provide wilderness survival, land navigation, and emergency medicine training for explorers of all experience levels - from novice to professional or military. Every student can acquire the skills and mindset needed to master the outdoors.
Small class size
Our small class sizes enable us to focus on each individual student and ensure that they receive the instruction they need to both understand and retain the knowledge provided, ensuring that they will be able to access and harness these skills in the future.
Skilled instructors
Founder Erik Kulick brings a lifetime of unique personal experience and expertise to every training course, as a police officer, EMS provider, a Wilderness EMT, and a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.
Ready for an Adventure
Because Mother Nature doesn't care about your skill level. And She doesn't just give up because you've had enough. Get the skills you need to survive and conquer any situation!
