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I · Intrepid · Lake Tahoe

Intrepid Productions

2016

Lake Tahoe, California · 39.20° N, 120.24° W

Erich Roepke, Doug Stoup and I formed Intrepid Productions to adventure with purpose.

A granite rimmed alpine lake under a deep blue Sierra sky
Two friends on a dry ridge high above Lake Tahoe
A man lifting a tire overhead above Lake Tahoe, expedition training
A lone figure on a rock outcrop at dusk above the Sierra

From Whistler, Erich and I drove the Harvey south to Lake Tahoe, with Doug Stoup as our mentor.

In 2016 the three of us formed Intrepid Productions, and wrote a white paper on how adventure and social media could change the world.

Three paddleboarders on the clear blue water of Lake Tahoe

It was the birth of adventuring with purpose.

Its first expedition was the Amazon.

With

  • Erich Roepke

    Co-Founder

  • Doug Stoup

    Co-Founder · Mentor

Built

  • Intrepid Productions

    Co-founded

Stein Retzlaff · Co-Founder · Managing Director

Next · II

Fly to Brazilian Amazon

Rio Negro, Brazil · 2016

Fly on Back to the map

From Stein's camera original, IMG_0955.MOV (2016-09-26)