Kraig Becker - Director of Media Relations
kraig.becker@ecoprimalquest.com

Kraig Becker is an avid outdoor enthusiast, he enjoys mountain biking, trail running, kayaking, hiking, adventure travel and more. He was introduced to adventure racing by the Eco-Challenge, and has been a fan of the sport ever since.

The author of The Adventure Blog he covers ongoing adventures in all corners of the globe, including mountaineering expeditions, polar exploration, circumnavigation attempts, endurance sports, and adventure racing. When not planning his own next adventure, Kraig works his “day job” as an IT Manager in Austin, Texas.

Frances Fisher- Assistant Director of Media Relations
frances.fisher@ecoprimalquest.com

Frances Fisher has been adventure racing for over 2 years and triathloning for 6.  She played volleyball in high school and college, and was a member of the Georgetown Equestrian Team. She works as a consultant, currently designing, planning, and conducting disaster response exercises for the National Guard.  She has written and produced training videos for emergency responders, including education on informing and interacting with the public.  She also worked for NASA’s Columbia Accident Investigation Board in the Government Relations Office, where she coordinated closely with the public affairs team, writing and distributing press releases and tracking media events.

Frances loves the outdoors, is well known to have a hyperactive streak, and has been a fan of adventure racing since her teenage years.

Corey Rosen - Press Liaison

Corey Rosen has been a true fan of the sport of Adventure Racing for almost ten years.  After watching a few Eco-Challenge races on television, he volunteered hoping to be a part of this huge up and coming sport.  His first race working as a volunteer was the Eco-Challenge New Zealand in 2001.  Once Corey returned from that trip, he was hooked on the sport for good.  The next year, he volunteered to work on the Primal Quest Telluride as well as post live articles from the race on the internet.  In 2003, Corey returned to the Primal Quest in Lake Tahoe to work for CBS and Winnercom on the television production.

After three years and three major races, Corey started his own Adventure Racing service company contracting himself to race organizations as the Official Race Photographer.  He has worked for United States based Adventure Racing Organizations such as Odyssey Adventure Racing (Beast of the East, Endorphin Fix), Adventurous Concepts (Florida Coast to Coast), and Infiterra Sports (Michigan Coast to Coast, Michigan Expedition).  Corey has also worked for International Adventure Racing Organizations such as Euforia Expeditions (Between Two Continents, Costa Rica), Amazon Racing (Jungle Marathon, Brazil), A.C.E. Races (Wilderness ARC, Adventure Racing World Championships, Scotland), and Croatia Adventure Racing (Terra Incognita, Zagreb Urban Assault, Croatia).

When Corey had shown serious dedication to the sport of Adventure Racing, Rob Howard, the owner of the top adventure race reporting site, SleepMonsters, offered him to run the United States SleepMonsters site.  SleepMonsters is a network of the most trafficked Adventure Racing websites in the world.  For three years, Corey became even more active in the sport by going to many local United States events over 24 hours and going to conventions where members of the sport are seen.  Corey recently started the United States Adventure Racing League, an organization dedicated to bringing this sport to a mainstream audience.

Craig Stein - Staff Writer

Craig Stein is based out of Evergreen, CO in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. He is a photojournalist/videographer specializing in action/adventure sports photography and event media. “I have a passion for capturing the moment of an event that conveys the story and emotion happening at that time,” says Craig. “I want the viewer to gain an up close perspective for what it’s like to be a participant in the action.”

As an active outdoorsman, Craig enjoys downhill/back country skiing, snow shoeing, rock/mountain climbing, fly fishing, rafting, hunting, hiking … “Pretty much anything that gets me outside, away from an LCD display, makes my day!”

Craig’s many years of experience as a graphic designer for Hallmark Cards and Eastman Kodak brought him into the imaging field. For the past five years Craig has specialized in action photography and is part owner of a photo lab and event photography company, Photo Express-It, Inc.

Recently, Craig and his crew have covered world class action events such as: ESPN Winter X Games 11 (extreme sports), The Honda Session (snowboarding), The Ultra 100 (mountain biking), Teva Mountain Games (multi adventure sports), Birds of Prey (World Cup skiing), Balance Bar 24 Hour Adventure Race, Nike Sprint Adventure Race, among others. He also provides photographic services for The Denver Broncos Football Club and smaller regional races held at Vail/Beaver Creek resorts. Craig Stein was involved with the inaugural Primal Quest in Telluride as part of the web media team. He was also an event photographer at Primal Quest Lake Tahoe. “Photographing alternative adventure sports has given me the opportunity to work with some the best athletes and event organizers in the world.”