Meet An OGExpert: Sophie Merz
Lindsey Garland
What’s an OGExpert? They’re the folks that huff and puff alongside you in the skin track, give you a yell from the lift, move that pad for you at the climbing gym, share their granola at the summit, or help you change a flat tire at the bike trailhead. They’re us. We’ve done it all, and used pretty much every kind of gear along the way. We live, breathe, and recreate with the community.
NAME
Sophie Merz - she/her
AGE
19
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Minnesota
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT OUTDOOR GEAR EXCHANGE?
2 months
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT OGE?
Floor Staff
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO VERMONT?
UVM! And the mountains, of course
WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR AREA OF OUTDOOR EXPERTISE?
Canoe camping!! I’ve grown up taking trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. You have to go if you’ve never been, it will change your life!
FAVORITE PIECE OF GEAR?
Sea to Summit Head Net because doing camp dishes with mosquitoes attacking your face is not very fun!!!!
TELL US A FUN FACT ABOUT YOURSELF!
I’ve lived in 8 different states so far!!
