Halle Homel: climber, guide, nomad

Halle Homel is a 27-year-old outdoor guide, van dweller, and questioning nomad who built her life around travel, adventure, and seasonal work—and now asks herself whether the road still feels like home. (@halletreks)

After graduating college a year early with a degree in creative writing, Halle hit the road in her Kia Soul and spent three months visiting all 48 contiguous states alone. That trip turned into six years of van life, guiding rock climbing, backpacking, and canoeing trips across the U.S. while living on public land and making seasonal wages stretch through the winter. But as she and her partner juggle life in a van with a six-day-a-week climbing schedule, the absence of a real home base is starting to fe ...