Our Adventure Film School instructors are the best in the industry, specializing in extreme adventure filmmaking and wielding cameras in the world's most intense environments. They share a common interest in telling stories with meaning, and are masters at weaving tales to stir the soul and challenge the body. The crew is led by Michael Brown, who has made films on all seven continents and is hailed by many as America's finest high-altitude filmmaker.

Among the group's accomplishments: over 50 expeditions to all seven continents, winning more than 50 international film festival and industry awards. The team has shot for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, OLN, the BBC, Rush HD and many more. They have also produced, directed, shot and edited many of their own films.

Michael Brown

Over the last two decades, Michael Brown has climbed to the top of two of the world's most demanding professions. As a world-class mountaineer, he has summited Mount Everest five times. As a three-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker, he has made over fifty expeditions to all seven continents, all with cameras rolling. Michael has made a habit of going to the world's harshest, most dangerous environments - the South Pole, the North Face of the Eiger, and 1,500 feet underground in Choreadoro cave - and always comes back with incredible footage and compelling stories. Outside Magazine describes the cerebral filmmaker as a "swashbuckling librarian", and Men's Journal calls him "a master of gut-dropping action." As Founder of the Outside Adventure Film School, Michael practices another of his favorite pursuits: teaching. Full Bio & Credentials

Michael also teaches adventure filmmaking for other organizations and events, including a workshop for the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival.


Mike Herbener

Mike Herbener has been a cameraman and editor at Serac Adventure Films since 2008. He has filmed and edited for clients such as Warren Miller, Citizen Pictures, National Geographic, and many more. He has also shot and produced two documentary films on the sport of mountainboarding, which earned him the alias, "Dr. Shralp". Mike is an Apple Certified Pro and offers a wealth of wisdom on camera techniques, editing, and other technical aspects of the Outside Adventure Film School, not to mention advice on the crucial elements of storytelling.


Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson is a writer, cinematographer and editor at Serac Adventure Films. He is fluent in Spanish and recently worked in all capacities on an independent film titled Tracking Patagonia, which showcases the people, culture and rivers of Chilean Patagonia. Rob works with students on capturing unique shots and putting all the pieces together for a moving outcome in the edit room.


Stacy Henzler

Stacy Henzler is the Outside Adventure Film School Coordinator and organizes the logistics and planning for our expeditions. An avid traveler with a professional background in management consulting, Stacy brings precision organization and detail-oriented thinking to the Outside Adventure Film School. She tenderly places all the kittens in the wheelbarrow, so to speak. As an instructor, Stacy specializes in project management, producing, and the business of filmmaking.