Sho Murphy-Shigematsu
shomurphy@yahoo.com  (650)-799-8891  462 Carolina Lane Palo Alto, CA
EDUCATION
Foot Hill Community College- Los Altos, CA
Humboldt State University- Studied Environmental Education
Prescott College - Prescott, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Adventure Education With an Emphasis on Personal Development and Holistic Health.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
December 2015
CERTIFICATION
Wilderness First Responder from NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute, First Aid, AED, CPR
Wilderness First Aid from SOLO
Leave No Trace – Masters Educator Certification 2013
American Avalanche Association – Level 1 Certification
Project Learning Tree Certified Teacher
Utah Raft Guide License
ADVENTURE EXPERIENCE: (Also see River Log and Climbing Log)
Prescott College – Prescott, AZ USA
Adventure Education Student/Instructor
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Course: Wilderness Orientation
21 day backpack expedition in Chevlon Canyon & Mogollon Rim, AZ learning sense of place, LNT principles &
canyon travel
Course: Adventure Education Semester
Course includes rock climbing, white water rafting, and backpacking teaching practicums with Phoenix Central
High School students and a Prescott College Geomorphology class
3 day backpacking expedition in the Superstition Mountains, AZ
8 day backpacking expedition in the Grand Canyon, AZ
5 day backpacking expedition in Grand Gulch Canyon, UT
7 day white water rafting expedition in the San Juan River
8 day white water rafting expedition in Cataract Canyon and Green River
Teaching backcountry practicums in skills that include technical skills, character building, sense of place, risk
management, leadership styles, LNT principles, and desert ecology
Instructor of 3 day rock climbing expedition in Granite Basin, AZ involving 12 public school high school
students from Phoenix
Instructor of a 3 day white water rafting expedition in the San Juan River, UT involving 12 Prescott College
students
Instructor experiences include risk mitigation, evacuation planning, equipment management, group
management, and food & lesson planning.
Course: Backcountry Ski & Winter Ecology
 21 day course exploring concepts of winter ecology and avalanche education through backcountry ski travel in
Idaho. Also learned winter camping and travel skills.
Course: Wilderness Orientation Instructor
 Instructed a 21 day backpacking trip for 10 students ranging from ages 18-23 with a co instructor
 Taught curriculum on variety of topics including wilderness cooking, hygiene, LNT, sense of place
Course: Wilderness Explorations and Landscape Studies
 Planned and embarked on a 35 day sea kayak expedition in the Gulf of California, Mexico
 Learned and demonstrated sea kayak technical skills and navigational skills up to ACA Level 3 criteria
 Intensive training on lesson planning and teaching lessons out in the field
Course: Group Process for Adventure Educators
 This course examined Different models and theories of group process through working with equine
 Practiced and honed my skills in group facilitation
 8 day horse packing trip
Course: Introduction to Rock Climbing
 Covered basic anchor building, gear placing and other fundamentals of rock climbing at an institutionalized
safety level
Course: Origins & Direction of Adventure Education
 Explored the current controversial topics of the field of outdoor adventure education
 Studied the origins of the field and the direction and path it is currently on
National Outdoor Leadership School
 77 day semester course in New Zealand
o 35 day backpacking expedition
o 28 day sea kayak expedition
o 10 day sailing expedition
Outward Bound
 7 day white water rafting expedition down the Green River, CO
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
YMCA Leadership Development Institution Teen Expeditions Program
 Lead Instructor of a 2 week program with 10 high school students including inner city teens and several
international teens
 Instructor experiences include risk mitigation, evacuation planning, equipment management, group
management, and food & lesson planning.
 Taught leadership development, risk management, sea kayak skills, tides, currents, and weather curriculum
 Lead a 5 day sea kayak expedition around in the Puget Sounds in Washington
Deer Hill Expeditions
 Assistant Instructor for 10 day 8th grade trip
 White water raft in the San Juan River, Utah
Stanford Outdoor Education
 Managed gear wear house
 Repaired and cleaned gear
 Built repair/ first aid kits
Stanford Rock Climbing Gym
 Conducted belay lessons and tests
Boojum Institute
 Lead a 7 day 8th grade backpacking trip in the High Sierras
 Taught sense of place, ecology, and geology curriculum
Crossroads School
LIFE ADVENTURES
 Volunteered 6 weeks for a wildlife conservation program in Costa Rica
 10 days of traveling through Costa Rica
 10 days of traveling in Peru
 Soccer Tournament in a cross cultural program in Korea
 Hitch hiking from East to West coast of New Zealand
 Backpacked and traveled throughout the Cascade Mountains WA, Santa Cruz Mountains CA, Olympia National
Park WA, Trinity Forest Northern CA, Sedona AZ, and all over the California Central & Northern Coast
 See River and Climbing Logs