Bill and Heidi are avid outdoor runners, hikers, orienteers, map makers, and compete as a team in the sport of map trekking. Bill is from upstate New York while Heidi is from Sebastopol, CA. They met in 2001 in Seattle, WA and moved to Santa Rosa, CA in 2011. Together they have organized events and made maps for Cascade Orienteering Club (Seattle), Bay Area Orienteering Club, and Gold Country Orienteers in California.
Mats Jansson grew up orienteering competitively in Sweden. He lives in Folsom (outside Sacramento) and is very active in the local club (Gold Country Orienteers). He has competed at a national level in Adventure Racing and Rogaining, and has organized and designed courses for events ranging from 30 minute Orienteering courses all the way up to 10-day Adventure Races.