MEET THE HEART & SOUL OF OUR COMPANY
We are a small company, but what we lack in size we make up for with our passion for what we do. Meet our team!
PIETER DINGEMANS
Founder & part-owner of Green Trails. I am in charge of development & organisation. You can meet me on our skating weekends & mountainbiking trips, which I just love to guide if I get a chance to leave my desk!
Extra: downhill mountainbike daredevil
PIERRE MANGEZ
Part-owner of Green Trails. I am at the head of our team of captains, and manage everything which has to do with sailing and sailing boats. I also answer your emails and phone calls.
Extra: superstar at outdoor photography
JASPER HEEFFER
I’m an all-rounder and guide all kinds of trips, but I mainly lead our sea kayaking excursion, both winter & summer time. I also help out with safaris and skating.
Extra: barista pro
STEVIE ANTONIOU
I am your hike, kayak and safari guide. I’m also a photographer and filmmaker. I love traveling and all things adventure. I always have a hammock close at hand and cooking over fire is my forte.
Extra: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt
MANNE LARSEN
I guide wildlife safaris, hikes and canoeing tours. My adventures as a guide in rugged Lappland have shown me that nothing goes above a good cup of Swedish ‘cook coffee’ freshly brewed over a fire.
Extra: bushcraft & wood carving expert
ERIC TORNBLAD
I am an instructor for company clients and I guide snowshoe– and hiking trips. The forest & the mountains is where I feel at home.
Extra: author of outdoor cooking guides
VICTOR GIDLÖF
I love animals and wildlife in all shapes and sorts. During the winter months I show people Northern lights and moose in the high North. And in the summer I am tracking down moose around my hometown, Stockholm.
Extra: when I am not in the forest I love being home with all of my dogs & puppies!
TITOUAN AYROULET
I am an enthusiastic Nordic Skater, and a leader in the local club. You can mostly find me on the faster, more advanced skating trips but you also meet me helping out total beginners!
Extra: apart from skating, I design & create custom bags for bike packing.
FRANCOIS HERRAULT
I have many years of experience of guiding kayak groups in the Stockholm archipelago. Teaching you how to become a better paddler is my burning interest. You can meet me on all kayaking tours & courses.
Extra: when not kayaking, I make others laugh as a stand-up comedian.
ISABELLE JAKOBSSON
I love the look on people’s faces when they see a moose for the first time in their life. You guessed it, you can meet me on the wildlife safaris, as well as the mountainbiking trips!
Extra: I can tell you anything about Northern Italy where I love to shred with my bike.
STEFAN LIDBRINK
I love Nordic skating during the winter months. I guide the faster, more advanced groups. If I’m not guiding, I am out scouting for the best ice conditions for Stockholm’s local ice skating club.
Extra: loves to spend the summers fishing in Northern Norway
Meet our Captains
PETER WIKLUND
I am the Green Trails’ main captain. I am self admittedly crazy about anything that is even just remotely connected to sailing. And I love showing you the ropes, as well as my favorite spots in the Stockholm archipelago!
Extra: I participate yearly in the double handed sailing world championships on my Beneteau First.
SOFIA BROOME
I am your captain on sailing adventures. Sailing has been my life for as long as I can remember. I do courses as well as tours, and love spending time on my own wooden sailing boat.
Extra: specialist in pottery!
CAROLINA DE LA FE
I have been sailing boats professionally for a very long time now. I am even steering the ‘Tre Kronor’, a 35m long, 2-masted sailing boat weighing about 325 tons! I love to teach you sailing as well as showing you the archipelago.
Extra: I also work as a carpenter at Skansen, where we only use traditional tools & ways of working.
ANDERS LINDBERG
I have been sailing boats professionally for a very long time now. I am even steering the ‘Tre Kronor’, a 35m long, 2-masted sailing boat weighing about 325 tons! I love to teach you sailing as well as showing you the archipelago.
Extra: I also work as a carpenter at Skansen, where we only use traditional tools & ways of working.