Quinn Brett has spent over a decade working in the Department of Interior — first with the National Park Service as a climbing ranger, wilderness ranger, and technical search and rescue specialist. That work took her deep into backcountry landscapes and, eventually, face-to-face with the gap between ability and access.

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In 2017, a climbing fall in Yosemite National Park resulted in paralysis, ending a career that included world records and first ascents on mountains across the globe. It also introduced her to a different kind of movement. Quinn returned to the National Park Service in a position built specifically around her — bridging Outdoor Recreation, Accessibility, and Wilderness divisions as a Wilderness and Accessibility Coordinator. That work expanded to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where she continued accessibility consulting across the Department of Interior before founding Dovetail Trail Consulting.

 

In 20​22 Quinn completed the Tour Divide: 3,000+ miles from Jasper, Canada to the U.S.-Mexico border. She is the first known hand-cyclist to do this and a few other adventure.  

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Quinn's work has contributed to federal legislation — including Title 2 of the EXPLORE Act — and her consulting, training, and advocacy spans federal agencies, state parks, land trusts, and recreation organizations across the country.