Meet Erin
Erin Leider-Pariser began her wellness career as a fitness instructor in Los Angeles and trainer to the stars in New York City. She earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology at Columbia University, and a few years later, inspired by trips she arranged for women friends, launched Sports Travel Adventure Therapy (STAT) and has been leading trips around the world for the past 30+ years.
In 2023, Erin authored, Get Lost, part memoir, part manifesto articulating her 7 principles for trekking life with grace. Erin also appears on podcasts – most recently, Self Discovery Wisdom and Chaos N’ Cookies.
Get Lost.
Sports Travel Adventure Therapy exists to support women in their physical, emotional, and spiritual growth.
Why We Travel
Since 1995, STAT has facilitated life-changing experiences for more than 300 women.
“All the things we learned on the climbs became a metaphor for life: when you’re on a ridge, you look out, not down. In life, you look forward.” —Marjorie K., STAT traveler
UPCOMING TRIPS:
AZORES in 2024
We are going to the most beautiful places on Earth.
Past Adventures
Erin brings us to some of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders with tales of hikes along Spain’s ancient Camino de Santiago trail, horseback rides along muddy trails in Ecuador, treks across rice patties in Cambodia, rugged climbs beside waterfalls in New Zealand, and mountaineering hikes up the moss-covered Kii slopes of Japan. On each trip, her travelers pushed their physical boundaries, bonded through ancient ceremonies, gave back to the places they visited through philanthropy, and learned more about themselves than they ever imagined they could
Get Lost 