ABOUT
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Owner and Founder of Wild Goose LLC - Arctic Expedition Service
is Carsten Thies
Carsten is a retired Boeing 747 Captain who now focuses solely on exploring the Arctic.
He offers guiding and logistical services to Photographers, Film crews, Adventurers and Scientists.​
Carsten is very well connected in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic and provides expert support to the realization of your project.
Besides being a pilot and a photographer, Carsten works in Wildlife Management, is a certified Bear-Guard (including Polar Bears), a Wildlife Awareness & Avoidance Instructor and a Wilderness-First-Responder (WFR)
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Photo Eike Nerling
Certificates & Licenses
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WFR - Wilderness First Responder (Remote Medical Training, WA)
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Wildlife Awareness & Avoidance Instructor (AIP)
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Bear Guard (LTR, AK)
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Polar Bear Awareness and Deterrence Training (USFWS & Environmental Research and Consulting)
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Advanced Firearms Training (Florida Firearms Academy, Grey Solutions, WA, InSights Training Center, WA)
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Advanced Bush and Mountain Flying (Bush Air, NV)
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Navigation in Polar Regions (Groeger, Germany)
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Svalbard & Greenland Field Staff Assessment (AECO - Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators)
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Psychological First Aid (Johns Hopkins University)
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FAA & EASA ATP
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CRMi (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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all photos © Carsten Thies