Freya Mayer - Summer Job Access

Freya didn’t spend her summer in a sleek downtown internship. Instead, she could be found at 6:45 every morning, keys jangling on a carabiner clip, unlocking the gates of West Coast Canopy Adventures —a high ropes and zip-lining course nestled in the old-growth forest of Lynn Headwaters.

"Normally, a supervisor does the high-risk checks," she explains. "But it was just me and two new hires. We had a booking of 30 people arriving in two hours." freya mayer - summer job

The job was physically demanding. Between guiding groups of eight through the canopy, Freya was responsible for daily cable tension checks, gear inventory, and what she calls "the art of the pep talk." Freya didn’t spend her summer in a sleek

And sometimes, that bridge is made of rope, suspended 80 feet above a creek, swaying gently in the wind. Freya Mayer is a student at the University of British Columbia. West Coast Canopy Adventures will be hiring for the 2025 season beginning in March. "But it was just me and two new hires

By the end of the day, the tech team was not only safe but euphoric. Their team lead wrote a five-star review specifically naming Freya as "the calm, competent woman in the green helmet who made physics feel friendly." That review led to a contract. The tech firm hired West Coast Canopy to run a leadership retreat for its junior managers. Freya was asked to co-facilitate, earning a promotion to "Lead Field Trainer" for the final month of summer.

Instead of panicking or shutting down the course (which would have cost the company thousands in refunds), Freya improvised a solution. She called the owner on speakerphone, walked him through the visual inspection via video link, and then meticulously re-torqued four loose cable sleeves herself using a manual winch—a tool she had only watched YouTube tutorials on the night before.

By J. Harper