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Katy Robin

Katy Robin is a Montana filmmaker and family adventure creator sharing skiing, biking, camping and travel through the everyday work of staying connected with her kids.

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Overview

Also known as: Katy-Robin Garton; @katyrobinbird
Based in: Missoula, Montana
Work: Family adventure creator, documentary filmmaker and founder of Sprout Films
Education: MFA in documentary filmmaking, Montana State University, 2007
Early recognition: Little Mom Full of Color took second place in the documentary category at the 2008 College Television Awards.

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A filmmaker first.

Before fans knew her as Adventure Mom Outdoors, Katy was making documentaries. She earned her MFA at Montana State University in 2007 and founded Sprout Films soon afterward. Her work took her from a youth climate-awareness bike ride across Bhutan to stories about women working in Kenya.

Early recognition.

Little Mom Full of Color followed the final year of her mother’s life. The film became her graduate thesis project and earned second place in the documentary category at the 2008 College Television Awards. Her science film Invisible Yellowstone also reached television audiences through excerpts on National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles.

Family stories find an audience.

Her studio biography traces her move into TikTok storytelling to the pandemic, when she began sharing stories about her family. Today her outdoor videos and writing bring together family travel, skiing, biking and parenting. In her Motherly essay, she describes emotional connection and teamwork as the foundation for feeling more confident outdoors with children.

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Writing

2024Adventuring outdoors with kids: It’s not about the gear, it’s about connectionAuthor

Documentary film

2008Little Mom Full of ColorFilmmaker; graduate thesis project recognized at the College Television Awards
2007Invisible YellowstoneDirector and co-producer

Awards

2008 College Television AwardsSecond place, documentary category, for Little Mom Full of Color. The awards are also known as the Student Emmys.

Quotes

Even if it’s just a brief moment, I want to take it… every day.Katy-Robin Garton, Children & Nature Network

Reflecting on making time to pause outdoors after her family took the Vitamin N Challenge in 2024.

Trivia

Her studio biography says she was raised in the Rocky Mountains.
She has taught visual storytelling as a visiting professor at Colorado College and an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana.
For the 2024 Vitamin N Challenge, her family committed to getting outside every day, whatever the weather.