VITAL DOLOMITES EXPERTS
Meet your seasoned specialists who will be sharing their knowledge on key topics to help you prepare for every aspect of the journey. From preparation to conditioning and nutrition, their guidance will support and inspire you every step of the way.
Your Trusted & Experienced Experts
Meg Whitbeck, MS, RDN
DATE: Thursday, June 25, 2026
TIME: 12:30 PM PM ET
TOPIC: Performance Nutrition
BIOGRAPHY: Meg Whitbeck, MS, RDN. Registered Dietitian | Co-Founder, Nu, LLC.
Meg is a licensed Registered Dietitian and co-founder of Nu, LLC, specializing in sports and performance nutrition. She works with athletes of all ages—from teens to endurance adventurers—helping them fuel smartly for training, recovery, and real life. Her food-first approach minimizes reliance on supplements, focusing on what your body truly needs to perform and feel its best.
With a background in clinical care, education, and program development, Meg brings over 15 years of experience and a practical, personalized approach to every client. A lifelong runner turned hiker and rucker, she understands the demands of training and the power of smart nutrition.
📩 Schedule a 1:1 consult: Meg@Nu-pros.com
Eric Olson, PhD
DATE: JULY TBD
TIME: Wed or Sun at 7PM
TOPIC: VITAL 100 GOALS & GROWTH LAB
BIOGRAPHY: Leadership Psychologist | Global Executive Coach | Adventure Resilience Expert. Eric leads VITAL Ventures' Personal Growth practice because he knows what it takes to finish hard things.
After two decades coaching executives at Microsoft, Novartis, and Bank of America, he discovered that the frameworks building resilience in boardrooms work even better on trails. In 2023, he proved it himself — walking 100 miles along the Turkish coast using the same goal-setting systems he teaches at Davos.
What he helps you achieve:
Clarity on what you actually want (not what you think you should want)
Accountability systems that hold when motivation fades
Mental toughness for the hard middle
Habits that stick after the program ends
Background: Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist | Published in Harvard Business Review | Coached alongside Sir Robert Swan in Antarctica | Blue Zone family roots
Eric grew up in Asia, visited 40+ countries before age 20, and learned early: resilience isn't about avoiding difficulty — it's about having the right frameworks when things get hard.
Follow Eric: [LINK]
CRISTINA SANTINI
DATE: August 7
TIME: 4:00 PM ET
TOPIC: What to Expect in the Dolomites
BIOGRAPHY:
Hiking & Mountain Biking Guide
AMM Collegio Guide Alpine Veneto
Cristina lead the VITAL team last year, giving the group a great sense of safety and local knowledge. She is a certified hiking guide (2019) and mountain biking guide (2021) based in the Dolomites, where she's skied since age 4. She guides in English, French, and Italian, bringing a contagious energy that helps people push through fear and finish what they start.
Born in Faenza, Cristina split her career between working as a chartered accountant and escaping to the mountains every Friday - now she teaches economics and spends summers guiding in San Tomaso Agordino, her home base facing Civetta.
A lifelong outdoorswoman, she freerides, ski tours, climbs, and mountain bikes across the range she calls her favorite place on earth.