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Professional Guide Services
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Rick Green
Owner/Guide
- Born in sunny Southern California
- Raised in camping family, exploring the Mojave Desert, Four Corners, Sierras, etc. Great fun!
- US Army, 8th ID Europe
- Bachelors Degree, Exercise Science, Utah State University 93'
- EMT 1A
- Wilderness First Responder, American Canyoneering Association
- Wilderness First Aid, AAOS
- Internship, Cardiology
- Professional Ski Patrolman
- Winter Mountaineering, 80hr course
- Member of Escalante Search and Rescue
- Hiking and canyoneering in S Utah 20 yrs
- Researching and exploring Escalante 15 yrs
- Awarded Hiking and Backpacking “Guide of the Year 2005” by Outdoor Utah Recreation Guide
- ACA Canyon Leader (American Canyoneering Association)
Interests - Amie, exploring unvisited places, powder skiing, helping folks and animals and
Labrador kisses.
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Bobcat Rescue Story Skunk Rescue Story
What's New? Visit our BLOG! |
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Amie Fortin
Excursions Director
- Born in Southern New Hampshire
- Grew up playing and building forts in the woods
- AA in Travel and Convention Management
Newbury College, Boston
- BA in Hospitality Management
Newbury College, Boston
- Visited almost every National Park in the West
- Backpacked Europe and Baja, MX
- Visited Escalante and met Rick in May 2004
- Moved to Escalante November 2004
Interests – Rick, Super Emma (cat), family, food, and movies….that I never get to go see, living in Escalante. |
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Rich Carlson
Instructor
- Certified Army Instructor
- ACA/CEC Certified Canyon Guide
- ACA Certified Instructor
- Certified Wilderness First Responder
- ECSI Certified Instructor: Wilderness First Aid, First Aid and CPR
- Certified High Angle Rope Rescue Technician
- Certified Ropes Challenge Course Facilitator
- Army Commendations for Innovations in Training
- Professional Member, American Mountain Guides Association
- AMGA Certified - Top Rope Site Management
- Started the first canyoneering guide service in the U.S. in 1990. Teaching canyon rescue, canyon leader, canyon guide and canyoneering instructor courses since 1999.
- Guided and taught climbing from 1990 to 2002. Guide service was accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association.
Rich is a member of the ACA's Board of Directors and oversees the ACA's training programs. |
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Caitlin Hutter
Assistant Guide
- B.S. Natural Resource Recreation, Forestry minor. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Certified First Responder
- Certified Project Learning Tree Instructor for Ages K-12
- Certified Project Wild Instructor for Ages K-12
- Raised in Crockett, Texas
- Rock climbing for five years
- Camping and backpacking for 15 years
- Horseback riding for 10 yrs
- Have backpacked the Presidential Range in CO, Bear Tooths in MT, Death Valley, CA, backcountry canoe trip in the Okeefenokee Swamp, FL and numerous trips in Utah.
- Spelunking in many Virginia caves while in college
Interests - Traveling, hiking, designing jewelry and
the lure of a faint trail. |
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