Canyoneering Guide/Instructor Employment Opportunity

[Get in the Wild]

POSITION: Lead Canyoneering Guide/Instructor, Hanksville, Utah

Get In The Wild Adventures (GITW) is looking for a qualified Lead Canyoneering Guide/Instructor to join our Southern Utah canyoneering team. This position will assist in all aspects of our wilderness education and guiding programs including trip planning, logistics, route reconnaissance, guiding and administration.

We hire wilderness guides and instructors that are proficient in all disciplines of wilderness travel. Alpine Mountaineering, Canyoneering, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Scrambling, Winter Mountaineering and Wilderness Leadership round out our primary areas of instruction.

Professional wilderness guiding and instruction is a very exciting and rewarding career. The great relationships we develop, the variety of guests that we work with, the incredible wilderness areas we work in and the unique challenges of our outdoor office environment all contribute in making our profession one of the most exciting and rewarding in the world.

Our profession requires not only a passion for the outdoors, but an equally great passion for our guests. To be successful, guides must be able to share their wilderness knowledge and skills in a safe, supportive and professional manner. To be a lead guide/instructor for GITW, you must be exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable and patient as well as be in excellent physical condition.

ORGANIZATION: Get In The Wild Adventures

We are an outdoor adventure/guiding organization based in Western Washington and Southern Utah. We offer a wide range of wilderness trips and courses for adventurers of all ages and skill levels. From exciting backpacking, scrambling, canyoneering and snowshoe classes to family adventure vacations, vehicle basecamp adventuress and hard core wilderness expeditions, we have trips and programs for adventure enthusiasts of all ages, interests and skill levels.

One of our primary company missions is that we like to have fun. For us there is nothing more exciting than exploring a majestic and awe-inspiring alpine wonderland, an undiscovered, intricately sculpted, twisting turning red-rock canyon, the breath-taking experience of exploring pristine glacial carved lakes, rugged and remote mountain ranges, or the tranquil serenity of a cool, refreshing stream.

Next to fun, we were founded on the belief that paramount in sharing our experiences with others is the inherent need to train and empower individuals to make safer decisions as they explore the wilderness on their own. We make no compromises on safety. Our courses are carefully designed to help students master and retain the essential skills necessary to travel safely in wilderness environments. We don

[ratagonia]

Just to clarify - this is a 2-1/2 month gig?

Tom

[Get in the Wild]

Hi Tom,

This opportunity will be 2 1/2 months minimum. Currently, we are hiring seasonally in a similar fashion as ZAC. There is opportunity for a person with the right skill set to work for us year round in Utah. For the rare few that possess leadership competence in both technical canyoneering and alpine mountaineering we also have opportunities in the North Cascades in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February.

Thanks, ... Christopher