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Tips for Becoming a Guiding Pro

The subtle art of being a world class guide Some of you might be here reading this because you've just read the stream of consciousness that was my career advice blog. If that's you, thanks for sticking with me! For others who are new here, I was asked to speak to a bunch of aspiring guides at a …

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Career Advice

Warning, this article has grown up themes and language. I recently was invited to a Networking event for a company we work with. They offer a 12 week program for young (and not so young) people looking to start a career in the outdoors. We help deliver some river safety training and teach them …

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Adventure and Mental Health

11–12 minute read In recent years we’ve seen an increase in focus in mainstream media towards mental health issues. I’ve used the outdoors as a way of managing my stress levels and look after my mental health for years so I’ve harbored latent thoughts that they are linked. In October 2018, the …

By far the best trip

I came to Queenstown for 5 days and did all the bungy jumping, swinging, rafting and jet boats and while they were all great. This was by far the best trip I did. I showed up in the morning to the pickup spot and was greeted by the guide Hugh. He informed me that the other five people on the trip had a last minute change in plans and that it was just going to be us. I was shocked that they would still do the trip with just me but he made no issue with it. It was a great time. We hiked in the Reese valley for about two hours along the river surrounded by mountains, fog and a light rain which only made the river better. We only passed a hand full of people that couldn’t figure out why I was carrying a paddle and no boat. Hugh told them about the inflatable packrafts in our packs and couple you could tell wish they were on our trip. We had a great lunch and then inflated the rafts and kayaked back to the van passing many of the hikers we had crossed earlier. If your looking for a trip that allows you to soak up more of beautiful area and still have a little rafting adventure then this can’t be beat. Hugh was great and easy to talk to with a lot of knowledge of the area. I think he sold me on getting a packraft too.

Dane

USA