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On The River

Josh

River Manager

Where are you from?

Ottawa Valley

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

 

I started guiding in 2005. I have worked in Africa, Australia, the Cayman Islands, and North America. 

 

What do you love about guiding?

I enjoy meeting new people and cultures from all over the world.

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

 

My favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse is Roller Coaster.

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

South America

Landon

Assistant River Manager

Where are you from?
I am from Winnipeg orignially, but after having bounced around BC for a number of years, I have finally settled in Revelstoke.

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2017 and have guided all across BC.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

Being able to share the adrenaline of whitewater with new people!

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Roller Coaster!

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

I’d like to do a winter in Chamonix

Luka

Assistant River Manager

Where are you from?

I am from Australia and have been living in Canada for the past 5 years.

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2020. I’ve guided in Canada and Australia.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

Big waves and good times!

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Shotgun!

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

Paddle the Grand Canyon, and a road trip to the Yukon and Alaska.

Andrew

Senior Guide

Where are you from?

Oxford, England but been coming to Canada for 23 years and have lived in Revy for 10 years now.

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started teaching snowboarding at age 18, then scuba diving at age 19 and began raft guiding in 2001.  I’ve guided in Canada, Australia, Chile, Costa Rica and Italy.

What do you love about guiding?

Meeting new folks and showing them a great time.

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Big Fatties – when it’s ‘on’ the photos from this rapid are so good. Hilarious!

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

Learn to paraglide, take my wife to the Galapagos Islands and scuba dive in Papua New Guinea

Roque

Senior Guide

Where are you from?

Costa Rica

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started rafting in 1998, and I have been rafting in Costa Rica and Canada.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

I love the interaction with nature and people.

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

My favourite rapid is Twin Peaks.

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

Parapente (paragliding)

Tye

Guide

Where are you from?

Charlie Lake, BC

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2019 on the Slocan River in Nelson, B.C. Since then, I’ve guided trips on the Colorado river in the U.S, Nanaimo and Cowichan rivers on Vancouver Island, Chilko, Chilcotin and Fraser rivers in northern B.C, the Karnali river in Nepal. And of course, the beautiful Kicking Horse River.

 

What do you love about guiding?

I love being out on the water on hot summer days, telling bad jokes, and meeting new friends every day.

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Roller Coaster

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

I want to spend a year guiding in New Zealand.

SIMON

Senior Guide

Where are you from?

I am from Quebec, but I now live in Canmore during the winter and Golden in the summertime.

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2016. I learned on the Jacques Cartier River in Quebec, where I did three seasons of paddle guiding. I then moved to the west coast of Canada, where I have been guiding on the Kicking Horse River since 2019.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

I love being able to show guests that rivers can be fun when done with experienced guides and the proper equipment. I especially love it when it is a guest’s first-time rafting!

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

My favourite rapid is Roller Coaster because it delivers all different river levels. At high water, very big, tall waves and at lower flows there are some nice holes you can surf.

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

Paddling the Grand Canyon in Colorado!

Spencer

Guide

Where are you from?
I’m from North Bay, Ontario

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in Jasper, Alberta in 2017. 

What do you love about guiding? 

Enjoying the outdoors with people from around the world!

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Portage and Shotgun!

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off? 

Become an electrcian

Jacob

Guide

Where are you from?

New Zealand

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

 

What do you love about guiding? 

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

 

Joey

Guide

Where are you from?

I am from the bustling city of Melbourne, Australia.

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2016 in Fernie, BC on the Elk and Bull Rivers. From there, I made the move to Golden where I started guiding on the Kicking Horse River. I have also guided private trips down the Colorado River and the Tatshenshini/Alsek.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

Guiding allows you to give people an experience they never thought was possible. I love interacting with people form all over the world, and sharing my passion for adventure. It’s also great to have a captive audience that is forced to listen to mediocre jokes and stores from my childhood.

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Rollercoaster/Twin Peaks. They have loads of big waves that remind me of the surf!

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

The bucket list is ever expanding, so when you cross something off, usually there’s 5 more things to replace it…Next on the list will be tor aft the Babine River in Northern BC, and the First River in the Yukon.

Hazel

Guide

Where are you from?

Aotearoa, New Zealand

 

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I have been guiding for about 4.5 years now. I’ve guided on a few rivers in New Zealand and Canada.

 

What do you love about guiding? 

What I love about guiding is being able to share the awesome fun I have on the river with other people and seeing them have a great time. And to help people push themselves out of their comfort zone with adventure and a laugh

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

My favorite Rapid has to be roller-coaster its fun and splashy and it feels just like a roller-coaster!!

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

 i dont really have a bucket list! But if i were to choose something…Eat Gelato in Italy with an Aperol Spritz in the sun ☀️🍷

Louise

Guide

Where are you from?

I am from the South-West of France, but I had the chance to live for a few years in the French Alps.

 

How long have you been guiding? Where have you guided?

I started guiding in 2022 in France, in the Southern Alps. I’ve also worked on the Jacques Cartier River in Quebec, as well as had the opportunity to discover the rivers of Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Eastern Europe by kayak!

 

What do you love about guiding? 

I like sharing the excitement of whitewater with guests, turning them into repeat rafters – here or anywhere else in the world, there are so many beautiful rivers!

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Hopi’s Hole!

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have left to cross off?

Having a small house in the wild forests of Canada, with a big vegetable garden and room for chickens! But before that, discovering the kayaking and rafting in New Zealand, Australia, Norway, and the Zambezi!

Off the River

Jodie

Sales & Reservations Agent

Where are you from?
Wales


When did you join the Wild Water crew?

May 2025, my first season!


What do you enjoy about working in tourism?
Meeting awesome people from all over the world and getting to live in beautiful spots.


What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Portage & Shotgun!


What do you like doing outside of work?

Exploring as much as possible on my days off and hopefully finding a nice lake to swim in.


What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?

Keiran

Sales & Reservations Agent

Where are you from?
Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario

 

 

When did you join the Wild Water crew?
May 2025, Moved to Golden in September 2024. Loving it!

 

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?
I like meeting new people from all over the world and hearing their stories.

 

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?
Portage & Shotgun!

 

 

What do you like doing outside of work? 
Trail running, mountain biking, climbing and backpacking.

 

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?
Compete in an Ultra Marathon.

Abbey

Sales, Reservations & Guest Services Coordinator

Where are you from?
St. Thomas, Ontario. But have been in BC for 10 years. Split between Whistler and Golden.

 

When did you join the Wild Water crew?
June 2023- been in the rafting world since 2015

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?
Creating memorable experiences and seeing everyone’s big smiles at the end of the day.

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

Twin Peaks & Rollercoaster

 

What do you like doing outside of work? 

Dirt biking, skiing and drinking margaritas in the sun 

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off? 

Ride in a hot air balloon & raft the Grand Canyon

Heather

Guest Services Crew

Where are you from?
Kilmarnock, Scotland

 

When did you join the Wild Water Crew?
May 2024

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?
Getting to meet people from all over the world every day

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?
Shotgun

 

What do you like doing outside of work?
Spending time with friends and exploring as much of BC as possible

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?
Skiing in Japan

Jude

Guest Services Crew

Where are you from?
I grew up in Trois-Rivières, Québec, but I’ve been moving around quite a lot in the last decade!

 

When did you join the Wild Water Crew?
May 2024

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?
I enjoy calling the most beautiful destinations home, and always meeting the most interesting people.

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?
Portage & Shotgun, nothing like going through a kilometer of splashes.

 

What do you like doing outside of work?
Going for a long walk with my camera at the ready, reading with a nice coffee in hand, watching series and films in the comfort of my cabin, enjoying the diversity of craft beers the area offers.

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?
Freediving with my partner all around the world, bonus points if we get to meet beluga whales, manta rays and sharks on the way. 

Wim

Driver/Trip Photographer

Where are you from?

Belgium

 

When did you join the Wild Water crew?

Summer season 2022

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?

Diversity

 

What do you like doing outside of work? 

Wandering around (hiking). 

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?

TBD

Ray

Driver/Trip Photographer

Where are you from?

I am Canadian (Ontario, Quebec and BC). 

 

When did you join the Wild Water crew?

May 2024

 

What do you enjoy about working in tourism?

Adventure tourism specifically is the perfect balance between exceptionally capable individuals who tell equally terrible jokes!

 

What’s your favourite rapid on the Kicking Horse River?

The put-in!

 

What do you like doing outside of work? 

I enjoy writing, presenting, business projects, inventing, dot connecting, problem solving and generally releasing potential.

 

What’s on your bucket list that you have yet to cross off?

Airline pilot…then Iron Man suit…then straight up levitation!

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