Canyoneers' Grand Canyon whitewater rafting trip leaders, pilots, and guides have one of the most diversely demanding professions available in today's workworld. Conducting a 280 mile passenger-carrying trip down the canyon-locked Colorado River involves technical, mechanical, paramedical, culinary, interpretive and leadership skills, plus responsibility for passengers, equipment, and self.

Canyoneers River Crew, 2012
Carolyn Alvord Trip Leader	Brandon Green Trip Leader	Jake Snyder Trip Leader	Jamie Townsend Trip Leader	Greg Reiff Trip Leader - Oar
Amity Collins Trip Leader	Drew Houser Trip Leader	Cliff Ghiglieri Trip Leader - Oar	Kolby Kvam, Guide	Ethan Dyer Guide
Tom Jones Guide	Omar Martinez Guide	Paul McCloskey Guide	Justin Boyce Guide	Jason Schaller Guide
Tom Myers, M.D. Guide - Oar		Dave Cassidy Hikein/Hikeout Guide		Nolan Horwitz Guide
	Sheri Smith Commissary Manager	John Crowley River Ops Manager & Trip Leader	Randal Weamer River Shop Assistant

Canyoneers' river staff–-a small team of students, teachers, and outdoor recreation professionals–-frequently say that they have some of the best summer jobs in the world.

That may be because they enjoy their work so much. They're versed in the natural and human history of the canyon, as well as personal fields of interest they'll be glad to share with you, to make your trip enjoyable, instructive, and entertaining.

Around the turn of the century Grand Canyon was inhabited by some very colorful frontier–type characters. Our river folks can tell you about those, too, and before your trip is over you may suspect that some of today's guides are some of today's–-and maybe tomorrow's–-canyon characters.