Escalante Utah Professional Guide Service

Escalante Shuttles

                             We are Escalante's locally based Professional Guide Service.

 

Professional Guide Services
 

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Rick Green
Owner/Guide/Instructor
  • ACA Certified Instructor, Technical and Advanced
  • ACA (American Canyoneering Association) Certified Canyoneering Guide, Class A/B Canyons
  • Commander, Escalante Search and Rescue
  • Wilderness First Responder, American Canyoneering Association
  • EMT 1A
  • Wilderness First Aid, AAOS
  • US Army, 8th ID Europe
  • Bachelors Degree, Exercise Science, Utah State University 93'
  • Internship, Cardiology
  • Professional Ski Patrolman
  • Winter Mountaineering, 80hr course
  • Awarded Hiking and Backpacking “Guide of the Year 2005” by Outdoor Utah Recreation Guide 
  • Born in sunny Southern California
  • Raised in camping family, exploring the Mojave Desert, Four Corners, Sierras, etc. Great fun!
  • Hiking and canyoneering in S Utah 20 yrs
  • Researching and exploring Escalante 15 yrs 

    Interests - Amie, exploring unvisited places,         powder skiing, helping folks and animals and
    Labrador kisses. 
                                                                       
    
 Rick Green

                Bobcat Rescue Story    

           What's New? Visit our BLOG!             
 

   
Jim Clery
Guide/Instructor

     •  ACA Certified Instructor
     •  ACA (American Canyoneering Association)
        Certified Canyoneering Guide, Class A/B Canyons
     •  Nationally registered EMT
     •  Wilderness EMT, NOLS
     •  Wilderness First Aid, American Canyoneering    
         Association
     •  Hiking in S Utah 12 yrs  
     •  Technical canyoneering in S Utah 5 yrs
     •  Rock climbing, sport and traditional for 12 years
     •  Snow skiing and boarding for 32 years in the  
        front and backcountry
     •  Grew up snow skiing, boating and enjoying 
        water sports
     •  Moved to Utah 13 years ago from North Carolina

Interests - Canyon exploration, snowboarding, hiking
with my dog and spending time with my nephews. 
 
 
  Jim Clery 

 

 

   
Amie Fortin
Owner/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), George, (cat) family, food, and movies….that I never get to go see, living in Escalante. 


  Amie Fortin 
 

   
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.
                 Rich Carlson

         American Canyoneering Association
 

   

125 East Main Street
P.O. Box 605
Escalante, UT, 84726

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