Our Guides

Ian Odell
IAN ODELL Guidus Horribillis Borealis 5’11” (178cm). Compactly built with scruffy plumage. Laboured paddling interspersed with short glides. Starts well…
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Kirstin Trudeau
I was introduced by my family to the world of adventure and canoe expeditions at an early age while exploring…
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Jacob Erickson
Guiding for Nahanni River Adventures & Canadian River Expeditions since 2017.
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Ryan Lindsay
“Base Camp” for me has always been in east central Alberta, where I grew up. I have many fond memories…
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Andria Lamirande
I studied Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Recreation in College many moons ago. Here I discovered my life’s passion and have…
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Dave Prothero
Growing up on Vancouver Island, I knew nothing of whitewater and rafting, however we spent many weekends in a canoe…
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Brad Goodwin
After growing up in Calgary, I spent my twenties on Vancouver Island, earning a bachelor of tourism management at Vancouver…
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Jamie Pope
I have been Working for CRE since 2014, and have been lucky enough to guide with them on the Nahanni…
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Heather Smith
I was lucky enough to have parents who introduced me to whitewater canoeing at a young age. I fell in…
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Terry Milne
I first developed an appreciation for the outdoors while growing up in Ontario on a small hundred-acre hobby farm. I…
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Ursula Kilbridge
My love for rivers began canoe tripping in northern Ontario and eventually led me out to British Columbia (B.C.) to…
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John Colton
I started working for CRE/NRA in 1989 on the Chicotin-Fraser Rivers and what were then called the Queen Charlotte Islands…
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Dave Laird
I started guiding for CRE in 1992. My first trip was the Tat – I have been down 34 times since. Too…
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David Finch – Resident Historian
Okay, so I am not on the Nahanni all the time, or even every summer. But I have been on…
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Murray Stevenson
I have guided with Nahanni River Adventures since 1998, and have been privileged to be able to guide people down…
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Mitchel McCambly
My first season for CRE/NRA was in the summer of 2012 where I spent a full season on the Nahanni….
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Rich Swanson
I have been guiding for CRE/NRA for 23 years now, 28 years total, having worked also for White-water Adventures and…
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Mark Thomson
My first year guiding with NRA/CRE was 2012 and I spent my time on the Nahanni River. Prior to my…
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Emily Carty
Raft and canoe guiding for me began on the rivers in Ontario. Recently I found myself in the right place at…
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Emily Cole
My first year with NRA/CRE was 2012, and I had the pleasure of guiding on the Nahanni River. I enjoy…
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Corey Moulton
I cut my teeth as a guide on the steep rivers of British Columbia. Travelling north to guide for CRE…
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Henry and Lana Madsen
Our first trip with NRA was in 1987. (Yikes). Moose Ponds trip on the Nahanni with the famous Neil Harling…
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Geoff Holmes
My name is Geoff and I am an Engineer with a paddling addiction. Guiding has taken me from South America to the…
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Dylan Bajer
I began raft guiding in the Rockies four years ago and after studying Adventure Leadership I made my way to…
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Andy Preto
Guiding with CRE brought me to the north in ’97 and I made it my home. I have guided every…
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Roger and Linda Estey
Neil says I am living the charmed life of a retired firefighter. I guess it’s true. but I haven’t retired…
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Jamie VanDrunen
I started my rafting career while going to school at the College of the Rockies in Fernie; enjoying rivers such…
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Brett Pawlyk
Neil called me up 10 years ago when a last minute spot opened up for a guide. I was owed…
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Jim Muir
I began guiding with CRE back in “the old days”, and I have guided most of the big rivers in…
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Jamie and Nadine Burdon
We have been guiding with Neil for more than a decade. Jan Studios is our professional photography business that keeps…
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Andrea Mikus
Neil says I am benefiting from more than my share of good Karma! I migrate between the depths of the…
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Christopher Rhodes
I joined Canadian River Expeditions in 2008 and have guided expeditions on the Firth, Alsek, Tatshenshini, Horton, Hart and Nahanni…
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Keri Rutherford
River guiding has been my passion for more than a decade. Canoeing and rafting these northern rivers is the “top…
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Chad Gennings
After whitewater raft guiding for eight years on the Kicking Horse River, I made a shift to the northern rivers…
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Dave “Whitey” Evans
I think I started river guiding in ’84 and the addiction was instant. Over the years I have guided most…
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Lars Hartling
My mom and dad first bundled me up and took me down the Nahanni on a family trip when I…
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Rob Warburton
After completing a Bachelors degree in Outdoor Pursuits I began building my outdoor resume through various volunteer opportunities as well as…
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Tyler Garnham
My raft guiding career has taken me around the world to Australia and Africa. In my ten years with CRE…
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Jeff Siddle
Even more than the stunning landscapes, exciting rivers, and majestic wildlife, it was people and relationships that brought me into…
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Trish Duncan and Royce Casford
To support my studies in 1990, I (Trish) took a summer job down the road from our farm at a…
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Chloe Steepe and Rob Vance
Rob: I started guiding for NRA in the spring of 2006. Taking a year off a few years ago to guide…
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Selena Cordeau
My raft and canoe guiding began in British Columbia on the Kicking Horse River and the Bowron Lakes. BC is beautiful…
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Maya Chang
I’ve always loved being in the outdoors. When I became a certified raft guide in 2002, I managed to avoid…
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Maya March
I have been guiding for NRA since 2004. I’ve spent most of my time on my favorite river the Nahanni,…
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Liz Demers
I have been with NRA/CRE since 2003. I am drawn to adventures and wild places and guiding up north certainly…
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Mike Neville
I am coming up on my 9th season with NRA, and within that time I have guided on the Nahanni,…
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Lara Fenton
I have been with CRE/NRA since 2001 and have guided the Burnside, Coppermine, and Nahanni Rivers. In the off season…
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Alan Christie
Somehow my career as an engineer took a turn down a new path in 2000 after I completed a personal…
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Joel Luet
I came to canoeing almost by accident when some lifeguard staff training in Yellowknife included a canoe instructor course. And…
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Kaj Johnson
My first arctic guiding was on the Nahanni when Neil assigned me to a trip with The Minister of the…
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Alana Martinson
I have been guiding with NRA/CRE since 2005. In that time I have guided on the Nahanni, Tatshenshini and Stikine…
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Tyler Dinsdale
I first began working as a River Guide in 1999, but started working with Canadian River Expeditions in 2005. I can…
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Les Parsons
I have been guiding since 1984, when I took a trip down the Nahanni for the first time with my…
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Mark Kyte
The Nahanni was my first northern river and over my career I have guided throughout the north. Each river has…
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Melanie Siebert
I grew up paddling Canadian Shield rivers and my dad taught me to light a fire, read a map, and…
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Bruce Kirby
Twenty years ago I managed to escape my life as an electrical engineer and I have been guiding ever since….
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Alaina Robertson
My love of rivers came from my camp experiences as a youth in Ontario. My guiding and Outdoor Education career…
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Jacqueline Hutchison
I have been guiding for almost 20 years now, having started in 1994. Within that time I have guided on…
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Adam Binder
I have always had a love for the outdoors and eventually my activities drove me to start getting certified and…
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