WHO WE ARE:

Les Hibbert began sea kayaking in 1977 in Britain's North Sea receiving his initial training from the sports legendary Derek Hutchinson. A teacher of Outdoor Education with twenty years of guiding whitewater trips in Grand Canyon, Les has paddled in British Columbia, Mexico, Belize, the Bahamas and New Zealand in addition to the United Kingdom and North America. Les holds a Coast Guard Captain's license and is certified in Wilderness Medicine.

Helen Hibbert was the guide when Les was "the Swamper" in Grand Canyon. Her outdoor organizational skills are second to none, assuring that trips both on the Colorado and Lake Powell run without a hitch. When the going gets tough look to "Pioneer Woman" to get you through. Helen admits to preferring warm weather kayaking but when your favorite kayaking is surf kayaking that's understandable. Helen has paddled in Mexico, Belize, Hawaii the Bahamas and British Columbia.

Dave Panu has been exploring Lake Powell and its surroundings since 1980. A New England transplant, Dave is tireless in his search for undiscovered places. As a former food and beverage Manager at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell, his culinary talents are unequaled. An effortless kayaker, Dave is Safety Officer at Diamond River Adventures, a Coast Guard Captain and an accomplished naturalist.

A BRIEF HISTORY
In 1998 the National Park Service at Glen Canyon issued a new Management Plan that allowed for the first time the creation of adventure opportunities not under the direct control of the Concessioner. The managers and guides of Diamond River Adventures have kayaked the Lake, outside the rafting season in years past. Finally they had the means to introduce river clients to an equally spectacular adventure. The result, Hidden Canyon Kayak is a new, small and infinitely flexible company backed by a much larger organization with many years of experience in adventure travel.

WHY HIDDEN CANYON KAYAK
As indicated above, Hidden Canyon Kayak is unique in it's ability to be both small and large. As a small start up, we keep group size manageable and enjoy low client to guide numbers. We are not locked into any set agenda and can customize with advance notice your particular trip. All this guarantees you a level of personal attention unusual in the industry. On the large side we are an organization with a 30 year history of running successful whitewater trips in Grand Canyon. We have an excellent track record as a licensed National Park Service Concessioner and as such have in place big company programs such as risk management for both employees and clients, environmental and recycling initiatives and crew training programs that address resource, wilderness first aid, food handling and Coast Guard issues. On the water our edge really shows. The paddling equipment, camping gear and menu are a step above and our guiding team has more miles paddled on the lake (and elsewhere) than any other operator.

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