Trip Planning Services

Logistical planning for a trip is a lot of work, especially when it is a trip you have never done before. It is that detailed planning that can make a trip really easy and fun. Researching and learning about the nuances and details of your destination is time consuming and in the end, you still don’t know what you don’t know. We rely on guide books and internet searches to give us valuable information, yet they are a one-way conversation. You can’t ask a guide book for more details than what is on the pages. Then we ask our friends and their friends for more information. Sometimes they know a lot, and sometimes they don’t. But we all know there is nothing like conversing with a “salty old dog” who has been there and done it many times before to give you the beta you need. That is learning the smart way, not that hard way. 

We offer logistical planning for wilderness adventure trips to help make your trip successful. Our services can be as simple as providing information about your destination to in-depth planning for a multi-week trip. Our fee structure is simple as well. First two hours of consulting is free. If your needs require more time, then we will work to find a price that works for you. 

We specializing in logistical planning for overnight Whitewater Rivers of the Western US. Our primary knowledge and experience focus on the rivers of the Grand Canyon, Middle Fork of the Salmon, Main Salmon, Selway, Rogue River, Klamath River, Salt River Canyon, Tuolumne River, East Fork of the Carson, and Owyhee River.   

We recently add to our logistical knowledge the Tatshenshini River in Alaska / Canada.   Logistics for this river makes the Grand Canyon logisticis seem like childs play.   Give us  call and we can tell you what we know. 

Logistical planning for whitewater boating trips is the most common service we provide, typically to river runners who are experienced, but just don't have the time to do all the planning themselves.   We do get requests for river information as well for those boaters who are not familiar with certain rivers.    A good example is requests for planning services and information for the Grand Canyon.   Why us?  We have over 200 trips down the Grand Canyon between 4 of us.   

For technical rock climbing, we cover Yosemite National park (both the valley and Tuolumne Meadows), Lake Tahoe area, Joshua Tree, Red Rocks Nevada, and most climbing areas of New Mexico. 

For backcountry skiing, we cover the Eastern Sierras.