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Over thirteen years and a World of Adventure has passed since we started Rubicon Outdoors. Since the Summer of 1998, we have offered high quality Rock Climbing and Hiking programs for teenagers, groups, families and adults in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Southwest, Switzerland and South Africa. We are very fortunate and are honored to have an incredible group of Friends and Guides that continue to work with us—and discover with us. We look forward to another generation of Friends and Family that will continually cross the Rubicon in search of "A World of Adventure." |
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Troy Haines is the founder and owner of Alpine Hikers. I was first introduced to the Alps while studying in West Berlin in 1989. On a break from my studies, I made the first of many trips to these wonderful mountains. It was love at first sight. The rugged, imposing power of the surrounding peaks combined with the peaceful, cultural allure of the villages below formed a powerful attraction for me. Finally, I moved to the Alps myself, living and working in the hotels in Mürren, and spent many happy summers wandering the trails and discovering new places. In the meantime, I earned a degree in linguistics from Stanford, taught 1st Aid and CPR classes for the American Red Cross, and led rock-climbing, hiking, and cross-country skiing trips. I love meeting and walking with new people in beautiful places, and hope to find many others on these tours who share the same love of life and discovery that I do. |
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Deirdre has spent the last twenty five years exploring and working in the natural world around her. Much of that time has been spent in the quite corners of the southwest. Truly drawn to the intricate landscapes, the meeting of water and desert, sky and mountains, silent canyons. She is in awe of the plants and animals that have adapted to this rugged beautiful place. Herself, making a life in the land. Her first time to the Grand Canyon was in 1982 on a rafting trip through the bottom of the canyon. Since then much time has been spent on many more river trips, backpacking trips between the rim and river, and mountain bike rides on both rims. Deirdre loves taking people into the Grand Canyon backcountry where they can push past perceived limitations and immerse themselves in the grandest canyon in the world. |
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Raised in Indiana where he spent the majority of his childhood in the woods and on two wheels, Greg holds an undergraduate degree from Indiana University Bloomington, a mecca for cyclists of every shape and color. His diploma says "Video Production," but Greg has worked in the cycling industry in one capacity or another for 15 years, working in bike shops, guiding in Alaska, taking shovels to trails and promoting grassroots cycling events.
When he's not out on the trails, you'll find him scouring over permits and topo maps in the field operations department at Prescott College, playing farmer in his organic veggie garden, and spending every minute he can with his wife and two little boys.
"If it has two wheels and I'm the motor... sign me up." |
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Trevor has been an active climber since 1989 and a climbing guide and teacher since 1993. In 1996 he received his BA from Prescott College in Outdoor Experiential Education and Natural History. He is a certified LNT Trainer, Wilderness First Responder and a Certified Rock Guide with the American Mountain Guides Association. He is currently a senior instructor and instructor trainer at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). His love of the mountains transcends traditional rock climbing to snow and ice mountaineering, backcountry skiing and snowboarding and natural history. His humor, energy and love of climbing are infectious. “Any day climbing is a perfect day.” |
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Laura graduated from Prescott College in 1996 with an B.A. in Environmental Studies and has been teaching and guiding climbing since 1993. She has worked for world-class programs such as Adventure Quest, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), and Jackson Hole Mountain Guides. She loves the natural history of the outdoors and enjoys sharing her passion of climbing with others. She is certified in CPR and a Wilderness First Responder as well as a Certified Rock Guide with the American Mountain Guides Association. Laura currently lives in Teton Valley, ID. |
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Francisco Linde Lisbona works full time as a middle school teacher in Prescott, Arizona. A student of history, Linde is especially interested in the interaction of Latin, European and Native American cultures of the southwest. He has studied Spanish and traveled throughout Spain and Mexico. Linde loves to pass time outdoors in the sun and fresh air; his favorite activity is trail running in the desert mountains with his family’s dogs. As of late, his greatest adventure has been as a new father. |
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I grew up in Houston, with early adventuring limited to bayou canoeing and buildering interspersed with trips to the Ozarks to visit my father. I began climbing on real rock 20 years ago and began teaching and guiding 3 years later. I graduated from Prescott College with a degree in Adventure Based Education. Since then I have worked as an outdoor educator and guide for organizations in several states: I guided climbing for the Colorado Mountain School in Rocky Mountain National Park, I've taught rock climbing and backpacking for Prescott College, and worked with youth at risk along the Appalachian trail in Georgia. When I am not guiding for Rubicon I work as a Firefighter and Paramedic for the Prescott Fire Department. And when I am not doing that I am at home with my wife and kids in a sweet little spot along Walnut Creek in the middle of somewhere special. Kevin is a Certified Single Pitch Instructor by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). |
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Aleph Johnston-Bloom graduated from Prescott College in 1999 with a B.A. in Outdoor Experiential Education. She loves working outside and taking people to beautiful places. She has traveled to mountains around the world to ski and climb. She lives in Durango, Colorado and enjoys calling the Four-corners region her home because of the diverse landscape and recreational opportunities. In the summer she raft guides and leads multi-element expeditions for high school age students. In the winter she is the director of the Silverton Avalanche School, a professional ski patroller and a ski guide. She is a certified Wilderness EMT and a member of the local search and rescue team. The Grand Canyon is one of her favorite places to work and explore. She feels lucky every time she has the opportunity to be there. |
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Kathy graduated from Prescott College with a B.A. in Wilderness Leadership. She has been rock climbing for over 12 years and teaching outdoor education since 2000. She has worked for a variety of schools and organizations ranging from teaching rock climbing classes at Prescott College to helping adolescent girls gain confidence in the backcountry at the Women’s Wilderness Institute. She has also extensively travelled, explored, climbed, backpacked, and wandered around throughout the Southwest, Colorado, and California. Raised in the flats of the Midwest and awed at her first trip out West, Kathy has since become inspired to share the canyons of the Southwest and the mountains of the Sierras to those who may be equally challenged geographically. While not working for Rubicon, her adventures have taken her to study yoga in India and work at a research station in Antarctica. |
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Titiana has guided and taught all over the Southwest deserts, in California, Colorado, Mexico, Thailand, and Switzerland. She is passionate about the pursuit of adventure and the connections between climbing, meditation, and self-awareness. She loves introducing climbing to others because of the incredible intimacy with nature, rock and self that is inherent in climbing. Titiana is dedicated to movement in many forms: travel, climbing, yoga, hiking, running, biking, rafting and more. She enjoys seeing people come alive in the outdoors. Titiana has been an outdoor educator and guide for ten years; she balances guiding with teaching yoga and doing massage. Titiana is a Certified Single Pitch Instructor by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). |
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Tracey Taylor has been hiking its contours and appreciating the Grand Canyon for over twenty years. She has walked the length of the established trails along the Tonto Plateau. Tracey enjoys solo expeditions into the Canyon, considering it one of the most powerful places to recharge and receive insight. A graduate of Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona she has worked in a wide variety of outdoor contexts and has traveled throughout the world. Wherever she goes, Tracey is most gifted at connecting with place and navigating the inner terrain that is mirrored by the outer. |
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Growing up in Colorado, Matt developed a strong passion and sense of self through his time growing up in the mountains and hills surrounding his home. Since moving to Prescott, Matt has earned his BA in the Educational Use of Adventure and Wilderness from Prescott College. He is an avid climber, mountain biker, rafter and overall outdoor enthusiast. While guiding has taken him high into the remote mountains and valleys of the Himalayas to Central America, the Desert Southwest is truly home. When not guiding, Matt works as a photographer and an educator utilizing a variety of methodologies and educational theories to bring high academic standards to non traditional settings with young people and adults alike. |
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Born and raised right in Prescott, Arizona I have spent my entire life seeking adventure in the outdoors. From my earliest memories as a Boy Scout waking up in the deserts and mountains of the Southwest to my most recent time spent in the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado, I have always had a deep passion for being outdoors. From a very early age I have been an avid cyclist, climber, backpacker, and naturalist. My true passion in life is cycling and I have ridden in almost every western state searching for the best trails and people around. What I have found, is that I was fortunate enough to have grown up in what I feel is one of the greatest mountain biking secrets in the Western United States. I have worked as bike mechanic for more than twelve years, raced for Fort Lewis College’s 2008 winning team at collegiate nationals, and love to take others in the natural world on my favorite horse, my bike. |
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Growing up in the mountains surrounding Bozeman, MT is where I gained my passion for the natural world. My mom first took me climbing at the age of 5 and I have been captivated ever since. I have been rock climbing since 1986, teaching climbing since 2002, and mountain and glacier guiding since 2008. Since graduating from Prescott College with a degree in Wilderness Leadership and Conservation Biology, I have been blessed to pursue my passion for the outdoors as a career. Guiding lets me follow my degree as an environmental educator and keeps me completely joyful, and I love sharing that joy with other people! I am certified as a wilderness first responder and in basic CPR and first aid. My most recent life-changing event was the birth of my beautiful baby girl in June of 2010. When I’m not climbing or guiding you can find me at my cozy home with my partner Michael, our daughter Aven and our dog Post, or out for a run in the hills of Prescott. |
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Petch is our Lead Guide at Lovers Leap Climbing Area in Lake Tahoe, California as well as owner of Lovers Leap Guides. He has been climbing for over twenty years and is one of a small group of climbers to be trained and tested by the American Mountain Guides Association and Certified as an AMGA Rock Guide. He has climbed on routes rated up to 5.13 and been featured in Climbing Magazine as well as the Guide Book for Rock Climbing inLake Tahoe. He has established over 50 first ascents, 30 of which are at Lover's Leap in traditional style. |
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Ben started rock climbing in 1995 during a truly eye opening trip to Joshua Tree National park. As a guide and educator, Ben is motivated to try and create experiences for his guests that are equally as meaningful for them. He has worked as a professional guide and instructor for various guide services in the Pacific Northwest and for Prescott College adventure education programs. Some of the major destinations Ben has lead trips include; Denali and the St Elias in Alaska, Canada, the North Cascades, the Sierra, Tetons, Colorado, Arizona, and the volcanoes of Ecuador. Ben is an AMGA Certified Rock Guide, is AMGA Alpine and Ski guide trained, and holds AIARE Level 2 avalanche certification. He is also a Wilderness First Responder, and has a B.A. in Wilderness Leadership from Prescott College. |
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Ted grew up in the wonderful state of Michigan and by a series of events, ended up out west, as he always knew he would. Rock climbing and mountaineering has taken him throughout the east coast and the American west experiencing the beauty that nature has to offer. Ted graduated from Prescott College with a B.A. in Wilderness Leadership and his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership is from Northern Arizona University. Ted has been teaching and guiding climbing, mountaineering and backpacking trips since 2003 for adventure programs back east in Maine and Virginia, out west with Outward Bound, in Canada as a university field assistant in Ontario, and taught at Prescott College in their Adventure Education department. Ted lives in Prescott with his wife and Icelandic Sheepdog. He is trained and certified by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) in the rock discipline. |
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Mike grew up in suburban Chicago, but during high school he spent a summer in Alaska and while there he discovered his love for mountains and wild places. After that initial foray, Mike made annual pilgrimages to the mountains of the western United States to climb, hike, mountaineer, and be awed by the beauty of the alpine environment. Eventually Mike relocated to Prescott, Arizona in order to study adventure education at Prescott College. When he’s not climbing or on the trails around Prescott, Mike can be found teaching backpacking and rock climbing courses for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Mike is a certified Leave No Trace Master Educator, Wilderness First Responder, and he’s certified as a Single Pitch Instructor by the American Mountain Guides Association. |
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His wife and kids call him a homebody but the truth is, for John, there really is no place like home. His complete admiration for Prescott’s culture, atmosphere and outstanding trail system led this Chicago-born/Phoenix-raised guy to move his family north in 2001 and they have been taking advantage of it all ever since. Not one to sit on the sidelines, John spends his spare time from being a firefighter immersed in Prescott happenings. As a course director for the annual Whiskey Off-Road Mountain bike event or as a founding board member for the Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance (PMBA), John’s 20+ years of racing lends him priceless experience and knowledge. John started guiding hikes, climbs and mountain bike rides more than 15 years ago. His mantra regarding Prescott ’s gem outdoor recreation options? Spread the wealth. Oh yeah, and have fun doing it. |
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