Overview
Wildland Trekking is seeking guides to facilitate day hike, multi day backpack, base camp, and lodge-based trips to start spring 2025 in Southern Utah. Operating areas include: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Paria Slot Canyons, Grand Staircase Escalante, Moab, Death Valley and Joshua Tree.
***Multi-day and Day Hike guide positions are available April-May and September-October with potential lighter summer work June – August (summer not required)***
The guides’ primary responsibility is to enhance the lives of guests by doing everything in their power to lead and facilitate a safe, fun, positive, unforgettable outdoor adventure experience while fostering a respect and appreciation for the special places we travel in. Multi-day trips with Wildland Trekking range from 3-7 days with mileages that range from 5-12 miles per day.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): guest email correspondence before the trip, gear and food preparation, pre-trip orientation meeting, assisting guests in learning basic skills (backpack adjusting and putting up tents, etc.), natural and human history interpretation, risk management, first aid, cooking and clean-up, gear repair in the field, meaningful post trip wrap up with guests, post trip gear de-issue and trip debrief. Some trips require guides to drive groups to and from the trailhead, possibly including pulling a trailer.
Qualifications:
Must have a WRF or willingness to obtain and significant personal and professional multi-day guiding experience in the backcountry settings. Guides prepare 3 meals a day for guests in the field, teaching outdoor living skills, manage all aspects of the trip, and are responsible for interpretive information, risk management, and guest satisfaction. Please see our website for a full list of qualifications.
Required Skills:
-Efficient and effective organizational skills, strong work ethic, excellent written and verbal communication and able to hike heavy loads 5-12 miles per day over varying terrain. Guides walk all day in beautiful locations carrying a heavy backpack, cook in the backcountry, manage risk in varied environments and weather, provide excellent customer service, interpretive information, and manage social dynamics in mixed groups.
-Area and interpretive knowledge is a HUGE plus
Preferred Skills:
-Training and professional experience in guiding and/or outdoor education (i.e. NOLS, Outward Bound, degree in Outdoor Education or related field, Wilderness Therapy, other Adventure Travel companies, etc).
-Leave No Trace certification.
-Expertise in at least one of our program locations.
-Speak and write English fluently. Fluent in French and/or German, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese a plus.
-Two years of commercial driving experience (any job where you had to at least occasionally transport passengers).
About The Wildland Trekking Company
We offer small group, multi-day backpacking, day hikes, car-camping basecamp style, and inn-based hiking trips for adults and families looking to experience unforgettable hiking vacations in majestic landscapes. Guests can expect delicious meals and extraordinary guides who can turn a great get-away into an unforgettable, inspiring adventure.
