The Blue Sky Team
PRESIDENT | OWNER | RAFT GUIDE
Brad
In 1979 I began my amazing career in Aspen, Colorado. 42 years of adventure, and over 40 different rivers, has been a true joy! I founded Blue Sky in 1983, to share my love and respect for nature throughout our great country.
OWNER
Terri
I grew up in the PNW and love being outside and experiencing everything that this area has to offer. My favorites are hiking, sailing, downhill skiing, and of course white water rafting to name a few. My love for life includes traveling and meeting new people. I’m always up for the next Adventure!
GUIDE | TRAINER
Garrin
Calm, cool, candid. Grew up in California surfing everyday before school, never seen whitewater till I moved to central WA in 2018. Fell in love instantly. Learned from Tom & Kira, the best in the biz. Have since guided/paddled down over a dozen rivers in the PNW including some of the sketchier creeks in the area. Looking forward to teaching you nerds how to read and respect whitewater while keeping you stoked and safe in the process.
GbabyBraidz over and out.
GUIDE | TRAINER
Henry
13 years guiding. Worked on the Wenatchee, Methow, Skagit, Tieton, White Salmon in Washington. Worked the Arkansas Blue, and the upper Colorado in Colorado.
9 years of ski patrol in Breckenridge
GUIDE | TRAINER
Hudson
Hudson has been a legitimate “world class” Instructor Guide from having successful experience in Australia, Norway, Costa Rica and the USA.
He is most proud of the many quality rafting adventure-guides who have developed professional guiding careers after graduating from trainings coached by Hudson.
Hudson uniquely combines 20+ years of successful Class 2 – Class 5 whitewater guiding experience along with college level credentialed specialization in Leadership Skills and Teamwork Skills development Psychology. He also brings experience-learning stories from his experiences running many of the top 20 whitewater rivers of the world: including the Colorado River (famous Grand Canyon section), Australia’s famous tropical Tully River, Norway’s epic Sjoa River, and others.
Hudson brings specialized certifications valuable for instructing guides, such as:
. Current First Aid & CPR certifications
. River Oriented First Aid Certification
. Norway’s Certification: River Guide Instructor
. Wilson Learning’s Master Instructor -
Coach Certification
. Swiftwater Rescue Certification
. Mountaineers Technical Climber Certification
(valuable for rescue training)
Perhaps most important, Hudson has great passion for encouraging & developing successful adventure leaders, helping learners gain great leader confidence through understanding of the interpersonal, intrapersonal, and emotional components of great adventure leadership. Past learners have also expressed appreciation for Hudson’s exciting – interesting – and fun / funny stories of adventures from some of the great rivers of the world!
GRAPHIC / WEB DESIGN | PHOTOGRAPHY
Laurie & Niki
Mom and Daughter team with over 54 years of experience combined.
Laurie; larsen_creative.com
Niki; wildawakedesign.com