Guide Training Seminar
GUIDES TRAINING SEMINAR LAND SESSION!
Pre-GTS: Friday, March 29th, 2024 (arriving early for the GTS? — here are some scheduled activities!):
Paria Beach planting event sponsored by Wild Arizona (12PM—3PM)- Volunteers Needed, at Paria Beach. See full description of this activity here.
Point Positive Workshop:(3PM—5PM) - Please check https://gcrg.org/point-positive for details and pre-registration for this FREE optional workshop geared to our guide community.
Dinner (Hatch Warehouse) & Evening Activity— A relaxing pre-GTS evening with fantastic food, followed by an evening of campfire stories/poetry/open mic session sponsored by The Thalweg. Super fun! Bundle up and join in!
Guides Training Seminar- Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31, 2024
Schedule: GTS Final Agenda ( Wow, take a look! What a fantastic program.)
Where: Hatch River Expeditions Warehouse, Marble Canyon, AZ
Registration: $45, unless you’re sponsored by your outfitter.
The 2024 GTS will be an unparalleled interpretive learning event you should NOT miss! Both days will be fascinating and VERY worth your time. Come see old friends, make new ones, and learn more than you thought possible! And for our guide community —please take advantage of the Whale Foundation Health Fair from 11:00 AM to 3PM on Saturday, March 30th. Your health and wellness matters!
The GTS land session is open to everyone; bring a chair, mug. Dress warmly and in layers. Hope to see you there!
COVID PROTOCOLS:
COVID-19 vaccines are strongly recommended for all GTS participants and speakers.
If you feel sick or believe you have been recently exposed to COVID, please do not attend! We will refund you in full.
Note: If you are a sponsored guide, just let Lynn know you’re attending the GTS at info@gcrg.org and she will bill your outfitter. Everyone else can pay the registration fee using the mechanism below. Thanks! See you there!!
GUIDES TRAINING SEMINAR RIVER TRIP
Upper portion: April 1-7, 2024 (Lee’s to Phantom)
Lower portion: April 7-16, 2024 (Phantom to Pearce) - note: we may add a day, so check back for any updates
The primary focus of the GTS river trip is gain valuable experience on the Colorado River while honing interpretive training in the cultural, natural, and human history of Grand Canyon plus relevant resource management issues. The GTS river trip also incorporates a mentorship component for the intangibles of guiding. Imagine a cooperative training trip with guides from multiple companies, a motor rig, oar boats, maybe a paddle raft or a dory, great speakers, fantastic hikes, and stewardship projects. An outstanding educational opportunity!
Requirement: ALL GTS RIVER TRIP PARTICIPANTS MUST BE CURRENT MEMBERS OF GCRG. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you want to go, you need to support our organization so we can continue to bring events of this caliber to guides like you.
Other things to know:
As always, first preference will be given to guides sponsored by their outfitter.
If you are sponsored by your outfitter for either the GTS land or river sessions, please contact info@gcrg.org and let us know. We will bill your outfitter.
If we have any room left over (and that’s a big “if”), then we may open the remaining spaces to freelance guides who have work on the river in 2023. See below for Freelance Requirements. Freelance costs are $275 for the upper half and $375 for the lower half).
Freelance requirements are:
1) must have work on the river in 2024.
2) must have all your medical requirements and other guide certifications fulfilled as specified by Grand Canyon National Park, OR,
3) you must be a licensed guide on another river, actively working towards becoming a guide in Grand Canyon.
4) If you’re not sponsored, you would need to send us a letter with your background or resume, tell us who you are, how you meet these requirements, and why you should go. This will help us in our selection process. We will hold your check until we have made our decision. Not everyone who signs up gets to go.
Click here download the freelance application
Important Note: If you are freelance guide, only use the payment mechanism below if you have been approved to go by GCRG. If you are a guide who is sponsored by your outfitter, just inform Lynn that you want to go at info@gcrg.org and she will bill your outfitter. Thanks!