Wild Sky Adventure Guides

06/09/2024

We still have 4 spots left on our Jan. 14th - 17th Canyoning Swiftwater Rescue Course!

Sign up today to get prepared for the Summer 2024 canyoning season.

06/08/2024

Day 1of 3 of the Wild Sky Canyoning SWR course!

06/04/2024

Wild Sky Guides is proud to partner with to provide unique and affordable adventures to service members and their families this summer!

Through our partnership with MWR we will take service members to see wild places well off the beaten track.

DM for more information about how to sign up!

First trip is June 15th so sign up!

06/04/2024

Wild Sky Adventure Guides is proud to partner with the Kitsap Navy Base MWR program to provide affordable and fun adventures to service members, veterans, and their families!

05/30/2024

Make core memories with Wild Sky Guides!

Our adventures are unique, fun, and challenging. We take you to remote places just outside the city.

The season runs June through September, so book your spot on a trip today!

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05/29/2024

My review of the Axe Aventures Cany Tool after 9 months of consistent use.

Well, it sat on my harness for 9 months.... it only fell out of its scabbard 1 time!

Guide review of the Axe Aventures Cany Tech Tool. A canyoning knife with an innovative scabbard and holding/release mechanism.

05/28/2024

First trip of the season!

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05/22/2024

Spots available! Desert to PNW Skills Transfer Course!

June 24th and 25th!

Follow the link or DM for more information.

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05/17/2024

https://wildskyguides.com/the-most-versatile-wetsuit-combination/

Choosing a wetsuit for canyoneering adventures can be an overwhelming and expensive endeavor. You either have 3-4 different wetsuits, canyoneer only in certain types of canyons and conditions, or you suffer. As someone who likes to canyon in the desert in spring, the Pacific Northwest (PNW) in the s...

05/14/2024

The Wild Sky / Seland partnership is strong and growing!

The Seattle Mountaineers are hosting a "wetsuit party" May 18th and 19th from 9-10am. We have multiples of all sizes in 2nd hand Seland Anetos and a full set of sizes for the Seland Luna.

05/13/2024

Seattle Mountaineers and Wild Sky Guides team up to offer a "wetsuit party" to local canyoners. May 18th and 19th between 9-10am you can try on any Seland Luna wetsuit or find a 2nd hand wetsuit for you!

This is the first of many wetsuit parties that Wild Sky will be hosting this summer. There are tenative plans to have a wetsuit party in Portland with the Mazamas. Let's make that happen!

Wild Sky and the Seattle Mountaineers are cooperating to lower the barriers to entry to the sport of canyoning. We are also working to ensure that community members have access to affordable, high quality, safety equipment.

The Seattle Mountaineers are hosting a "wetsuit party" May 18th and 19th from 9-10am. We have multiples of all sizes in 2nd hand Seland Anetos and a full set of sizes for the Seland Luna.

05/08/2024

Hello everyone. Wild Sky Guides has started a Meetup group for organizing canyoning courses and guided trips in the PNW this summer.

If you are interested in taking a course, but none of the open dates work for you, then this is a great option for organizing a course with other like minded adventurers.

We will be running informational sessions all Spring long.

Welcome to the Seattle/PNW Swiftwater Canyoning Meetup group!The Wild Sky Adventure Guides canyoning group is for outdoor adventurers who enjoy adventure activities (such as rock climbing, desert canyoneering, whitewater kayaking, hiking, biking, camping, rafting, kayaking, whitewater rafting, and w

04/24/2024

Wild Sky is on Meetup Now!

Check out our first online event!

Have you heard about canyoning? Maybe you have seen pictures of people rappelling down waterfalls, or descending slot canyons in Utah. The sport of canyoning can trace its

04/17/2024

Excited for the opportunity to influence the next generation of Seattle youth.

The Seattle Canyon Challenge is a 5 day coming of age adventure for highschoolers.

Part of a rapidly growing number of "Canyon Challenge" destinations around the world.

The Seattle Canyon Challenge is a coming of age adventure that uses canyoning to teach important lessons on risk management and leadership.

04/17/2024

Announcing the Peak Rescue Canyoning SAR Operations Training Course!

After a long winter full of meetings, permit applications, and curriculum development; we are proud to announce the first course of what we hope will become a regional standard in swiftwater canyoning SAR rescue.

This course will be taught by Brent Roth and the team at Peak Rescue and will complement the Wild Sky Adventure Guides Recreational CSWR courses that are debuting June 2024.

Wild Sky Guides is proud to announce a first of its kind Swiftwater Canyoning SAR course taught by Brent Roth and Peak Rescue.

04/16/2024

Wild Sky Adventure Guides instructors Brent Roth and Samuel Keller joined the Canyon Tech podcast to talk about our upcoming Canyoning Swiftwater Rescue and SAR Canyoning Rescue course in conjunction with Peak Rescue.

Listen up to learn about these groundbreaking and exciting new courses in Swiftwater Canyoning.

Listen to Canyon Tech on Spotify. Two experienced Southern Utah canyoneers discuss the equipment and techniques needed to safely enjoy a rapidly growing backcountry sport. Canyoneering combines hiking, route-finding, and technical rope work to allow canyoneers to navigate stunning canyons inaccessib...

04/15/2024

Made in Mallorca, ready for the North Wash.

Our review of the Bestard Mountain Boots Wildwater Pro canyoning boot.

If you like lower profile shoes, and are looking for an all-rounder shoe, then this might be the shoe for you.

Have you used the Wildwater Pro? What do you think?

The Wildwater Pro is Wild Sky Adventure Guides pick for the most versatile and durable shoe on the market. Check out our review!

04/13/2024

Estás listo para explorar los barrancos y cascadas de Snoqualmie Pass WA? En Wild Sky Guides, ofrecemos los mejores aventuras de barranquismo con atencion a tu seguridad y comodidad.

Con Wild Sky Guides puedes hacer nuestros aventuras en español o bilingual porque nuestro guia Samuel Keller vive parte del año en España y aunque es guiri (gr**go, guerro, yanqui….) habla Castellaño y español con fluidez.

Estás listo para explorar los barrancos y cascadas de Snoqualmie Pass WA? En Wild Sky Guides, ofrecemos los mejores aventuras de barranquismo con atencion a tu seguridad y comodidad.

04/12/2024

The next person to buy a wetsuit from our shop gets a free pair of Seland ABBTL neoprene socks.

It will be our little secret.

04/12/2024

This winter I was invited to Seland Headquarters in Urduliz, Pais Vasco. While there I was able to interview the Seland leadership team about their history, technology, and products.

As part of that experience I wrote this 4 part buyers guide to Seland Wetsuits. The goal is to demystify all of the different Seland wetsuits, explain the technology, and give some advice for choosing the correct size.

I hope that you enjoy! Let me know what else you would like to learn!

The 2024 Seland Wetsuit Buyers Guide is an ambitious effort to demystify the different Seland products and help you buy with confidence!

04/12/2024

are now for sale in the US!

To celebrate, we have a storewide sale going on!Link in profile!

04/11/2024

We sell Seland wetsuits online now!

Come and get it!

The Wild Sky Store is a one stop shop for affordable canyoning wetsuits shipped anywhere in the USA!

12/18/2023

Half Day Trips!

You asked and we listened! Wild Sky will offer half day trips starting Summer 2024!

This new product is great for families and young children 8 years and older!

Featuring less hiking and shorter rappels this adventure is a great way to get your feet wet as you enter the world of swiftwater canyoneering!

Trips run from June 1st through September 29th and go out rain or shine! Reserve your spot today on our website! Link in bio!

12/15/2023

Alpine Canyoneering Adventure!

We are excited to announce a new canyoning adventure east of Snoqualmie Pass!

The Alpine Canyoning Adventure features high mountain terrain, seldom visited waterfalls, and amazing views!

The adventure is LIVE on the website, so check it out!

Our 15% holiday sale finishes January 1st, so act now! DM or check out the link in bio.

12/13/2023

Scary, Not Dangerous.

"There is Freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask "What if I fall? Oh but my darling, what if you fly?"
- Erin Hanson

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a guide is witnessing people confront their instinctual fears. It is a universal human reaction and an incredibly intimate experience to witness. I have come to believe that the greatest value we receive from adventure sports is in teaching us how to navigate the battle between our logical brain and fearful lizard brain. To illustrate this concept I have adopted the phrase “Scary, Not Dangerous.”

Why is it important to know deeply the difference between scary and dangerous? Because while fear is an incredibly useful human emotion that protects us and makes us aware of danger, it is blind to the upside. Fear can only focus on what can go wrong. Fear is a narrow lens, blocking our view of the....

12/08/2023

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12/02/2023

Give the gift of adventure!

Looking for a unique gift for that person in your life who has it all?

A Wild Sky Adventure is an experience that can't be beat!

Gift cards are now live on our website and available for purchase! Check them out!

11/23/2023

Fun in Biniaraix Mallorca!

11/13/2023

We are starting a new canyoning blog series about managing risk while canyoning. This first installment establishes a theory of risk and a common vocabulary that we can use when we discuss risk and risk mangement.

Anyone who has ever worked in industry, doing risk management, or in rope access will recognize the vocabulary and concepts discussed here as this whole post borrows heavily from those fields.

Lets get nerdy!

A risk management vocabulary and a practical theoretical framework are necessary for understanding risk during canyoning adventures.

11/06/2023