MEET OUR GUIDES
Adventure Therapy Guides are exceptional because they combine top-level technical outdoor skills with a mastery of therapeutic soft skills. Imagine if you combined the best backcountry guide, outdoor educator, camp counselor, and wilderness therapy field instructor into one person and you get an idea of the scope of our expertise! We are true professionals who can put any outdoor newcomer at ease, including children, people with different abilities, and clients from treatment programs. Our goal is to provide excellent instruction, unsurpassed safety, and a passion for the outdoors! We hope to guide you soon and help you explore beautiful surroundings, gain some new skills, expand your comfort zone, and have fun in the process.
Gerard Belli, OWNER AND LEAD GUIDE
Gerard loves to help others explore and experience the desert! He has over 20 years of experience in the outdoor industry, including six years as a wilderness therapy field instructor. For the last three years, Gerard has worked as a full-time canyoneering and outdoor guide near Zion National Park. Gerard excels at helping clients connect the challenges they face in the outdoors with their struggles in real life. He is an engaging teacher with the ability to simultaneously instruct, entertain, and spread enthusiasm for the outdoors.
Gerard is always planning his next big adventure! He has participated in expedition-style caving in North, Central, and South America with various national and international organizations, including National Geographic and The National Speleological Society. He has toured across the United States on four unsupported bicycle trips and has sailed the Sea of Cortez and the Great Lakes. Gerard has extensive rock-climbing and canyoneering experience throughout North America, particularly in the American Southwest, and is an experienced backpacker, ice climber, mountain biker, and kayaker. His certifications include Wilderness First Responder and Small Party Assisted Rescue through The National Cave Rescue Commission.