our guides have been professional hiking guides and climbing instructors for many years. all our guides call this beautiful and unique mountain town their home and they are always excited and proud to share it with visitors.
one of the owners of the company, Joy is a Professional Interpretive Guide and a 4 season Hiking Guide with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG). she just had a baby girl named aurora!
She loves to walk and smell the flowers! Seriously, flowers are her favourite.
Joy also loves to canoe, rock climb, mountain bike, drink coffee and eat chocolate. Coffee and chocolate are essential food groups in a mountain girl's diet. If you'd like to learn more about flowers, the important food groups, or just go for a fun, educational walk, Joy's your gal!
also an owner of the company, sean is an acmg-certified guide who loves to explore the world and tell a good story.
This mountain goat-like man has boyish charm and an insatiable appetite. Bring him snacks!
Sean has a can-do attitude, a biology and teaching degree, loves wildlife and exploring things off the beaten path. He's also an ACMG-certified ski & hiking guide, professional canyon guide, hobby photographer and a keen mountaineer. If you're always packing extra treats and want to spend the day sharing stories and exploring Jasper, Sean's your man!
suka, our trusty friend and mascot, is a lab-X rescue who only wants to make everyone happy.
This ice-climbing, rock-hopping, hiking companion loves to show off for our guests.
A lover of all things cheese, Suka, which means “fast” in Inupiak, lives to please everyone she meets. She was rescued from the local shelter and is a mix of many kinds of breeds. Let her know you have some treats, and she’ll show you all kinds of tricks, from easy ones such as Roll Over and Shake to the more challenging tricks such as Playing Dead (her favourite), Waving Goodbye or Walking With A Limp. She loves to go for long walks in the mountains, and is always excited to go on an adventure with the humans!
aurora, the newest member of the jasper hikes & tours family, is now our guide-in-training.
Known by many as Aura, this adventurous toddler is ready to take on any new challenge.
Having boundless energy, and a special affinity for blueberries, this little bundle of joy loves to be outside. Whether it’s gardening, hiking, camping or biking she’ll do anything if it means she can hang with her Suka-bestie and her stuffie named Mr. Bear. Aurora will happily show you her backyard with anyone that wants to explore the mountains with her.