About

Meet our guides

Lead Guide

Gabby is an AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor. She has traveled all over the west and internationally for rock climbing. Her sophomore year of college she became president of the Uscend climbing club at the University of Utah, which has now grown to over three hundred members. She also organized and implemented a very successful Kid’s climbing program at one of top climbing gyms in the U.S. Gabby is extremely adept at instructing children in climbing and rappelling and has a way of making even the most heights-worried participant feel safe and confident.

Lead Guide

Dion has been rock climbing for 10+ years and guiding for over 6. From the big walls in Yosemite National Park to the alpine mountains of Patagonia to the limestone in Mallorca, Spain. Dion loves it all and continues to travel to new locations during the winter months. He wants to show people of all abilities & ages that they can enjoy canyoneering & climbing.

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Madeleine Docherty was born, raised, and attended university in St. Louis, Missouri. She started rock climbing at the end of high school, and through her time at university took every spare moment to climb all over North America. She founded and coordinated the climbing team at her university, and worked as an instructor for children at a local indoor climbing facility. Through her 10+ years of climbing experience Madeleine has instructed people of all different ages and backgrounds in the sport, and has learned how to tailor her guidance to each individual so they feel safe and fearless.

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Stephen Crimin has lived in Utah his whole life and has been rock climbing for the past 10 years. Rock climbing is a deep passion of his. He loves sharing the experience of canyoneering & climbing with others. If he is not guiding, he is out developing new canyons, rock climbs, skiing, or reading up on local flora. He looks forward to everyday outside and is happy to take y’all out on a great adventure!

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Aly Golub first visited Southern Utah in 2016. Since then, she has traveled around the U.S. climbing in Kentucky, Colorado, West Virginia, Texas, Alaska, Tennessee, Arkansas, Nevada and Illinois before realizing she is a true desert rat and needed to return to Zion. She has worked as a guide in Southeastern Alaska and coached the youth climbing team in St. Louis. Aly continues to keep instructing climbing and canyoneering and to share her passion for the outdoors with her guests. 

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Zack is a Utah native. He has been rock climbing for 10+ years and has extensive knowledge of the rock climbing, canyoneering, and overall desert of the greater Zion area. He has developed various climbing areas and canyoneering routes in southwest Utah and helps to maintain many of the areas people climb and canyoneer at. He loves sharing is passion for climbing and canyoneering with people from all over the world and share the special places that southern Utah has to offer with them. 

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Jackson Sims-Myers has been working as a guide and outdoor educator since 2015. He grew up in Michigan, working as a camp counselor before attending college in Arizona, where he worked as a youth environmental educator. He moved to Utah in 2019 and has guided backpacking, hiking, canyoneering, and whitewater rafting trips in Southern Utah, Tasmania, and North Carolina. Jackson enjoys sharing his passion for the environment and loves empowering people from all walks of life through education, instruction, and having fun in the outdoors.

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Diana has been hooked on the desert since her very first foray into the backcountry. After finishing a BA in Outdoor Education, she moved to Zion in 2012 and has been guiding and teaching with great enthusiasm ever since. A consummate Chatty Kathy, she has a great appreciation for the unusual and is delighted to share her knowledge of the area’s quirks with her guests. In her free time, Diana enjoys all-day crafting sessions, watching movies and dissecting them afterward, and exploring all manner of places in Zion and beyond.

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Josh visited Zion for the first time at the end of 2015 and quickly decided that it is where he wanted to live. Within six months he moved from his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and headed west. By the end of 2016, he was thrust into the world of Zion guiding. Since then he has spent all his time in the outdoors canyoneering, rock climbing, backpacking, and running. Josh is very passionate about showing off the place he loves to ALL walks of life. 

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Originally hailing from the midwest, Ethan has since made southwest Utah his home since 2012. He has been guiding since 2010, and working in the outdoor industry since 2008. He’s climbed all over the world, from the Canadian Rockies, to the peaks of Patagonia. Professionally, he is an AMGA Assistant Rock Guide and Certified Single Pitch Instructor, and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Adventure Education. Utilizing his training and experience, he’s ready and excited to take you on your next desert adventure!