Our Mission: Support the Health and Strength of the Professional Outdoor Guiding Community.

Currently supporting the guides of Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Photo: Cameron McCubbins

“Guiding has given me so many incredible opportunities and with them have come seemingly endless insurmountable challenges… I couldn’t carry it alone and The Redside Foundation was there when I needed it. I’m still here today because of the resources and support I received when I needed it most.” - an anonymous guide

The Redside Foundation supports and strengthens the professional outdoor guiding community. Our programming supports guides in their mental, financial, educational, professional, physical, and community health.

Over the past few years, the Redside Foundation has:

  • Maintained The Redside Foundation Guide Helpline to strengthen guides Mental Health by providing cost free and confidential mental health services to over 500 guides-in-need who were connected to licensed counselors.

  • Provided Community Resilience Model training for guides to support Mental Health through resiliency.

  • Connected over 30 guides with Financial Coaching to support Financial Health by receiving a free consultation with a financial planner.

  • Awarded over forty $1,000 Educational Scholarships to guides attending either the University of Idaho (Telly Evans Memorial Scholarship) or any accredited school or university within the US (Idaho Guide Scholarship) to encourage Educational Health.

  • Provided over 200 Professional Development Grants to guides attaining professional certifications such as AMGA, wilderness medicine, and swiftwater rescue courses to encourage Professional Health.

  • Issued twelve $100 Health Care Vouchers to assist payment and organize an Annual Health Fair to cover blood work and skin cancer checks for Physical Health care.

  • Hosted the annual Redside Rendezvous to encourage Community Health at which guides, outfitters, and community members can learn, grow, and have fun to kick off the summer season together.

Video produced by Asa Menlove