Pre-Rendezvous

May 13-14th in Salmon, ID Pro-I Swiftwater with Swiftwater Safety institute. To register & more info, please go here.

May 13-14th in Salmon, ID Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recert with Desert Mountain Medicine. To register or for more info, stay tuned!

May 14th at The HUB is Salmon- Pint Night and Salmon River Story Slam. Sign up ahead of time at The HUB or show up and get inspired.

Rendezvous Schedule

Friday, May 15th

10:00 a.m. RegistrationOpens & Vendor Setup

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Stress Resilience Training with Responder Alliance

4:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook-Off & Big-Ass Skillet Competition Start (set up/prep can start at 3:30 p.m.) Learn more & sign up here.

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Welcome Address

6:00 p.m. Dutch Oven Cook-off Judging and Dinner

7:30 p.m. Guide Made Film Fest - Sponsored by NRS (If you have a film to share, please email info@redsidefoundation.org)

Saturday, May 16th

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Health Fair (at Steele Memorial)

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sobriety & the Sober Curious in Guiding Culture. A facilitated, open conversation exploring sobriety, and sober curiosity with Jon Totten.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.‍ ‍The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Lydia Missal LCPC-S Flow state is the psychology of optimal experience — the experience of being completely absorbed in the present moment. In this state, a person loses track of space and time and becomes fully engaged in the here and now. The good news: we can access this state at any point and while doing anything, if the right conditions exist. This presentation blends content and experiential activities to help river guides understand, recognize, and intentionally access flow state within their role and relationships. .

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Current state of the Snake River Dam Removal and Salmon Migration. Justin Hayes from American Rivers will share a lively update on what’s up with Salmon migration in the Salmon River Basin and their relationship with the Snake River Dam Removal Project.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Keeping Your Body Primed for Transitions. Doctor of Physical Therapy, Katy Kelly, shares her proactive approachto build capacity and adapt to the physical demands of guiding and attending to the transitions between seasons.

12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.‍ ‍Lunch Break. Check out the Vendors & The Health Fair

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Preaching the Salmon Gospel. How to talk to all of your guests about the role salmon play in the natural and culture significance of the places you guide with Mark Martin.

2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.‍ ‍Mental Health and Technology in the Wilderness. Abby Hudson, from theNot in Wilderness Coalition, shares important information about mental health, technology, and wilderness.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Bridget Crocker -  Breaking Out of the Eddy: Navigating Transitions on and off the River. Bridget faced unimaginable challenges and came face to face with death. But the rivers gave her the tools and wisdom she needed to find her way back, from addiction to strength, and to find her voice and will. She has led remote river expeditions down many of the world’s greatest river canyons in far-flung regions of Zambia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, India, and the Western United States. She is the author of the best-selling memoir, The River's Daughter, and a contributing author to Lonely Planet guidebooks and its Travel Anthology and to The Best Women’s Travel Writing series from Travelers’ Tales. Her work has been featured in magazines including Westways, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Trail Runner, Paddler, Outside, People, and Patagonia’s blog, The Cleanest Line, among others.  

4:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Guide Of the Year- Presented by I.O.G.A. At the annual meeting of the Idaho Guides and Outfitters Association, the members voted on the Guide of the Year. Joins us to find out who it is and help us celebrate!

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.‍ ‍Dinner

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Live Music! - TBA

Sunday, May 17th

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Somatic Yoga with Alli Schuh (bring your yoga mat!). Alli is a certified yoga teacher and and will lead a yoga practice focusing on conscious, gentle movement and breath, it aims to release deep-seated physical tension, reduce stress, improve mobility, and y calming the nervous system.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.‍ Doug Tims, author of the recently published Selway: The Original Wild and Scenic River, will share his unique understanding of what this wild river means to us and a few stories of wilderness misadventure. Join him on a journey to the mystical environs of the only river and watershed in America to receive instant recognition in law as both wild and scenic and wilderness.

11:00 a.m. - Noon Raffle Winners & Closing Statements

*schedule subject to change

Health Fair

The health fair is free for any attending guide.