Make The World Your Playground

Hazuka Staff Experience

Since the early 1970's Hazuka's guides and staff of six people have sought out ways to create the experiences that would inspire growth, and provide opportunities to increase faith in god, ourselves, and each other. Hazuka staff has kayaked and or rafted more than 200 different rivers all over the world. The staff also has extensive High Alpine and High Altitude Climbing experience in the Andes, Sierra Nevada, and Rocky Mountain Ranges. Anyone would be hard pressed to find a company with more experience in just six people. Look, listen, read, and understand the difference as we strive to make the world our playground.

Partial list of Rivers/Creeks Run
Creek Boating

Futaleufu (Chile) V
Clearwater (B.C.) V
Rogers Creek (B.C.) V
Callagahan Creek (B.C.) V
Dry Meadow Creek (CA) V
Brush Creek (CA) V
Middle Tule (CA) V
North Fork Kaweah (CA) V
Middle Feather (CA) V
Upper Kings (CA) V
Clover Creek (CA) V-
Gauley River (WV) V
Rio de Los Esclavos (Guatemala) IV+
Alseseca (Mexico) V
Little Cottonwood Creek (UT) V
Forks of Kern (CA) V
North American (CA) V
Animas River (CO) V
Ingram Creek (AK) V
Six Mile Creek (AK) V
Little Susitna (AK) V
Kootenai Falls (MT) V
Upper Pack (ID) V
Slate Creek (ID) V
Lyon Creek (ID) V
Teton River (ID) V
Lower Mesa Falls (ID) V
Dinkey Creek (CA) V
White Salmon (WA) V
Upper Provo Falls (UT) V
Big Cottonwood Creek (UT) V
Sixth Water Creek (UT) V
North Fork Yuba (CA) V
Upper South American (CA) V
Laie Falls (HI) V
South Silver (CA) V
Christopher Creek (AZ) V
Fossil Creek (AZ) IV+
American Fork River (UT) V
New River (WV) IV
Blanco River (Ecuador) IV
Micos River (Mexico) IV+

Multiday Expeditions

Urique River (Copper Canyon Mexico) V+
Grand Canyon - 17 days IV+
Entire Salmon River - 6 weeks 450 miles
Kennicot, Chitna, Copper - 100 miles (Alaska)
Chilco, Chilcotin, Frasier Rivers - 100 miles (B.C.) IV
Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers (5 days) IV-V
Rogue River (5 days) OR
Deschutes River (5 days) OR
Middle Fork Salmon (5 days) ID
Selway River (ID)
Salt River (AZ)

High Mountain Adventure Treks and Climbs

Aconcagua 22,900 feet (Argentina, winter ascent) Highest Peak outside Himalayas
Sacred Falls Canyon: 2nd known complete descent (Oahu, HI) 300 & 500 foot waterfalls.
Chimborazo 20,702 feet (Ecuador)
El Pico de Orizaba 18,500 (Mexico)
Mount Rainier
Mount Assiniboine (British Columbia) - 21 hour single day ascent. 5.5 Mixed route.
Mount Edith Cavell (Alberta)
Bugaboos (Pigeon Spire, B.C.)
Mount Sir Donald (B.C.)
12 14,000 foot peaks in 6 days - Colorado
Mount Hood
Mount Adams
Trail run in La Cordillera Blanca (Peru) - 25 miles - World’s second highest range
Volcano Villarica Traverse (Chile) - 50 miles
Mount Whitney (climbed 34 times, including four winter ascents)
Kings Peak (Winter Ascent) 13,400
Mount Borah in the Winter (Idaho)
The Grand Teton (Wyoming) - Exum Ridge
Lone Peak - Alpine style big wall (Utah)
Several Trans Sierra back pack trips.
John Muir Trail 212 miles (California)
Half Dome – South Face
Boundary Peak (Winter Ascent)
Royal Arches – Yosemite trad -
Black Magic - Needles on Magician Needle
Several routes in Joshua Tree
Mount Langley
Canyoneering: Multitude of Canyons in Zion and Southern Utah.
Na Pali Coast (HI)
Dome Rock - Tree Route - three pitches
Rock Canyon - Utah - Green Monster
Can lead 5.10