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Jay Healy--Guide of all Trades, Swift Water Instructor and Master Story Teller
Manage episode 289431285 series 2876744
Follow Jay on Facebook
Go on a multiday trip with Jay & AZRA
Go on a daily Moab Jett trip with Jay
Book a "boat operator class" at SSI with Jay
Lil more about Jay:
Jay's Record: 14 Grand Canyon Trips in one year
Jay's goal to get 200 trips before he turned 50. Currently at 157.
Famous words/quotes by Jay
- "Never ruin a good story with too much of the truth"
- "Skill appreciates Skill"
- "Stay Frosty"
- "Go with the Flow", "Roll with the Punches"
- Be ADAPTABLE!
- IMPROVISE!
- Good time going! "When in doubt.....pull it out!" (when speaking about outboard motors)
- Don't forget that everyone's struggling somewhere/somehow. Have a little more empathy...
In this episode we chat about:
Jay's best bud and childhood friend Scott Solle aka (SolGear)
YASNY (YOU AIN'T SEE NOTH'N YET") ADVENTURES where he met the Blank Brothers over at Moab Jett
Legendary Bob Quist of Moki Mac
Rumor has it that Bob Quist (aka Hayduke) roamed around the Southwest with Ed Abbey and Ken Sleight (aka Seldom Seen) Monkey Wrenching and playing poker together.
-Shoutout to Ray's Burger Shack. Order Jay's favorite...Double chops with custom fries
1988 Crown Victoria Station Wagon #vanlife
Denali Raft Adventures and Denali Outdoor Center
Jay does a Shoutout to the Gauley River. where he ventured twice. First time in 2008 and second in 2018.
- Mountain River Tours aka Class 6
- Shoutout to Glen Goodrich on the Youghiogheny River
- 6 mile slot canyon in Alaska
Azra bought Moki Mac in 2012. Clair (one of the Quist brothers) still does trips for Azra
OARS bought Moki Mac Green River in 2012. Bob & Barbara Quist decided to buy a motorhome and travel the world.
Jay's advice for guides that want to become a Grand Canyon River Guide:
- Take care of yourself
- Work as a team (save your back!)
- Don't bite off the biggest piece of the pie (stick to your duties and don't overdo it)
- Durability and Longevity
Jay does a shoutout to boatwoman that have influenced him. Girls that "get it done" :
Margeux Besterd, Connie Tibbits, Pam Quist (Clair's wife), & Alex Thevenin
Shoutout to EddyLine Welding
Some photos of what it's like to be on a trip with Jay. Photo by David Zickl
34 episodes
Manage episode 289431285 series 2876744
Follow Jay on Facebook
Go on a multiday trip with Jay & AZRA
Go on a daily Moab Jett trip with Jay
Book a "boat operator class" at SSI with Jay
Lil more about Jay:
Jay's Record: 14 Grand Canyon Trips in one year
Jay's goal to get 200 trips before he turned 50. Currently at 157.
Famous words/quotes by Jay
- "Never ruin a good story with too much of the truth"
- "Skill appreciates Skill"
- "Stay Frosty"
- "Go with the Flow", "Roll with the Punches"
- Be ADAPTABLE!
- IMPROVISE!
- Good time going! "When in doubt.....pull it out!" (when speaking about outboard motors)
- Don't forget that everyone's struggling somewhere/somehow. Have a little more empathy...
In this episode we chat about:
Jay's best bud and childhood friend Scott Solle aka (SolGear)
YASNY (YOU AIN'T SEE NOTH'N YET") ADVENTURES where he met the Blank Brothers over at Moab Jett
Legendary Bob Quist of Moki Mac
Rumor has it that Bob Quist (aka Hayduke) roamed around the Southwest with Ed Abbey and Ken Sleight (aka Seldom Seen) Monkey Wrenching and playing poker together.
-Shoutout to Ray's Burger Shack. Order Jay's favorite...Double chops with custom fries
1988 Crown Victoria Station Wagon #vanlife
Denali Raft Adventures and Denali Outdoor Center
Jay does a Shoutout to the Gauley River. where he ventured twice. First time in 2008 and second in 2018.
- Mountain River Tours aka Class 6
- Shoutout to Glen Goodrich on the Youghiogheny River
- 6 mile slot canyon in Alaska
Azra bought Moki Mac in 2012. Clair (one of the Quist brothers) still does trips for Azra
OARS bought Moki Mac Green River in 2012. Bob & Barbara Quist decided to buy a motorhome and travel the world.
Jay's advice for guides that want to become a Grand Canyon River Guide:
- Take care of yourself
- Work as a team (save your back!)
- Don't bite off the biggest piece of the pie (stick to your duties and don't overdo it)
- Durability and Longevity
Jay does a shoutout to boatwoman that have influenced him. Girls that "get it done" :
Margeux Besterd, Connie Tibbits, Pam Quist (Clair's wife), & Alex Thevenin
Shoutout to EddyLine Welding
Some photos of what it's like to be on a trip with Jay. Photo by David Zickl
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