Mild to Wild Team

Professional Guides & Adventure Experts

River Guides
Adventure Consultants
Guest Relations
Marketing

Owners

Alex Mickel

President

Hometown: Bedford, MI

Nickname: Al

Favorite Trip: All of them! That’s why I do what I do!

Molly Mickel

Vice President

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Nickname: Mama

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley through Fischer Towers – I like flat water!

River Guides

Don Ness

River Guide

Hometown: Silver City, NM

Nickname: Don.com

Favorite Trip: I really enjoy the Upper Animas Silverton Section

Nickol Moran

River Guide

Hometown: San Clemente, CA

Nickname: 1/2 Paso

Favorite Trip: Upper Animas River

Emma Donharl

River Guide

Hometown: Pagosa Springs, CO

Nickname: Em-Um

Favorite Trip: I have to say the Salt River is my favorite! Any length trip.

Richard Fredricksen

River Guide

Hometown: Laramie, WY

Nickname: Stretch

Favorite Trip: Multi-Day trips on the San Miguel River in Telluride are my favorite.

Lauren Chapple

River Guide

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Nickname: Chapel

Favorite Trip: The Lower Animas!

Sam Cook

River Guide

Hometown: Austin, TX

Nickname: Cookie

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas in Durango for its great whitewater.

Trey Roberts

River Guide

Hometown: Grapevine, TX

Nickname: Ed Sheeran

Favorite Trip: Gates of Lodore on the Green River

Zach Marqua

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: The Producer

Favorite Trip: Gates of Lodore

Hayden Kilgore

River Guide

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Nickname: Lion King

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River

Scotty Guttman

River Guide

Hometown: Grand Junction, CO

Nickname: Buster

Favorite Trip: Can’t beat Cataract Canyon at high water!

Luke Streit

River Guide

Hometown: Madison, WI

Nickname: Skywalker

Favorite Trip: Desolation Canyon on the Green River

Benji Mickel

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Magic Beans

Favorite Trip: Upper Piedra River

Spencer Valois

River Guide

Hometown: Phelan, CA

Nickname: Passion Fruit

Favorite Trip: Upper Animas river because it’s gnar y’all!

Miles Hunter

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Sassy, the Unicorn

Favorite Trip: 2-day on the Upper Animas

Joe Lawton

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Hula Hoop

Favorite Trip: Colorado River 3-day in Moab

Hadyn Collard

River Guide

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Nickname: River Ranger

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River

Annie Patton

River Guide

Hometown: Lenexa, KS

Nickname: The General

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River

Drivers

Jerry McGeorge

Driver Manager

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Pickle

Favorite Trip: Red Mountain on a Silverton Jeep Tour

Jay Blacksher

Driver

Hometown: Aztec, CO

Nickname: Jaybird

Favorite Trip: Minnie Gulch

Marty Dowling

Driver

Hometown: Boulder, CO

Nickname: Brindle

Favorite Trip: Silverton Jeep

Jared Avery

Driver

Hometown: Carbondale, CO

Nickname: Wrench

Favorite Trip: Browns Gulch, Silverton Jeep

Miles Newby

Driver

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Cadillac

Favorite Trip: Stony Pass, Silverton Jeep

Adventure Consultants

Natalie Martin

Office Manager

Hometown: Scranton, PA

Nickname: Lil’Carrot

Favorite Trip: The Piedra River

Genevieve Gross

Sales Manager

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Nickname: G

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley

Elena Donharl

Operations Manager

Hometown: Pagosa Springs, CO

Nickname: The Operator

Favorite Trip: San Miguel!

Sage Kooi

Front End Sales Manager

Hometown: Loveland, CO

Nickname: Sager Danger

Favorite Trip: I’m stuck between the Salt River and Gates of Lodore!

Joe Butts

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Amenia, NY

Nickname: Butts

Favorite Trip: Cataract Canyon!

Will Lammons

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Peach

Favorite Trip: The Lower Animas River through Smelter Rapid

Emily Henneman

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Nickname: Ems

Favorite Trip: The Lower Animas in Durango!

Guest Relations

Kelsey Wright

Guest Relations Leader

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Nickname: Kels

Favorite Trip: Piedra River!

Kayla Rubenstein

Photography Coordinator

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Mittens

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River

Corbin Miller

Greeter

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Corbs

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River with Ella!

Ella Stevens

Greeter

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Cinderella

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River with Corbin!

Chase Robertson

Photographer

Hometown: Anchorage, AK

Nickname: Switch

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River at High Water

Marketing

Kolben Preble

Marketing Director

Hometown: Forest Grove, OR

Nickname: Kolby

Favorite Trip: Upper Salt River, AZ

Ian Murphy

Content Coordinator

Hometown: Palm Desert, CA

Nickname: Murph

Favorite Trip: Gates of Lodore all the way!

Kimberly Cassels

Copywriter

Hometown: Farmington, NM

Nickname: Kim

Favorite Trip: Yampa River

Dogs of Mild to Wild

Louie

Office Dog

Office Job: Morale Manager

Favorite Trip: I’m up for anything!

D.O.G.

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Guide

Favorite Trip: Upper Salt River, AZ

Maggie

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Office Manager on the Salt River

Favorite Trip: After work boating on the Salt River

Jasper

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Boatman

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River in Telluride!

Lilo

Office Dog

Office Job: Motivational Barker

Favorite Trip: The Lower Animas with my person, Spencer!