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Jonathan Blum |
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This season will be Jonathan's second full year with the Wet Planet.
He came here at the end of the 2005 season with a recommendation from
fellow Wet Planet guide Jason Luker who he knew from guiding on the
Skykomish River. His first trip with Wet Planet came the day after
returning from 7 months of travelling. His entire crew came back with
huge smiles on their faces, and we knew we had to keep him! |
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Born and raised
in the whitewater mecca of Eugene, Oregon, Jonathan’s been on
the river since his early years. He had his first rowing experience
at age 3, and started guiding in Oregon and Washington at age 16.
He has spent his summers since on some of the Northwest’s classic
rivers such as the McKenzie, Deschutes, Rogue, Skykomish and Green
River Gorge. |
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Jonathan came
into his first commercial rafting job hitch-hiking a shuttle after
guiding friends down a Class IV+ river in Oregon. An owner of a local
company picked him up and offered him a job on the spot. |
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Growing up in
a town full of pro boaters, Jonathan was inspired by and learned from
some of the country’s best whitewater boaters. In the last 3
years he has paddled throughout the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, Panama,
Nicaragua, and New Zealand in search of great whitewater paddling.
He is an ACA Certified Whitewater Kayaking Instructor, and is a patient
and dedicated teacher. He shares his love and passion for the river
to all of his students. |
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Since graduating
from the University of Puget Sound in 2006, Jonathan has been with
Wet Planet full time, and currently works as a rafting trip leader
and kayak instructor. Throughout his four years in college he was
quite busy and was instrumental in getting a lot of things started,
including: |
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- Co-founding a magazine that is now nationally distributed
to more than 50,000 students quarterly
- Founding a kayaking club with more than 100 members at the
University of Puget Sound
- Fundraising more than $5000 for gear for the kayaking club
- Studying abroad in New Zealand for 7 months
- Founding the Liquid Gravity Film Festival showcasing student-made
outdoor films
- Boating every weekend for 2 years of college
- Leading Puget Sound Outdoors trips in kayaking, climbing,
and mountaineering
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Jonathan’s
plans after graduation include teaching kayaking and guiding raft
trips (for Wet Planet of course), and traveling all over the world
in search of amazing boating. Destinations in the near future include
Peru (Fall 2007) and Chile (Winter 2007). You can check out all of
his adventures on his Web site at www.daysontheriver.com. |
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Jonathan’s
training includes: |
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- Wilderness First Responder
- Wilderness CPR
- Whitewater Rescue Technician Advanced
- Technical / High Angle Ropes Rescue
- ACA Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Whitewater Kayak Instructor
- Rescue 3 International Non-provisional Instructor (WRT and
SRT)
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If
you have any doubt that team WET PLANET is one of the industry's leaders,
check out some of our key staff: |
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Todd Collins
Jaco Klinkenberg
Steve White
Andy Round
Christopher (Hootie) Boucher
King of the River Competition
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David Sacquety
Jeff Weiss
Jonathan Blum
Heather Herbeck
Carrie Heaton
Liz Arnold
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