The Team
WCA - Banff Canyoning
The guides
At Banff Canyoning, our guides are the heart and soul of our adventures.
We take immense pride in our team of experienced and passionate professionals who ensure every canyoning experience is safe, thrilling, and unforgettable.
We’re especially proud of the growing number of talented women who are joining our team, bringing their unique skills and perspectives to the world of canyoning.
Meet the people who make our adventures extraordinary!
Guillaume Coupier
Founder & Director
Coming from France where Canyoning is already quite popular, he fell in love with this beautiful playground that is the Canadian Rockies. He is the founder and director of WCA.
He is an ACA and CGI pro guide, Rescue Canada Swift water technician level 3, advanced wilderness first aider and rope access technician.
John-Paul Kors
Retired Avalanche Forecaster
He has been invested in this venture since the beginning and allowed this company to exist by being a mentor for the owner.
He is Rescue Canada Swiftwater Instructor, ACA Pro Guide, advanced First Aider, retired Mountain Rescue Technician (25 years), and retired Avalanche Forecaster (15 years).
Matthew Arnold
Okanagan Lead Guide
Matt is our lead guide in the Okanagan. Before starting working with us to develop this new Canyoning hub for Canada, he guided Caving for 4 years on Vancouver Island, snowmobiling for 3 years in Revelstoke, and was ski patrolling/avalanche technician at Sunpeaks for 5 years.
Irene Hervas
She does everything!
Since 2021, she’s been rocking our social media game like a pro, teaching herself the ropes along the way. From photography to marketing, she’s been a driving force, and she’s now taken charge of our bookings for the past month
Nathan Casperson
Passionate Guide
Jack Robertshaw
Passionate Guide
Jack, originally from the UK, joins the team this season with a strong background in outdoor guiding. He began his career as a cave guide in New Zealand before transitioning to canyoning, eventually earning his Canyon Instructor qualification in Scotland. His passion for sharing the outdoors led him to Canada, where Banff Canyoning stood out as a natural fit.
Matthieu jet
Passionate Guide
Matthieu comes from Grenoble, in the French Alps. He became a canyoning guide to turn one of his passions into a profession, with the goal of sharing it with as many people as possible. He came to Canada to guide in stunning, less crowded landscapes—and, of course, to experience some epic heli-canyoning adventures.
With extensive canyoning experience across France’s mountain ranges, Matthieu has also explored canyons in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Morocco, and he fully intends to keep adding to that list.
Robyn Solland
Passionate Guide
Robyn was born and raised in the Okanagan where she developed her love for the outdoors from a young age. Outside among the rocks and trees, she feels grounded. She started climbing 6 years ago, which led her to seek opportunities to further her technical rope knowledge. Becoming an assistant CGI canyon guide with us at the
beginning of 2023 was an ideal progression for her! She’s very social, which shows through her guiding as well as her work as a teacher in the off season.
Katie Graham
Passionate Guide
Katie has been guiding with us intermittently for a few years, whenever she’s not on one of her adventurous expeditions.
As a cave and canyon explorer, she discovered the deepest and second-deepest caves in Canada and was part of the first descents of Mt. Robson and Mt. Wilson alongside Greg Horn and others.
She is the President of the Alberta Speleological Society and was featured in the film Subterranean.
She appreciates guiding canyoning as it allows participants to find their own path in a unique way.
Tanner Ellingboe
Passionate Guide
Born and raised in Invermere, Tanner started canyoning 6 years ago with Guillaume, the founder of Banff Canyoning. Prior to this season Tanner worked full-time as an engineer. After a few years working as an occasional assistant guide, this year he took his full guide assessment
and became a full-time guide! His love for the outdoors is contagious!
Kyle Singbeil
He started coming on trips to shoot in the canyons in 2018 and became our official photographer. You can book a trip with him in order to get professional shots of your adventure. He is currently working on his skills to become an assistant guide for the 2021 season.
Become a guide
We are currently looking for guides for next season!
If you are already a Canyoning guide please send us your resume and we will contact you as soon as we can.
If you are not a guide but think this is a job for you, we can already start to prepare you for that, sooner the better!
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