ABOUT US

Penny and Max have owned Columbia River Kayak and Canoe (www.ColumbiaRiverKayakCanoe.com) since 2006 and our mission was to expand from a rental business to offering a variety of tours/packages and programs, for the locals and tourists alike, to experience the the Columbia River and the Wetlands

I has been a flight instructor and flying/hiking guide since 1987 and really enjoyed sharing his passion of nature, adventures and flying with others. Max is continuously researching on an ongoing basis, how one can improve one's lifestyle, improve one's attitude towards life and in general, how to live a "full" and happy life.
For the past 15 years, Max has worked as an entrepreneur in the IT industry, as a project manager and internet marketing consultant. Max enjoyed working in this constant changing industry and to evolve with the ongoing communication applications.

Penny has always been involved in a variety of sports. As a national and international athlete, a coach, a personal trainer, and a nutritionist and wellness consultant (Certified Can-Fit-Pro PTS and NWS), she brings an abundance of knowledge and experience with her. To enhance her credentials, as former co-owner of Canadian Mountain Experience, Penny organized group and individual sport and wellness travel packages for international traveler's.

Penny and Max have 2 young children, who have enhanced their lives beyond imaginable. Since 2007, they competed in three www.RedBullxAlps.com races, which is considered to be one of the toughest adventure races in the World. As there is a huge amount of preparation and training. They learned how to work together as a team (family), and had to be able to race for over 2 weeks day and night. Finishing the race and still having a very good relationship is what a huge reward. Penny and Max also got awarded several time with the best team attitude during the race.

Based on their race experiences, they have now held several presentations about the xAlps, in both Europe and Canada, for schools, various groups and clubs, and acted as a keynote speaker for larger corporation's.

Combining their experiences, passion for fun and adventure, and operating Columbia River Kayak & Canoe, it became obvious to offer "Team building" and "Leadership" workshops.
Paddling kayaks or canoes as a team, or paddle a 8 or 10 person canoe is already a good team builder alone. But with www.ColumbiaRiverTeambuilder.com adding their knowledge and experiences to create a fun geo-caching team building workshops (e.g. Geo cache your ingredients for a good campfire) in pristine surroundings of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia River Wetlands makes www.ColumbiaRiverTeambuilder.com so unique and special.