Rio and Ivan Hibarger

Rio and Ivan are brothers who grew up in Arkansas riding hogs for sport and they both started river guiding in Colorado when they were teenagers. That led to them both guiding rafts in over a dozen countries including Uganda, Zambia, Argentina, Nepal, New Zealand, Chile and Australia. They can both run a sweep boat, a drift boat, a wood dory, a paddle raft or oar boat with incredible skills and have a strong intuition on reading water.   Guests remember Rio for his amazing stories about growing up in Arkansas and traveling to some unique places. They also remember his great food, hard work, and his relentless competition in games like horseshoes and Koob. Rio spends the fall and spring working in the Grand Canyon and is an accomplished Dory boatman.  Ivan is completing his PHD in Philosophy at Columbia University.