About Us…
It’s a love story.
Love for the river…
Love for one another…
Love for beauty and refined design…
At PRO we’re devoted to the success of every river trip we serve.
The Songbird and the Boatman "ready to start their way down the Great Unknown."
Bruce and Nancy's Wedding - South Rim at Shoshone Point May 1983 - as Lake Powell filled to near spilling!
When you choose to unplug from “civilization” and immerse yourself in Nature for an extended period of time, you’re making a valuable contribution to society. In today’s world, it’s deeply satisfying to know PRO enriches our clients’ ability to make the most of their Grand Canyon river trip.
Our home basement, Nancy and our first big order of PRO frames made for AZRA and Grand Canyon.
PRO's first unofficial
Painless Private
take-out at Diamond Creek
Painless Private
take-out at Diamond Creek
Our dream is to facilitate your journey - to be your path of least resistance. Let PRO handle the pressure and details of supplying the gear you'll need, buy and pack food to your specific tastes and shuttle everyone and everything smoothly.
Bruce's mom, Glo Helin, Redwall Cavern 1967, with perhaps the first fresh pineapple to run the river.
Bruce, in heaven at the sticks age 13, thinking..."there must be a better way!"
We call the combination of all our services The Painless Private… it’s customized for you, and only PRO provides it.
Making it happen in 1967......
Put 50+ years of experience to work for you!!
Put 50+ years of experience to work for you!!
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