With your safety in mind, our professional, experienced guides maintain a regimen of current first-aid, CPR, and guide skills training.
- Ken DeBondt is ATK's expert 'go to guy' for all things outdoors, from sea/river kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, and mountain biking. Instructor, guide, personal fitness trainer and artist- Ken moved to the Olympic Peninsula to be closer to the waves. He has built stand up paddleboards, custom surfskis and kayaks. In the winter, he and his wife, Ellen organize the NW's premiere kayak surf festival, the La Push Pummel. If you are signing up for any of our advanced courses such as whitewater, Ken is definately your guy!
All of our kayaking guides are devoted to the Northwest! We are enthusiastic about kayaking the wonderfully majestic outdoors of the Olympic Peninsula and the Strait of Juan de Fuca waters - the bays, rivers and estuaries - we are knowledgeable of the local history, geology, flora, fauna, and legends.