Peter Fox

Before he discovered rafting Peter Fox studied writing at Stanford University under William Rivers and N. Scott Momaday. He used his English degree to build redwood furniture, install solar heaters, grip for TV commercials, and pound nails until, at age 27, he picked up a pair of oars on a river and knew this was where he belonged. Within two years Peter was teaching beginning guides to row, and helping smash the high water record on California’s estimable Tuolumne River. A year later he helped reset the high water mark on Chile’s world renowned Bio Bio River before playing lead roles in the first descents of the Futaleufú River in Chile and the Grand Canyon of the Stikine in British Columbia. For another 40 years, Peter continued to teach and row rivers while pursuing a photography career and raising a family. Still getting behind the oars at 72, he lives in Bend Oregon with his longtime rowing partner and wife Susan. They have two married children and two grandchildren who all love being on rivers.