Guides


All Barefoot Bear guides have the experience, training and accreditation to make your activity holiday an exciting, enjoyable and safe experience.

Uroš Snoj

An experienced rafting and kayaking enthusiast, competing worldwide with the rafting elite and winning medals.

More about Uroš

Out of season Uroš runs his construction company that has seen him bring to life a new Hostel, Soča Rocks, which he runs, as well as a new apartment in the center of Bovec. With his construction team Uroš has also built zip-lines in Chechnya and is looking to build a new line in Croatia.

He likes biking, skiing and when Soča shows the "right face", kayaking is the adrenalin adventure of choice in the valley he loves.

Finally, when he finds the time he takes a plane to a place far from Bovec. To relax and to think about the next project :) Uroš is one of our guides for Adrenaline River


Uroš IS A GUIDE FOR:

ANDREJ KODRMAN

If you cannot find your guide on the river, he is on the mountain, shredding a mountain track on his bike.

More about Andrej

Andrej is our ZipLine guide.

He's not from Bovec but fell in love with the Soča Valley several years ago and never left. Besides MTB cycling, he's a freeride ski-boarder.

In winter you can find him working at the Kanin Ski Resort. He manages the SKI BUM BAR. We call it a summer terrace with a view. You can't miss his smile and good vibes.


Andrej IS A GUIDE FOR:

MIHA GANTAR

A civil engineer by education, a hiking guide by profession and a nature lover and photographer by heart.

More about Miha

In love with Slovenia, its mountains, river, lakes, vineyards, cities, villages and cuisine. After studying abroad, travelling the world and working as an engineer, Miha chose the great outdoors as his office. He has travelled extensively throughout Slovenia, discovered the hidden spots, secret waterfalls, amazing lonely hiking trails and jaw dropping alpine views. The last 6 years he has been guiding and organizing hiking and biking tours all over Slovenia, generously sharing his knowledge, love and passion for Slovenia and its natural treasures.

When Miha is not in the mountains, you'll find him playing basketball with his friends, fooling around with his kids or exploring his second home - the beautiful Canary islands.


MIHA IS A GUIDE FOR:

MIHA OGORELEC

Miha has an MA in Forestry and Renewable Sources and has participated in the SloWolf and DinAlp Bear projects that tracked the movement of wolves and bears across Slovenia

More about Miha

Miha is extremely active having competed at a high level in handball, javelin and dancing. He also holds a Chainsaw training and safety certificate, an Open water scuba diving certification, a Cave exploring license and 15 weeks of basic military training.

Miha has numerous hobbies; underwater fishing, surfing and trekking. He organizes lectures and runs survival in wilderness programs for tourists, children and specialist services.

Miha is passionately devoted to nature and shares his breathtaking depth of knowledge with all those who wish to learn.


MIHA IS A GUIDE FOR:

JAKOB LESJAK

Jakub is as an experienced kayaker, he's our specialist guide for kayaking courses, rafting and hidrospeeding.

More about Jakub

He comes from Ljubljana. He spent his days in the Soča Valley as a kid. A great educator and teacher, he likes to work with young groups and beginners. The Soča River is his home and playground. He's full of positive energy. You won't get bored with him.


JAKOB IS A GUIDE FOR:

MIHA LAPANJA

He's an adrenalin freak, a free-ride and ski mountaineering enthusiast, a global traveler and a mountain lover

More about Miha

Miha has been coming to Bovec for the past twenty years.

In summer he works as a ZipLine guide, but in winter he works in Italy and Austria as a licensed ski instructor.
‘Be positive’ is his moto and way of living.

He loves nature, and the Soča Valley is the place he calls home, for now.


MIHA IS A GUIDE FOR:

TEO ZAGAR

Teo is from Bovec and is our canyoning and rafting guide. In winter he works in Austria and Slovenia as a licensed ski instructor.

More about Teo

If you don't find him in some ski resort, you'll see him freeride skiing in the Kanin and Sella Nevea region.

After a busy season, he likes to escape into the mountains where he finds his peace. As a member of the Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia, he helps to save lives.

Aside from the mountain, Teo’s next great love is the Soča river.


Matej IS A GUIDE FOR:

MATEJ TRAMPUŽ

Matej is a kayak enthusiast who also works for the Kayak Association of Slovenia as a trainer for the Slovenian team.

More about Matej

Besides loving the Soča Valley and the Soča River, he likes to travel.

His passion is exploring new places, and kiteboarding is always on his list of things to do.

When the season is over, he recharges his batteries by kiteboarding. He's one of a kind, and always willing to help.


Matej IS A GUIDE FOR:

BALAZS GARAY

He spent his childhood close to a river and a lake and soon learnt to paddle.
More about Balasz

While at university he did some travelling during term breaks, and took up mountaineering. On one of his trips he visited the Julian Alps and fell in love with the amazing peaks and the beautiful River Soča.

He eventually moved to the Soča Valley to learn rafting skills and soon qualified as a river guide. Although that was more than 10 years ago, he still loves it!


Balazs IS A GUIDE FOR:

Klemen Štular

After his engineering and management career Klemen is now enjoying his second life and providing professional mountain biking guidance...

More about Klemen

Klemen is always on the move discovering Slovenia and what’s beyond its borders: the region that lies between Julian Alps and the Adriatic sea: The Alpe-Adria. Amazed by its potential to provide vast diversity of outdoor adventures: cycling, hiking, skiing,…

Klemen do them all, but the one closest to his hearth is mountain biking. 

But it’s not only about biking. Typical day on his tour usually ends with an after-cycling treatment, including local culinary accompanied with a glass of good wine or beer.

 


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