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Peter Linn’s great-grandfather, Bennie L. Linn, crossed Jackson Hole in 1905 while heading for new land in Idaho. He stopped to fix a broken wagon wheel near current-day Wilson, Wyoming. He ended up staying there for the rest of his life. After homesteading a ranch and building a log cabin, he began a pack trip business and a tradition of outfitting that has lasted four generations.
When Peter Linn was born in 1976 his parents, Gene and Ellen, bought the business, which would later become Teton Outfitters. Throughout Peter’s childhood, he accompanied his parents on their pack trips. During his early twenties, Peter attended the University of Alaska in Anchorage, where he studied culinary arts. This degree earned him the “camp chef” title, and since then he has taken the reins entirely for the pack trip business.
Through the years, the Linns have learned the ins-and-outs of backcountry living. Peter’s confidence in guiding lies in his family’s balanced mix of time-tested horse-packing techniques, modern equipment and low-impact camping methods.
Teton Outfitters grew from an unparalleled force of true “cowboys," and it has now grown into the beautful Linn Canyon Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho. The Linn family loves to share the pack trip experience—truly rare adventures in pristine settings—that shaped their lives and their family’s history.
Meet your guides . . . .
Peter Linn, born in 1976 in Wilson, Wyoming, leads an adventurous life, complete with training horses and guiding pack trips, as well as backcountry skiing and rock climbing. He grew up leading pack trips in Idaho and Wyoming with his father, Gene. At a very young age, Peter learned the ins-and-outs of backcountry survival. In 2005 Peter became a certified Wilderness EMT. Residents of Jackson Hole and Teton Valley often say that “tall, blonde Peter Linn” knows the Teton Range better than anyone else his age.
A member of the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol, Peter is an accomplished skier and has done various mountaineering and ski expeditions in Alaska. Peter was a Nordic ski racer in both high school and at the University of Alaska in Anchorage. Guests love to gawk at his ox-like endurance in the mountains!
In addition to ski racing and exploring different areas of Alaska, Peter earned a degree in Culinary Arts. Only his delicious meals rival his amazing backcountry ski abilities.
Besides skiing as much as possible, Peter enjoys training horses and going rock climbing in the desert southwest. Peter climbed the notorious El Capitan, a multi-day “big wall” route in Yosemite Valley, in 2004. Don’t forget to ask him how he slept up there!
Peter will dazzle you with fabulous stories around the campfire. His tales from the mountains of Alaska and the Australian outback to the very campsite in which you sleep will keep you entertained for days on end.
Tyson Phillips was born to be a world-traveler and lifelong explorer. Since 1974, when he was born in Burlington, Vermont, he has lived in the Virgin Islands; Alaska; Bondurant and Jackson, Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park; Bozeman, Montana; the San Francisco Bay area; the Los Angeles area; Thailand; Japan; and now Victor, Idaho. Tyson exudes a lust for travel and a love for experiencing different cultures!
After teaching English in Japan for three years, Tyson can prepare incredible Asian meals and speak fluent Japanese. Tyson has also spent significant amounts of time with his mother and stepfather in Thailand, where they run the AMICUS foundation for underprivileged Asian families and cultures. Tyson received an undergraduate degree in English Literature and a minor in Japanese at Montana State University.
Throughout his childhood, Tyson and his father, a retired Yellowstone National Park Ranger, did horse pack trips to patrol between backcountry ranger stations. Another interesting fact about Tyson’s family: his grandfather was one of Rockefeller’s lawyers in the founding of Grand Teton National Park. Several members of Tyson’s family have played important roles in preserving the Wyoming and Idaho backcountry. Therefore, Tyson learned his backcountry and horsemanship skills the best way possible: by example.
Like Peter, Tyson has hundreds of interesting tales to share with you while exploring the mountains. His big, bright smile and contagious laugh will instantly put you at ease as you experience the adventure of a lifetime.