Jess Zettle

Jessica, best known as Jess, arrived on the IWC scene years ago as a river guest and steadily became a close friend of the Zettel’s and the IWC family. She visited the Challis area over the years, participating in Middle Fork Float Trips and twice running the River of No Return Endurance Run 108K, 70+ mile endurance run through the hills around Challis, including nearly 20,000 feet of elevation gain and loss, all in the same day. She is one tough cookie. Born and raised in the heart of Virginia horse country, she has always had a soft spot for the wild and out-of-the-way places. Several years ago, she left her travels in the desert of Southern Utah and moved to Challis to ride our horses, pack our mules, row our boats, fish, hunt and hike, and play camp cook. Oh, and take care of Steve! Steve and Jess were married in June of 2019 and have shared many a 2-man sleeping bag evening ever since. When you call the office, arrive in Stanley or Challis, enter the cook tent at deer camp, hand over your duffel for an Elk hunt, share the spotting rock at Sheep Camp, or attend a weeklong “Women in the Wilderness” retreat — it is likely that Jess will be the one taking care of you.