Meet Doom & Lizzy
With 50+ years collective experience in backcountry adventures and almost as much working in the outdoor industry, Steve “Doom” Fassbinder and Lizzy Scully know what it takes to live and play in the world’s wildest areas. Out of a desire to share our passion with others, we created Four Corners Guides.
We met in 2015 through outdoor industry connections. In 2016, we climbed “The Cruise” in the Black Canyon on our first date and the “Naked Edge” in Eldorado Canyon shortly thereafter. And after soloing to the summit of the First Flatiron we decided we were a match made on sandstone. Shortly after Lizzy moved to Mancos, we bought an idyllic, remote cabin and 35 acres at the tip of Weber Mountain. And since 2020 we got married, wrote The Bikeraft Guide, and built our remote “basecamp,” Scullbinder Ranch.
The Guide service & the four corners guides team
Obsessed with adventuring, it only made sense for us to pursue a dream we both shared of running a base camp and adventure guide service, with Steve the head “Bikeraft Guide” and Lizzy running the business. We seek to offer adventure opportunities that, “get you on the edge of your own reality to feel things you’ve never experienced,” as Doom says. And we work hard to enhance your existing backcountry skills so you can do bigger and more exciting bike and packraft adventures, while at the same time pushing you just a bit further so you can find out what you’re really made of.
To achieve those goals, we’ve trained our guides extensively. All are certified in Swiftwater Rescue Training and as Wilderness First Responders, which includes First Aid and CPR. And our two head guides, Thad & Steve, have further advanced Swiftwater Safety training, and are both Level 3 American Canoe Association (ACA) Packraft Instructors. Additionally, each year we do risk management training with Wilderness Medical Associates International and advanced paddling training with Kent Ford.
Collectively, our guides have decades of outdoor adventure experience and a plethora of skills to share with our guests. So much so, that we feel absolutely certain you’ll walk away from our courses with a deeper sense of enjoyment for both living in and utilizing human-powered tools to pass through remote landscapes. We want your experience to be the milestone in your life that you measure everything else up to
Steve Fassbinder
Owner, Head Bike/Packraft Guide, Level 3 ACA Packraft Instructor
Known as “Doom” among his friends and within the tight-knit mountain bike industry, Steve started adventuring at 14. He raced single-speed mountain bikes until his 30s, but eventually started exploring huge backcountry landscapes via bike and packraft. Passionate about creative, human powered adventure he’s extensively explored the Southwest. Read about him in Outside mag, and follow him @republicofdoom. Get to know Doom!
Thad Ferrell
Head Bike/Packraft Guide, Level 3 ACA Packraft Instructor
Thad spent his childhood fishing out West with his parents. They planted a seed, which led him to try climbing, biking, hiking, fly fishing and floating out West, where he eventually put down roots. Always thinking about fly fishing, and after a very narrow brush with death in 2017, Thad moved forward with his dream of guiding. He started King Fisher Fly Guides and is a head guide for FCG. Follow Thad @kingfisherflyguides. Get to know Thad!
Lizzy Scully
Founder, CEO, Adventurer
A dedicated and passionate adventurer, Lizzy spent more than two decades climbing big walls around the world. She’s best known for her for her first free ascent with Heidi Wirtz of “Bad Hair Day” (5.12-) on the South Howser Minaret, Bugaboos, Canada and her third ascent of “Inshallah,” Shipton Spire (19,700’) in Pakistan. She focuses now on cycling and packrafting. Read the “Success Story” about Lizzy and FCG. Follow Lizzy @scullbinderranch on Instagram. Get to know Lizzy!
Jon Bailey
Packrafting & Bikerafting Guide
Jon has been exploring and tracing lines in the Southwest and the San Juan Mountains since 2000. With 15+ years of experience guiding with the local youth cycling program Durango Devo, 25 years of bicycle wrenching and enthusiasm, and a lifetime of connecting dots with his pen, Jon has been able to reach the community by sharing the wilderness experience and the freedom of the bicycle through adventure, art and love. Find him @jonathansbailey on Instagram.
Dan Thurber
Adv. Whitewater Paddling Guide, Adventurer, Class V Packrafter
Passionate about expedition paddling, Dan has explored dozens of Class V rivers all over the Americas. He now packrafts as a way to access more remote corridors. Dan has guided some form of whitewater boating for 20 year, and taught Swiftwater Rescue courses for 12. Between river safety, technical paddling skill and expedition practice, Dan’s shares a wealth of knowledge and experience with anyone looking to take their packrafting to a new level. Follow Dan @extraintermediate.
Jonathan Yazzie
Bikepacking & Bikerafting Guide, Owner Dzil Ta’ah Adventures
Jon is a full-blooded Navajo and adventure cyclist and mountain bike racer. He runs bikepacking tours through his company Dzil Ta’ah Adventures, Kayenta, Ariz. He has developed bikepacking routes across Navajolands. Jon brings both bikepacking expertise and a more in-depth cultural experience to Four Corners Guides. Find Jon @dziltaahadventures on Instagram. Read about him on Bikepacking.com and Radavist articles about his new business and bike adventures.
Ben Phillips
Adv. Whitewater Paddling Instructor
With decades of Class V whitewater packrafting and kayaking experience, Ben can take you to the next level of boating. Ben lives in Hesperus with his wife, Kate, and two children, Thorne and Raef. Find him @benton3017 on Instagram.
Kayla Nardozzi
Packraft Guide in Training
Coming soon!
Cool Companies We Work With
Thank you! These companies provide us with the high-quality, lightweight gear that we use on both our personal adventures and our guided trips. We could not do what we do, as well as we do it, or have as much fun, without the awesome gear these companies make. The companies are: Titan Straps, Aqua Bound, Rocky Mounts, Alpacka Raft, Big Agnes, Hyperlite Mountain Gear and Revelate Designs.
