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Kenton Grua
Kenton "Factor" Grua (July 25, 1950August 25, 2002) was a Grand Canyon river guide. He was the first person in recorded history to hike through the Grand Canyon's entire length. In 1983, he set the speed record for rowing through the canyon in 37 hours, which has yet to be broken.
==Background==
Kenton Grua was born and raised in Utah. At age 12, Grua was enthralled by a whitewater rafting trip taken with his father on the Green River, a tributary of the Colorado.〔 He began college around 1968, but soon dropped out after he was offered a job as a motormana rubber raft guidefor Ted Hatch in the Grand Canyon.〔 He was soon after hired by Grand Canyon Dories, founded by environmentalist Martin Litton, who piloted a fleet of wooden McKenzie River dories specially modified for the Colorado.〔 His boundless energy, memorable personality and constant experimentation earned Grua a nickname, as historian Lew Steiger explains: Years ago, his pals nicknamed him 'Factor' because that's what he was... this additional element you always had to factor in whenever you were on a river trip, or in the warehouse, or anywhere with him... frequently brilliant, sometimes insane, usually intense... always a factor.
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