River Guide School
So, you want to learn how to be a river guide?
Then Wild Water Adventures
has got just the program you need to get you started!
Imagine, being in control of your own crew and craft, reading
and selecting the ideal "line" through foaming whitewater
rapids, feeling the exhilaration, excitement and personal fulfillment
that follows a successful "run" through a skill-testing
rapid. At Wild Water Adventures, we know what that feeling is like
and we want to show you how you can experience it for yourself!
If you love the outdoors and enjoy meeting people, the unique
and wonderful world of professional river guiding may just be
your next
career or summer job. If you are serious about obtaining work in
this industry, our fun, informative and intensive 16-day River
GuideTraining
School is for you.
No immediate plans to become a professional guide? Then our course
provides you with a terrific outdoor learning adventure with the
instruction and opportunity to confidently steer your own raft and
crew down swirling whitewater and through challenging rapids. You
will also learn about river safety, trip planning, food preparation
and logistics co-ordination so that you may organize and lead your
own personal river trips.
Under the guidance and support of our dedicated team of experienced instructors,
you'll learn about river dynamics and hydrology, river reading skills,
properly rigging rafts for commercial or private trips, raft construction
and maintenance, river and rafting terminology, rafting safety,
the latest in river rescue skills and techniques, group leadership,
ice-breakers and fun group games, food preparation and health concerns
in the outdoors and much, much more.
Our 16-day program goes beyond what you may learn
in shorter courses and better prepares you for work in the industry.
On average, you'll spend 4 to 5 hours on the water each day where
you will learn the skills, techniques and secrets of successful
raft guiding. Because we use the outdoors as our "classroom"
for the entirety of our program, the learning continues off river
as well. We'll teach you the essentials about food planning for
groups, safe food handling, group dynamics and other skills for
overnight and multi-day excursions. By the end of the program,
each
participant will have the opportunity to be a "trip leader"
under the watchful and supportive eye of your instructors. You
will also leave with internationally recognized certification
as
a "Swiftwater Rescue Technician".
Included in our programs is all rafting gear, (state of the art
"Riken" self-bailing rafts, paddle and oar rafts, catarafts,
safety gear, etc.) all meals and cooking utensils, reference book
and materials and lots more. We would be pleased to send you our
complete information package and detailed itinerary. Simply e-mail
or call us on our toll free number.
Hope to see you on the river!
What is included
All rafting equipment, lifejackets, helmets, paddle jackets, return
transportation from our RiverBase.
You need
Personal clothing, wetsuit ("neoprene package" available
for rent or purchase) or drysuit, sleeping bag and tent.
Minimum Age
18 years
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