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Went Whitewater Rafting
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The wildest river I've gone rafting on was the kicking horse in Canada. Even though it was in the middle of summer, the river was swollen from glacier run-off that made the water ~5 degrees Celsius. Awesome time.
I didn't wear anything under the wetsuit except for my boxers. As far as I know, I didn't catch any diseases. At the end of the trip everyone put their suits into warm soapy water, so I guess they got a little clean at least.
When that first splash of freezing cold water hits you, hoo boy. Your body heats quickly warms up the water soaked into your wetsuit, though (which is why I think it's important not to have clothes between your body and the wetsuit).
I didn't wear anything under the wetsuit except for my boxers. As far as I know, I didn't catch any diseases. At the end of the trip everyone put their suits into warm soapy water, so I guess they got a little clean at least.
When that first splash of freezing cold water hits you, hoo boy. Your body heats quickly warms up the water soaked into your wetsuit, though (which is why I think it's important not to have clothes between your body and the wetsuit).
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Lifer
im going down to the new river in WV for the second time, doing the lower part. it is from class II - V rapids, it was the first river i rafted on 5 years ago, and the other river i do not remember the name of was 2 years ago. It is a very fun river, previous time we went, we did not tip it was a group outing, with like 40 ppl we knew. i was in a raft full of kids, i was 13 then, and the guide had to do a ton of work as i was one of the older ones on the boat.
of course, on our last river we flipped, they told us to put the stronger paddlers on one side, and the weaker paddlers on the other, problem was, that i was so much stronger then my brother, that my dad had learned to compensate for my paddling compared to my brothers, and he did not adjust fast enough, we slammed into like a 20 ft rock, and flipped. lost a bag full of like waterproof cameras and sunscreen, but that was about it.
its so much damn fun.
MIKE
of course, on our last river we flipped, they told us to put the stronger paddlers on one side, and the weaker paddlers on the other, problem was, that i was so much stronger then my brother, that my dad had learned to compensate for my paddling compared to my brothers, and he did not adjust fast enough, we slammed into like a 20 ft rock, and flipped. lost a bag full of like waterproof cameras and sunscreen, but that was about it.
its so much damn fun.
MIKE
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
I've done both the Upper Gauley and the Lower Gauley, the Lower New River (the Upper New sucks) as well as the Cheat River. My friends and I did them all in the same trip as new England to West Virginia is too long a trip for a single day of rafting. It was a great week, but the whitewater is the only reason to go to West Virginia.
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