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White-water rafting!

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LordMorpheus

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So my school's Outdoor Experience Club is going wwr, and I'm joining (i'm a senior)

I do not remember which river, but apparently there are more than 11 5+ rapids along it . . . .

that, and us seniors get the option of riding in smalled 4-man rafts!

I can't wait . . . it'll be my first white water trip . . . any veterans here?

Heh, the guy in charge of all this said that people who opt for the 4-man rafts will flip over more than twice and are basically guarunteed a spot in the highlights reel (they have kayakers film the thing)

the group size will probably be 40-50 students.
 
There is no way they would have you in those kinds of conditions on your first trip.

Class V rapids would eat someone with no experience alive. (I speak from experience)
 
BTW, if you've never been before, be prepared to have more fun than you've ever had in your life.

Rafting/kayaking/WW canoeing is a BLAST! 🙂
 
yes, class 5+ confirmed.

It will not be the first rapids I see though, they are starting us out on slower stuff before the big part (several days of trip) so I will not be a complete newbie when I hit the big stuff.

He showed videos from previous years, and yes, every raft goes over at least once (great vid is one raft at about 45 degrees with everyone trying to keep it from going over . . . and then it hits a rock and flips over the OTHER way . . . HAHAHA!!


As far as I know, no one (not even the n00bs) have ever died on one of my school's trips to this river, and only minor injuries have been sustained. We will have experienced people in command, and I think I can obey orders quickly, and I'm pretty fit so I will be able to pull my own weight.

I really can't wait. If i can get ahold of some of the pics taken, I will post them somehow.
 
Originally posted by: N8Magic
There is no way they would have you in those kinds of conditions on your first trip.

Class V rapids would eat someone with no experience alive. (I speak from experience)
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My first ever rafting trip was with these guys here on the Upper Yough river in Pennsylvania. They said it was class 4 and class 5 rapids, and the river was so steep you could actually see it going downhill. Good thing the guide knew what he was doing, or we would have been toast.

I've also done the Royal Gorge in Colorado. Fun stuff, but the Upper Yough was considerably more challenging.
 
Class 5 rapids in late summer are rare. Most of the rapids get bigger toward the end of spring and early summer then die down towards the end of summer. Have fun.
 
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