Just did this run last weekend. Water was so high we did it in the morning before they closed it to commercial rafting. Had one flip in our group. Best rafting I've ever done.
Ahh memories. Ran this dozens of times! As a boatman back in the day (1980's) for Royal Gorge Rafting. Had a couple of bodacious flips! Also had one run where multiple rafts flipped - all boatman only trips, BTW - and we nearly lost two of our peeps. Truly thought one guy was a goner. We literally saved his life. Took him two days to recover and he never rafted the gorge again. The other boatman (boatwoman, actually) got caught in "Keeper" for a while. (Or it might have been "Grateful Dead?" I was downriver trying to save the other guy.) Both were in the river too long. She was one of our most experienced, skilled, brave boatmen, but that was it for her for the summer. Shaken to her core. Respect the River! Always. What a run!
I love the video and I actually like your music, I may use it for my group training classes next Friday. We're going to Colorado at the end of July and wanted to know what white water rafting company yall used.
They went with raft masters which is great if you want a dirty bus and old, ugly boats. The best companies are not rafting all this year but echo will at least put you in a nice boat
Valu Proxy Not all class 5s are large drops, some class 5s can be long segments of very fast moving water like you see in this video. Probably s lot of rocks and sharp things + the fast water makes it a class 5.
Yea it actually isn't Class V, but some nice IV's and a lot of them. Rafting Companies do often lie about rapids to make guests feel more excited and pay the money to come and raft. I've seen it first hand as I am a guide myself. That doesn't take anything away from it though, the Ark is a badass river! The best one in CO!
No, the Upper Animas is the best river in Colorado, followed by Gore Canyon (Colorado river), followed by the Piedra (especially the lower box), and THEN the Arkansas. With honorable mention going to the Cache La Poudre, the Roaring Fork, the Gunnison, the Eagle, the Yampa, Clear Creek (aka Coors Beer Creek), and the North Platte.
Valu Proxy these are class 5’s it is based off of the danger scale and with there being multiple rocks and non stop white water it is a five. This is coming from a experienced rafter
The Arkansas river through the Royal Gorge is definitely NOT class V. Low class IV at best. The ONLY commercially-run class V on the Arkansas is Pine Creek, much higher up on the river. And even that is just a single rapid (but a burly one, at that).
Exactly!! I can’t watch due to the shitty music- I just got back today from a 8 day trip in Grand Canyon and was looking forward to watching other rivers, but oh well lol
You definitely have to be in good shape, but only meaning no serious injuries. Our friend had to sit out because she had a bad hip... You have to be able to have some strength to paddle and maneuver through the crazy parts!
This footage is amazing! I'm a reporter for Caters News and we'd love to feature this in a new tv series we're working on. Can you please email me at alycecollins@catersnews.com for info - thanks!
Good morning, I’m a producer for a fun news show called "The List" - www.thelisttv.com - which airs on 43 stations in the US. I’ve been assigned an segment about some of the most adventurous locations across America. I would love to use a small portion of the video you made about white water rafting the Colorado and give you a graphical courtesy. Please let me know if you would be ok with this. Thanks and have a great day! Mike Dunn Producer - The List
Nothing class V about this run. You may be able to fool grandma back home, but not us Coloradans. Stop lying to people on public forums, you’re going to mislead people and get someone hurt. 3+ tops in the vid.
Just did this run last weekend. Water was so high we did it in the morning before they closed it to commercial rafting. Had one flip in our group. Best rafting I've ever done.
Ahh memories. Ran this dozens of times! As a boatman back in the day (1980's) for Royal Gorge Rafting. Had a couple of bodacious flips! Also had one run where multiple rafts flipped - all boatman only trips, BTW - and we nearly lost two of our peeps. Truly thought one guy was a goner. We literally saved his life. Took him two days to recover and he never rafted the gorge again. The other boatman (boatwoman, actually) got caught in "Keeper" for a while. (Or it might have been "Grateful Dead?" I was downriver trying to save the other guy.) Both were in the river too long. She was one of our most experienced, skilled, brave boatmen, but that was it for her for the summer. Shaken to her core. Respect the River! Always. What a run!
Excellent Video! Good job of editing in the different positions in the boat. Thanks for sharing.
Whoa. "You can't stop me!!!!" Yesss!!! I'm so doing this now.
Love the Andy Mineo jam! Sweet Video
we went white water rafting yesterday it was amazing! the first time i did it so we only went on a class 3. but we're going on a class 4 soon.
Love video Soundtrack Awesome 👏
I am so f#ng jealous right now!😬😬😬
dope video
Was that first one with the family force five song Sledgehammer? I feel like I remember that one.
Sunshine Falls
Love this video!!!!
I love the video and I actually like your music, I may use it for my group training classes next Friday. We're going to Colorado at the end of July and wanted to know what white water rafting company yall used.
They went with raft masters which is great if you want a dirty bus and old, ugly boats. The best companies are not rafting all this year but echo will at least put you in a nice boat
There are no class 5's in the royal gorge. 4 max. Much further up the river near the headwaters you can find 5's.
Buddy there’s 2 class 5’s there
@@jahquef8963 sunshine and sledgehammer are 4s.
@@jahquef8963 Uh, buddy no there's not. Royal Gorge is class 4
This is not a class 5, 3 at most...
It was a class 5! And so fun! This was the first day they let people start riding it again because it was too intense the 3 days before.
Valu Proxy Not all class 5s are large drops, some class 5s can be long segments of very fast moving water like you see in this video. Probably s lot of rocks and sharp things + the fast water makes it a class 5.
Yea it actually isn't Class V, but some nice IV's and a lot of them. Rafting Companies do often lie about rapids to make guests feel more excited and pay the money to come and raft. I've seen it first hand as I am a guide myself. That doesn't take anything away from it though, the Ark is a badass river! The best one in CO!
No, the Upper Animas is the best river in Colorado, followed by Gore Canyon (Colorado river), followed by the Piedra (especially the lower box), and THEN the Arkansas. With honorable mention going to the Cache La Poudre, the Roaring Fork, the Gunnison, the Eagle, the Yampa, Clear Creek (aka Coors Beer Creek), and the North Platte.
Valu Proxy these are class 5’s it is based off of the danger scale and with there being multiple rocks and non stop white water it is a five. This is coming from a experienced rafter
The Arkansas river through the Royal Gorge is definitely NOT class V. Low class IV at best.
The ONLY commercially-run class V on the Arkansas is Pine Creek, much higher up on the river. And even that is just a single rapid (but a burly one, at that).
I'm planning to move to canon city. Do you know any places that will be good for river surfing in the area?
@@bodhi6769 There's river surfing at a local park in Canon city that the Arkansas goes through.
The music absolutely ruined it great job
Just mute it
what is the name on song ??
Did the Gorge at 5700 fps 😳
Awesome ✌
Dang thats a lot of frames what computer you got?
WHY do so many rafting videos have to be accompanied by either (1) acid punk rock, like here, or (2) gangsta rap ?
Exactly!! I can’t watch due to the shitty music- I just got back today from a 8 day trip in Grand Canyon and was looking forward to watching other rivers, but oh well lol
Bro what is the musics you played on your video ???
Battle Song - Lecrae
Cray Button - Family Force 5
You can't stop me - Andy Mineo
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
How fit do you have to be to do this?
You definitely have to be in good shape, but only meaning no serious injuries. Our friend had to sit out because she had a bad hip... You have to be able to have some strength to paddle and maneuver through the crazy parts!
A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD COULD GO ON THIS TRIP
Def not a Class V section. Class III-IV. Sunshine is the only IV rapid here
do people listen to this music
Looks fun I guess. But I’ve never boated a class V run that wasn’t chocked up by boulders. Or....at least one must make move.
This is not class five white water , four it is.
"lets hit the cray button" shittiest song choice
This footage is amazing! I'm a reporter for Caters News and we'd love to feature this in a new tv series we're working on. Can you please email me at alycecollins@catersnews.com for info - thanks!
Good morning,
I’m a producer for a fun news show called "The List" - www.thelisttv.com - which airs on 43 stations in the US. I’ve been assigned an segment about some of the most adventurous locations across America. I would love to use a small portion of the video you made about white water rafting the Colorado and give you a graphical courtesy. Please let me know if you would be ok with this.
Thanks and have a great day!
Mike Dunn
Producer - The List
You use to much tramsitions
If that ridiculous music starts playing I'll demand a refund.
well need to get online and curse at underaged viewers over music
Nothing class V about this run. You may be able to fool grandma back home, but not us Coloradans. Stop lying to people on public forums, you’re going to mislead people and get someone hurt.
3+ tops in the vid.