im a raft guide in idaho springs colorado and this is the perfect video for people looking into rafting. everything you said is on point, the only thing id say you left out is to let people know to never wear cotton! dont show up with cotton!)
Wow, first off thanks for watching my video. I really appreciate you giving it your time. Also I’m glad that my video was helpful to professional working in the industry. This is a huge compliment.
@@sarafinamariebeauty7666 Cotton stays cold when it gets wet. That's no bueno when you're on a river like Clear creek in Colorado or where I work in Washington where it's glacier fed, you'd get hypothermia
My father took me and my siblings on this same river white water rafting to celebrate my 15th birthday. I remember listening to the guides instructions in the beginning as to what to do if you fall out and I remember think ha not me. Well I fell out on a very fast moving rapid and thanked goodness I did listen, I kept my feet up and moved with the water. Even though I had the helmet and the life vest on I was pulled under a few times just moving rapidly with the water bobbing up and down. It was pretty scary. But at the end of the day it was the best adventure/birthday I’ve had. That was back in the 80’s.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to share your experience. White water rafting can be dangerous at times. I’m glad nothing happened to you. If you ever try again, please let me know how that goes. Thanks again for leaving a Comment and I appreciate your support.
This is honestly reassuring and makes it a lot less intimidating then my mind is thinking. I am doing a family rafting 2-3 in about a week and I’ll try sitting in the back. I’m not adventurous nor really a strong swimmer. I was reassured by the company via email this would be fine for this particular course. But thanks again for this video! Very well made! Looks like y’all had fun 😁
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I’ve been whitewater rafting in Colorado,but rafting the Grand Canyon tops the bucket list! Thank you for showing this. I’m hoping to go in the next couple years. I’ll totally be one of the people in the front of the raft. I’m a total adrenaline junky. The stronger the rapids the better!!! It looks like you enjoyed this trip! I’m so happy for you!
Whenever you do get a chance to experience West Virginia Rapids, please let me know how that goes. I think you’ll enjoy! Thank you for watching. I made this channel for viewers just like you.
@@letsgoseeit457 I absolutely will! I’m from Minnesota. I plan on rafting in northern Minnesota next summer. That’ll be my first time rafting in 20 years. It’ll be fun!
My husband and I wanna go water rafting this coming summer, and we live in Alaska. This video is awesome and gives me an idea of what to expect from us to prepare for this type of adventure.
Hi and thanks for watching my video. I really am glad to hear that you found the information informative. I try to help travelers understand exactly what they are going to encounter. Thanks again for watching the video and for your support.
White water rafting in Kentucky! That sounds exciting. Please let me know how it goes and thanks for watching. I appreciate your viewership as well as your support.
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video. As you know I too don’t swim. However I relied heavily on the lifevest and I was just fine. As long as she stays in the boat doing the rapids she should be OK. It was one of the greatest adventures of my life. Please let me know if she had a good time.
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Please tell me how your first week went. I know that it’s a very challenging course and most people don’t make it. Thanks for watching and I appreciate your viewership and your support.
Thanks so much for this! I’m going on the lower gauley with adventures on the gorge this weekend and it’s my first time, so it’s nice to watch this and have an idea somewhat what to expect (since I’m admittedly nervous)
I hope you have a great trip. I had the time of my life. I believe that you will enjoy it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and I appreciate your support.
Thank you for watching. I always appreciate people’s time. I think you will have a great time if you ever decided to go white water rafting. Please see my channel for other great fun things to do and please subscribe.
Thank you for sharing. I wasn’t aware that Disney land had something like this. I’ll have to try it one time. If you ever get a chance to go white water rafting, let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate your support.
Glad that I was able to make you feel more comfortable doing this. I hope you enjoy your trip. Please let me know how it goes and thanks for watching and I appreciate your support of my channel.
im a raft guide in idaho springs colorado and this is the perfect video for people looking into rafting. everything you said is on point, the only thing id say you left out is to let people know to never wear cotton! dont show up with cotton!)
Wow, first off thanks for watching my video. I really appreciate you giving it your time. Also I’m glad that my video was helpful to professional working in the industry. This is a huge compliment.
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@@sarafinamariebeauty7666 Cotton stays cold when it gets wet. That's no bueno when you're on a river like Clear creek in Colorado or where I work in Washington where it's glacier fed, you'd get hypothermia
My father took me and my siblings on this same river white water rafting to celebrate my 15th birthday. I remember listening to the guides instructions in the beginning as to what to do if you fall out and I remember think ha not me. Well I fell out on a very fast moving rapid and thanked goodness I did listen, I kept my feet up and moved with the water. Even though I had the helmet and the life vest on I was pulled under a few times just moving rapidly with the water bobbing up and down. It was pretty scary. But at the end of the day it was the best adventure/birthday I’ve had. That was back in the 80’s.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to share your experience. White water rafting can be dangerous at times. I’m glad nothing happened to you. If you ever try again, please let me know how that goes. Thanks again for leaving a Comment and I appreciate your support.
This is honestly reassuring and makes it a lot less intimidating then my mind is thinking. I am doing a family rafting 2-3 in about a week and I’ll try sitting in the back. I’m not adventurous nor really a strong swimmer. I was reassured by the company via email this would be fine for this particular course. But thanks again for this video! Very well made! Looks like y’all had fun 😁
Thank you for watching. I’m glad that you found my video helpful. I really want to make it easy for folks to enjoy the outdoors. Please let me know how your trip goes. Thanks again for watching.
How was it?
Omg first timer river rafting and i found a tour here in California. My overweight @$$ is mortified but cant let fear stop me!
I agree, don’t let fear stop you! Please let me know how your white water rafting experience went. I hope you had a great time.
I’ve been whitewater rafting in Colorado,but rafting the Grand Canyon tops the bucket list! Thank you for showing this. I’m hoping to go in the next couple years. I’ll totally be one of the people in the front of the raft. I’m a total adrenaline junky. The stronger the rapids the better!!! It looks like you enjoyed this trip! I’m so happy for you!
Whenever you do get a chance to experience West Virginia Rapids, please let me know how that goes. I think you’ll enjoy! Thank you for watching. I made this channel for viewers just like you.
@@letsgoseeit457 I absolutely will! I’m from Minnesota. I plan on rafting in northern Minnesota next summer. That’ll be my first time rafting in 20 years. It’ll be fun!
How did it go?
I did this in Alberta Canada this past summer and it was amazing! We had to wear wetsuits though because the water was about 4 C (39.2 F)
Sounds cold 🥶 I hope you had a good time.
My husband and I wanna go water rafting this coming summer, and we live in Alaska. This video is awesome and gives me an idea of what to expect from us to prepare for this type of adventure.
Hi and thanks for watching my video. I really am glad to hear that you found the information informative. I try to help travelers understand exactly what they are going to encounter. Thanks again for watching the video and for your support.
Just came across this as I want to go whitewater rafting in Kentucky next year (I live in Australia). It was very informative, thank you!
White water rafting in Kentucky! That sounds exciting. Please let me know how it goes and thanks for watching. I appreciate your viewership as well as your support.
@@letsgoseeit457 I will be there in 2 months! I would like to film it too - how did you film? Camera or go pro with helmet mount etc? Thanks
Awesome video! Going to Tennessee and first timer. Nervous because my daughter is not a swimmer. (They said she will be fine 🥴)
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video. As you know I too don’t swim. However I relied heavily on the lifevest and I was just fine. As long as she stays in the boat doing the rapids she should be OK. It was one of the greatest adventures of my life. Please let me know if she had a good time.
You deserve millions of subscribers thank you for showing this
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my training to be a river guide starts in a week... I've never been rafting 😭 hoping it goes well lol
Please tell me how your first week went. I know that it’s a very challenging course and most people don’t make it. Thanks for watching and I appreciate your viewership and your support.
Thanks so much for this! I’m going on the lower gauley with adventures on the gorge this weekend and it’s my first time, so it’s nice to watch this and have an idea somewhat what to expect (since I’m admittedly nervous)
I hope you have a great trip. I had the time of my life. I believe that you will enjoy it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and I appreciate your support.
thanks mate 👍
No problem 👍
Great vid! Comprehensive and useful! 👍🏻
Thanks for watching - so glad to hear that you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a great time and I appreciate your support.
Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you for watching. I always appreciate people’s time. I think you will have a great time if you ever decided to go white water rafting. Please see my channel for other great fun things to do and please subscribe.
Good video mate, love from Nepal 🇳🇵
Glad you enjoyed and thanks for your encouragement and support.
Disneyland has the safest version of this.
Thank you for sharing. I wasn’t aware that Disney land had something like this. I’ll have to try it one time. If you ever get a chance to go white water rafting, let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate your support.
I'm doing this in a few hours. Im not as nervous now.
Glad that I was able to make you feel more comfortable doing this. I hope you enjoy your trip. Please let me know how it goes and thanks for watching and I appreciate your support of my channel.
I had a couple of friends that were killed doing this!
Wow! Very sad to hear that ☹️
what run was this?
It was on the New River in West Virginia.
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I'm not scared for my first time.. You're scared
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