14 Day Professional River Raft Guide Training in Colorado – Non employment

Does a summer job or a career in whitewater rafting interest you? Start your adventure with this 14 day professional river raft guide training in Colorado

 
Activities
Rafting
Duration
14 days
Price
$1,799 to 1,799
 
 
14 Day Professional River Raft Guide Training in Colorado – Non employment

Does a summer job or a career in whitewater rafting interest you? Start your adventure with this 14 day professional river raft guide training in Colorado.

Would you like to be able to confidently and safely guide a raft filled with excited paddlers through thrilling rapids on any river trip in the world? Does a summer job or life-long career in the whitewater paddling industry interest you? If so, Dvorak Expeditions (DVK) has an internationally recognized 14- day raft guide training program to help you learn the technical skills, strokes, and maneuvers needed to become a proficient whitewater rafting guide.

If you are already a committed paddler, our training program offers a unique and exhilarating way to learn new skills and experience the water from an entirely different perspective. If you have an interest in boating, but lack prior knowledge or background in whitewater, then this program will provide the tools and training you need to become a competent, qualified, and versatile raft guide on rivers anywhere. As long as you have the enthusiasm and an adventurous spirit, DVK 36 years of raft guide training is the place for you.

THIS COURSE IS INTENDED TO TRAIN THOSE PURSUING A PROFESSIONAL GUIDE CERTIFICATION FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

Dvorak Expeditions has been offering guide and private boater river training since 1969 as Colorado’s 1st licensed outfitter. If you would like to set yourself a step, page, or bend in the river ahead of all the rest, then DVK river training is what you need. Learn from experienced multifaceted guides and instructors (including Bill Dvorak, consummate Rescue 3 instructor). DVK includes a top-level intro to Swift Water Rescue Courses as an option for every trainee. We also teach valuable camping skills and outdoor cooking on our guide-training course. Come learn how the pros do it, from a company that helped shape the wilderness survival guidelines and techniques for both NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) and Outward Bound programs when they were in their infancy.

Price Includes

  • All meals during the course
  • Transporation to the rivers that training will be run
  • All boating equipment and lodging at Main base and camping during the course is wilderness
  • A packing list will be provided when you book the course.

Price Excludes

  1. Pre/post transportation
  2. personal rental gear
  3. speciality foods, drinks

What to expect

14 Day Professional River Raft Guide Training in Colorado Itinerary

The basic instructional areas within our guide training and instruction include:

Equipment selection Rafting Guide Training
Paddleboat and oar boat (rigging, control, recovery)
Maintenance and repair of equipment
Reading river flows, lines
Scouting and running rapids
Rescue and evacuation techniques
Minimum impact camping
Beginner/Intermediate (River Class II-IV+)
Intermediate/Advanced Class Levels: (River Class III-V)

 

14 Day Professional River Raft Guide Training in Colorado – Non employment: From $1,799 to $1,799 for 14 days

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$1,799 to $1,799 14 days
 
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