White Water Rafting Guide School

Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Trail Tours, Inc. is proud to offer professional, quality white water raft guide training for those interested in becoming professional raft guides or jeep trail tour guides.

This course exceeds the Colorado State requirements (Colorado requirements are stricter than Arizona’s) for guide certification.

These courses are for the person who wants to be the complete guide. Skills training will include:

• leadership
• group dynamics
• meal preparation
• crew orientation
• river rescue
• raft rigging
• reading river current
• river navigation in both oar and paddle boat rafts.

Upon completion of either course you will exceed the requirements of a class III river guide (subject to completion of separate first-aid and CPR training). These are intensive courses that emphasize skill training and personal development amid the spectacular setting of deep rock canyons and river corridors. Tuition includes state certified instructors, transportation from our meeting point, life jacket, helmet and boating equipment.

Salt River River Guide Training

Guide Certification Class

Course cost is $ 775.

(March 6th-March 13th, 2010 on Arizona's Upper Salt River Canyon, and May 19th-23rd, 2010 in Durango, Colorado)

This 12-day course is designed to familiarize you with all aspects of boating and the majestic Salt River canyon and its environs. The main focus will be on paddleboats although we will use two days to focus on learning how to operate and rig oar boats.

Skills learned will include: leadership, group dynamics, and decision-making, organizing and rigging.

The standard course emphasizes river-reading techniques rather than memorization of set routes. This enables our trainees to guide on class III water anywhere, not just on those sections previously run. Classes include instructors, transportation, life jacket, helmets, and boating equipment.

It is highly recommended that participants take advantage of our thermal package, which includes: wetsuit, booties, and splash jacket. This package costs $50 for the course.

Full payment is due at time of enrollment

Cancellation Policy: 85% refund with 14 days notice prior to start date.

Completing guide school does not guarantee a job with Mild to Wild.

We recommend arriving with current first-aid and cpr certifications.

CO Comprehensive White Water Rafting Guide School

Mild to Wild Rafting will conduct two instructional guide schools. Our 12-day comprehensive course will certify participants as Colorado class III river guides.

Comprehensive Course

The cost for this course is $695.

(May 11th-May 23rd, day off May 17th in Durango, Colorado)

Our comprehensive course, which runs from, May 11th - May 23rd (May 17th is a rest day) covers all aspects of guiding a river trip, and is perfect for the person who would like to become a fully certified guide. Skills training will include: leadership, group dynamics, meal preparation, crew orientation, river rescue, raft rigging, river navigation for multi-day and single day raft trips. Upon completion, all participants will exceed the requirements for a Colorado class III river guide. This course includes a day and a half on the Colorado River, two days on the San Miguel and one day on the Piedra, with the remainder of the class days on Durango's Animas River.

Tuition includes food on the away portion of the school, as well as shuttles from Durango on all training days. This is an intensive course that emphasizes skill training in an inspiring outdoor setting of red rock canyons.

It is highly recommended that participants take advantage of our thermal package which includes: wetsuit, wetsuit boots, and a splash jacket.  This package costs $50 for the course.

Full payment is due at time of enrollment

Cancellation Policy: 85% refund with 14 days notice prior to start date.

* If water levels are not sufficient on the Salt River the course will be moved to another southwest river and will assemble in our Durango office rather than our Salt river office.

Completing guide school does not guarantee a job with Mild to Wild.

We recommend arriving with current first-aid and cpr certifications.

Reservationists/Trip Consultants

Reservationist/Trip Consultant Training School

(call for May dates) 800-567-6745

Raft & Jeep on the Southwest rivers and jeep trails while you learn how to provide our guests the best custom service possible. Call or e-mail us about the next available training program.

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