WhiteWater Rafting Guide School

Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Trail Tours, Inc. is proud to offer a state certified, professional, quality whitewater raft guide training for those interested in becoming professional raft guides, or those wanting to learn raft navigation and rigging. There are two course options, both exceed the Colorado State requirements and the Arizona State requirements for guide certification.

Both courses exceed the Colorado State requirements and the Arizona State requirements for guide certification.

Skills training will include:

• Leadership
• Group Dynamics
• Camp and Meal Preparation
• Crew Orientation
• Client Care
• 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, PFD (life jacket), helmet and boating equipment.

Salt River Guide Training

This class will not occur in 2012.

Dates: March 5th-March 13th, 2011 on Arizona's Upper Salt River Canyon, and May 18th-22rd, 2011 in Durango, Colorado.

March 5th and March 13th are travel days from Durango to the Salt River and back.

Course cost is $775.

This 12-day on water course is designed to familiarize you with all aspects of boating and the majestic Salt River canyon. The main focus will be on paddleboats although we will use two days to focus on learning how to operate and rig oar boats. Additional skills learned will include: leadership, group dynamics, and decision-making, organizing and rigging.

This 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.

Tuition Includes:

• Certified instructors.
• PFD. (Life Jacket)
• Helmets.
• Boating Equipment.
• Meals: Beginning with dinner on March 5^th and ending with dinner on Saturday, March 12^th.  Feel free to bring additional snacks. If traveling with us to the river, please pack a lunch for the drive down.

• Transportation: To and from Durango to the Salt River and all the river shuttles

  • During the course we will be camping all nights.
  • Students may bring their own cars to our Salt River Base Camp.
  • Shuttle will be returning Sunday March 13, 2010 to Durango.

It is highly recommended that participants take advantage of our thermal wetsuite 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.

* 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.

CO Comprehensive White Water Rafting Guide School

Dates: May 14, 2011 - May 26, 2012

(day off May 20th in Durango, Colorado.)

Course cost is $695.

Our 12-day comprehensive course will certify participants as Colorado class III river guides.

Our comprehensive course 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:

• Certified instructors.
• PFD. (Life Jacket)
• Helmets.
• Boating Equipment.
• Food on the away portion of course.
• Shuttles from Durango on all training days. .

It is highly recommended that participants take advantage of our thermal wetsuit 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.

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

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

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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