05/30/2026
8 days. 24 trainees. 155 rafts. 172 river miles.
Those numbers are impressive, but they don’t come close to telling the full story.
This crew experienced it all. The long days, the cold, the bugs, the steps, the swims, the fear, the strokes and, of course, the stoke.
It is a privilege to watch humans like these come into this program and grow into river guides. This is the end of their training class, but the beginning of a whole new world.
Thank you to Donny, Jack, Emma, Mike, Katie, Kenny, Crystal, Kevin, Dylan, Maisie, Zach, Sadie, Hannah, Kenzie, Josh, Nate, Logan, Shauna, Adam, Evelina, Brian, Owen, Caleb, and Sam(mon) for the huge amount of effort this week.
Watch them lift their final boat of training after a stellar day on the Dead River!