Guide Training Curriculum
Pangaea River Rafting
Whitewater Guide Training in Washington, Idaho and
Montana
See what you'll day each day of guide
training with Pangaea River
Rafting
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Day
1
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Meet the
Instructors
* Raft and gear
orientation
* Intro to paddle
strokes
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
Scouting Rapids
101
* Secure
boat
* Rescue gear
* Upriver and down river
safety
* Understanding shoreline
danger
Risk Management
Practices 101
* gear
inspection
* crew
education/training
* know your skill
level
Paddle Captaining
101
* paddle
commands
* body position
* crew
management
Day
2
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Prepare rafts and
gear for the day
* Written Test (paddle strokes,
boat parts, what to be aware of when scouting a
rapid)
* Review Paddle
Strokes
* Elements of a Safety
Talk
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
River Hydrology
101
* identifying river
features
Scouting Rapids 101
cont'd.
* Route finding
Identifying River Features
* Best case/worse
case
Risk Management
Practices 101 cont'd.
* Saving
Swimmers
* Aggressive Swimming
Techniques
Paddle Captaining
101 cont'd
* practice guide
strokes
* reading water
* using crew
effectively
Day
3
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Prepare rafts and
gear for the day
* Written Test (paddle strokes,
boat parts, what to be aware of when scouting a rapid, river
hydrology, safety talk elements, gear inspection)
* Review Paddle
Strokes
* Participants give Safety
Talk
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
River Hydrology
201
* Review River
Features
* Hydrology
Consequences
Scouting Rapids
201
* Route
finding
* Identifying River
Features
* Best case/worse
case
Risk Management
Practices 201
* Flipping
rafts
* Swimming
rapids
Paddle Captaining
201
* advanced guide
strokes
* reading water
* ferrying
* eddying out
* using crew
effectively
Day
4
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Prepare rafts and
gear for the day
* Written Test (paddle strokes,
boat parts, what to be aware of when scouting a rapid, river
hydrology, safety talk elements, gear inspection, personal
gear)
* Review Paddle Stroke
* Throw bag practice
* Participants give Safety
Talk
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
Flipping
rafts
* Swimming
rapids
* Crossing moving
water
Paddle Captaining
201 cont'd
* practice guide
strokes
* reading water
* using crew
effectively
Day
5
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Prepare rafts and
gear for the day
* Written Test (paddle strokes,
boat parts, what to be aware of when scouting a rapid, river
hydrology, safety talk elements, gear inspection, personal
gear)
* Review Paddle Stroke
* Throw bag practice
* Participants give Safety
Talk
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
* Raft games
* Emergency/evacuation
procedures
Paddle Captaining
201 cont'd
* practice guide
strokes
* reading water
* guiding without crew
* customer care and guest
service
Day
6
Meet
Time
9:00 am (Mountain
Time)
* Prepare rafts and
gear for the day
* Your friends and family arrive
10:30 am (cost $35 per person all gear free includes
lunch)
* Participants give Safety
Talk
* Raft the Clark Fork
River
* Participants lead
trip
* Debrief
* Award
certificates
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