How to Become a Whitewater Guide
Raft guides are trained professionals. They lead commercial whitewater adventures on rivers of various difficulties.
February 20, 2025
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The GTP consists of 4 days of on-the-water instruction and a practice period that follows. Training will take place on Class 2 (easy) and Class 3 (moderate) stretches of the Rio Grande. We provide all gear for the GTP and Standard First Aid and CPR training. The GTP equips trainees with the skills of paddle raft captaining and rowing oar boats. Also, memorizing the easier stretches they will be initially be guiding. Safety and rescue procedures and natural and human history of the river and environs are covered.
Raft guides are trained professionals. They lead commercial whitewater adventures on rivers of various difficulties.
Guide Training Program On the Rio Grande Racecourse, New Mexico Today, on the last day of the instructional phase of our Guide Training Program (GTP),