Sit back, relax, and
enjoy the scenery! During this 14-day river excursion, you and your group will
learn the basics of kayaking, Eskimo rolling, canoeing, sea kayaking, rock
climbing, rappelling, and white-water rafting as you paddle the scenic waters
of the New River through Virginia and West Virginia. Each night, your group
will relax around a campfire, discuss the river route for the following day,
and camp along the river's banks or upon its scattered islands. You will have
the opportunity to spend multiple days perfecting the paddling technique
required for each type of boat while basking in the sun and taking frequent
dips in swimming holes along the way. Once you reach the New River Gorge, you
will hop into rafts for some class III-IV white water. This is the perfect trip
for anyone who loves the water and wants to gain a basic understanding of its
flow while developing and improving upon his or her paddling skills.
The trip begins as you
and your group arrive at our base camp, pack the dry-bags you will be using
throughout the trip, and head out to the New River where you'll load into
canoes. After a few tranquil days canoeing down the river, your group will be
met by our instructors for a white-water rescue class. From there, you'll enter
the sea kayaking portion of your adventure. Once in sea kayaks, your group will
head down the river into West Virginia and eventually arrive at Bozoo Rocks for
a day of rock climbing on these unique and beautiful sandstone cliffs. After
another day of sea kayaking and a full day of white-water kayaking, you and
your group will load into our vans for a shuttle to the New River Gorge. Here
you will conclude your adventure with a day in white-water kayaks on the upper
section of the gorge followed by a full and exhilarating day of white-water
rafting down the lower section through class III-IV rapids.
Activities:
white-water kayaking, white-water rescue clinic, sea kayaking, canoeing,
white-water rafting, rock climbing, 900' zip line, camping, challenge courses,
& more.
"You gain strength,
courage, confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear
in the face, you must do the thing which you cannot" Eleanor
Roosevelt
