ORL 153 - Intermediate Whitewater Raft Guide

    Recent Professors
    Saylor Flett
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    2
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of ORL 153
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is designed for students who have some experience with whitewater raft guiding. Students who have commercial experience guiding paddle rafts and/or students who have completed Beginning Whitewater Raft Guiding will further develop their rafting and river leadership skills. Successful students will learn to do the following: row using oars and frames; set safety in a whitewater river setting; conduct efficient and effective rescues; and lead a group of rafts on a river experience. Students must exhibit a level of fitness which allows them to swim in whitewater and in cold rivers.
    Usually Held
    Fri 11:00am–4:50pm, Fri 5:00pm–7:50pm, Sat Sun 8:00am–7:50pm, Tue 6:00pm–8:50pm