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Raft Guide Training

Want to gain entry into the greatest job (i.e., lifestyle) you’ll ever have? Or maybe you want to take your boating skills to the next level? Defiance’s raft guide training can help you go from zero to (almost) hero through its Spring immersion program.

Next School Programs and Dates:

2024 Colorado Guide Qualification Program: May 24 – June 7. Invitation Only (No Fee). Gear, First Aid / CPR certification included. This is a competitive program with participants invited into the program with the intent to hire. Employment opportunities will be provided upon successful completion of Defiance Rafting’s Guide Qualification Program.

Public Clinics

Whitewater Academy [BASIC] Saturday and Sunday, June 11 & 12 – Cost: $219 / gear and lunch provided

Whitewater Academy [INTERMEDIATE] Saturday and Sunday, August 20 & 21 – Cost: $219 / gear and lunch provided

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