What is the maximum weight for rafting?
What is the maximum weight for rafting? The short answer is no. There is no hard and fast weight limit for whitewater rafting.
Am I too fat to go white water rafting?
The short answer is no. There is no hard and fast weight limit for whitewater rafting. The longer answer is that weight could impact some other factors that play into whether you should go on a trip with us. But we will not dictate whether you can go out on the water based on your weight alone.
What is the hardest river to raft in the US?
Upper Tuolumne River (Cherry Creek), California Cherry Creek is the gold standard for Class V and is the hardest section of commercially rafted whitewater in the United States. Rapids like Mushroom (V), Toadstool (V), and Lewis's Leap (V) challenge even the most experienced river guides.
What class are the Ocoee rapids?
The Ocoee is a quick-moving, fun and splashy river that contains mostly Class III and IV rapids.
What does a Class 4 rapids look like?
Class IV Rapids - Whitewater with Obstacles and More Technical Skills » Larger waves, narrow passages, and multiple obstacles to avoid requiring precise maneuvering to avoid upset.
What grade is rafting rapids?
Class 3 is a typical beginner level for rafting. Class 4 is intermediate to advanced and good for adventure rafters. Class 5 is advanced and recommended only for experienced rafters. Class 6 is unrunnable by most people and presents an extreme level of danger.
Are there any Class 6 rapids in the US?
Whirlpool Rapids Gorge—Niagara River, New York The Niagara Gorge is a deadly section of exploratory rapids. As the water travels through, it reaches about 30 mph, creating the Class 6 Whirlpool Rapids, some of the most extreme in the entire world.
What is the hardest river to whitewater raft?
Upper Tuolumne River (Cherry Creek), California Cherry Creek is the gold standard for Class V and is the hardest section of commercially rafted whitewater in the United States. Rapids like Mushroom (V), Toadstool (V), and Lewis's Leap (V) challenge even the most experienced river guides.