Tag Archives: River Guides

Sep
08

Thanks For Blogging Off On The Gauley River by ACE Blog Team

Well, that’s it, everyone.  The Great Gauley River Blog Off is over.  Thanks to all who read, voted, and special thanks to those of you that submitted an entry.   We’re going to announce the winners on September 9, which is the official start of Gauley Season (!!!)  Good luck, Read more.

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Sep
05

An Interview With ACE Guide Kelly Huff, Interpreter For The Deaf by admin2

Just a few short weekends ago was the wedding of Katie Howard and Phil Dudley, two ACE guides.  Another guide, Kelly Huff, served as a deaf interpreter for Katie’s Aunt Marcia. In her own words, Kelly explains how she got into this field.  As part of the wedding party, I Read more.

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Aug
26

My Favorite Gauley River Guide? Gotta Be Tug. by ACE Blog Team

ACE river guide Steven Beach tells how Tug whipped his team of whitewater rafters in shape and inspired him to become a guide on the Gauley River in West Virginia. Continue reading →

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Aug
26

My Favorite Gauley River Guide? Gotta Be Tug. by ACE Blog Team

Editor’s Note: This is a Great Gauley Blog Off submission by Steven Beach, who’s a pretty great guide in his own right.  Terms and rules of the Blog Off are listed at the end of this post.  And, hey, we’re accepting submissions all the way through September 7, 2010.  So Read more.

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Aug
23

The Best Time Of My Life: Whitewater Rafting Thoughts by ACE Blog Team

Editor’s Note: This post is a submission in ACE’s Great Gauley Blog-Off by Kyra Guggenheim. Terms and rules are listed at the end of this post.  We’re accepting submissions until September 7, 2010.  So what are you waiting for?

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Apr
13

There’s No I In Team At ACE by Scott P

Sometimes the cliche “There is no I in team” gets on my nerves. Everyone wants to get credit and be appreciated. I have learned, however, that when working for a large company, teamwork is a must. Continue reading →

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Mar
18

An ACE Raft Guide’s Day Off by Julia Blanford

During the summer, days off come around as often as a blue moon. A guide who isn’t scheduled on the river that day will talk to a manager and try to pick up an extra trip, a canopy tour or some hours helping repair rafts in the boat building. There’s always Read more.

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Jan
27

A Guest Thank You For ACE Superstar Josh by ACE Blog Team

Meet Shallon. She visited ACE Adventure Resort last summer with her Girl Scout troop. Her mother wrote us a letter about their trip. Continue reading →

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Sep
18

All In A Day’s Work — A Raft Guide’s Life by ACE Blog Team

ACE Adventure Resort guides work hard behind the scenes, prepping rafts, life jackets, helmets and wetsuits, to make sure your whitewater rafting experience goes smoothly Continue reading →

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Sep
04

What’s It Like To Train As A Raft Guide? by Big Wave Dave

Often when I take group of rafters down the river, the adventurous and curious will ask what it takes to be a raft guide. Well first, you have to take vow of poverty.  You won’t get rich by being a raft guide, but you will get to meet people from Read more.

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