More Information on Trip #3: Team Extreme Lower New
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“The Smallest Boats…the Wildest Ride!”
Take ACE’s custom-designed 12-foot, 4-5 person rafts…add a specially trained “Team Extreme” Guide..and you’re set for the New River’s wildest ride. The huge waves and drops of the Lower New are even more exciting when your tiny boat is being tossed about like a toy. Think about it. The raft you’re in weighs over a hundred pounds LESS than the average boat…and there are four or five fewer people in it! The difference is incredible. It’s the ride of your life.
But in addition to your special boat, Team Extreme trips have a special attitude. Your Guide is an experienced, veteran professional…totally knowledgeable of the river’s many nuances. Team Extreme crews run routes where others fear to follow. They surf places where others only sit and watch. They flip, they swim and they’re the heroes of the day. When the day is over and you’re watching your trip’s video, folks from other trips will be watching too. Team Extreme crews are the envy of everyone else on the river.
A Team Extreme trip is tough and physical…no place for out-of-shape people. You’ll spend a lot of time in, and sometimes under the water. The raft is almost certain to flip…more than once. Good swimming skills, good physical conditioning and a well-developed sense of adventure are essential. This is no place for the fainthearted. These trips are run in an instructional format. Each crew member has to paddle hard and have that gung-ho attitude. Once you hit the water, your Team Extreme Guide will have you working as a team in no time. He or she will teach you some water-reading and rescue techniques to help get your teammates back aboard when the inevitable swims occur. After this trip, you’ll have that wonderful feeling of being part of a team where each member of the group helped the others to have the time of their lives.
The New River is so huge in the Springtime that, with the extremely high water levels, we can’t safely run the smaller rafts. That makes Team Extreme rafting a Summertime sport. In a normal year, we can run this trip in May through September.
Team Extreme rafts hold 4 or 5 paddlers plus the Guide. Keep this in mind when you get your group together and plan your trip. As with all ACE full-day trips, there’s a delicious hot grilled lunch and
5-6 hours on the river. If you want the ultimate in whitewater thrills, join Team Extreme. |
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