Wildwater Welcomes the Wilds!
Wildwater Nantahala welcomes the Wilds group again this year. Expect to see this large and friendly group around for the next four Wednesdays! Here are some photos from their trip last week: To...
View ArticleBack to Our Roots
Little did Jim and Jeanette Greiner know that when they started Wildwater in Long Creek, South Carolina, they would end up back in the area of Jeanette’s ancestors! Just down the road from the...
View ArticleBig Water = Big Fun!
Lots of rain means lots of water in our rivers! Check out these photos from the past week. The water’s still flowing in all our rivers. Come raft on high water before it’s too late! Want some more...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day from Wildwater!
Happy Mother’s Day! For the special day, we thought we’d highlight a wonderful raft guide from Wildwater Chattooga-land. Her husband, Steve, was kind enough to send us a bio. Larissa is a great...
View ArticleMini Series: Guide School 2013 — Day 1
Guide School 2013 has officially begun! Not sure what that is? Anyone who wants to be a raft guide for Wildwater gets to go through Guide School first. It’s a 5-day crash course on raft guiding,...
View ArticleMini Series: Guide School 2013 — Day 2
Guide School Day 2, and the hopefuls spent a lot of time practicing safe whitewater swim techniques during their multiple trips over Bull Sluice Rapid on Section III of the Chattooga River. Veteran...
View ArticleMini Series: Guide School 2013 — Day 3
Yesterday was Day 3 for all the new raft guides, who found themselves on the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC. After being warned about how cold the water would be, they seemed pretty nervous....
View ArticleMini Series: Guide School — Day 4
What happened on day 4 of Guide School? Our raft guide trainees found themselves on the Ocoee River, taking turns guiding the “Upper Ocoee”, in which the 1996 whitewater Olympics were held. John...
View ArticleMini Series: Guide School — Day 5
We have arrived at the final day. The guides seemed exhausted, yet very excited about completing their raft guide “boot camp”. Sarah Robinson wrote us a recap on her last day of Guide School. Read...
View ArticleWildwater’s First Trip
In 1970, Jim and Jeanette Greiner traveled from Atlanta, GA to their home in Virginia. Having recently read the book Deliverance, Jim was keen to explore local rivers. Jim and Jeanette were avid...
View ArticleNote From a Happy Guest
Good Afternoon and Happy Saturday! I would like to ask for a moment of your time to share some thoughts of my recent rafting trip with your company on the Chattooga River. My family and I decided at...
View ArticleWhy Do We Guide?
What Canopy Rangers think of their job: “Everyday I get to zipline is another day I don’t have to get a ‘real job’.” “I love making people laugh and teaching them new things, and I get paid to do...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day!
We would like to thank all the wonderful fathers who help make Wildwater the wonderful company it is. Turns out, there are a lot of Wildwater Dads out there helping to maintain the “Wildwater Way”!...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
Did you know that “Nantahala” is of Cherokee origin, meaning Land of the Noonday Sun? Because the area is a gorge, the sun has a difficult time getting over the mountain range before noon, so it stays...
View ArticleWhitewater Kayaks: A (very) Brief History
When Wildwater started up back in 1971, all whitewater kayaks were 13′-2″. Why this specific length? This was the minimum length allowed for international whitewater slalom racing. But like most...
View ArticleOur Team Makes all the Difference
Guest author: Carolyn Allison, Wildwater Media Liaison We often get asked “what is the difference between Wildwater and the other companies?”. A good question; we all raft the same sections of the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours!
Happy Birthday NGCT! Today is the 4th year of Wildwater’s ziplines being introduced in Bryson City, NC. Here are some of the things our guests have said recently about our zipline tour: “The whole...
View ArticleASL? Raft with Nicole!
“Over the years, I have developed a love for both American Sign Language and whitewater, and to combine the two is truly an amazing feeling. Effective communication is important, especially on the...
View ArticleWildwater Ocoee Receives Some Love
“Our family of 4 rafted the middle section of the Ocoee on 6/30/13 with Murphy as the trip leader and Jenna as our guide. Your updated facilities, equipment and staff are so impressive and second to...
View ArticleGuests Love the Chattooga Guides!
I wanted to commend you on the superb staff that you have. On July 2, 2013, we signed up for the Chattooga IV trip, but due to the excessive rain were taken down section III. The water, I believe, was...
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