new river gorge

Post by **sparky** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:17 pm

i'll probably see you guys sometime this spring at Ace or just around, if you ever want to climb just PM me i'm usually around. I don't know how much you know about the area but there is a lot of good climbing and paddling

DaggerX · Post by **DaggerX** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:44 pm

CC Im not starting till may, because I still need to make a run out to colorado to tie up some loose ends at school. Im be their for the 2nd training session. Are you going to be camping at ACE? I'll be the guy with the Light blue metallic jeep cherokee, and the dagger medevial kayak. I climb both sport and trad had to sell the trad rack when my car broke down the 1st time, but hope to have a decent passive trad rack back together befour then.

Later DaggerX

Post by cc » Tue Mar 04, 2003 6:25 pm

hey i'll be camping at ace im not sure what all be driven yet i am having some car problems of my own. but my name is casey and my friend adam will be coming down in may too, and he has a full trad rack. look forward to seeing you down there.

cc

DaggerX · Post by **DaggerX** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:20 pm

My name is Dave, I also am having more car problems abot 1200$ worth. But when I get my tax money back im going to try to build my trad rack again. I can't wait. I have never gided at ace but I did pull a seasion guideing on the colorado. I have been to ace many times though. It's a great place with many cool people. Are you from kentucky?

DaggerX · Post by **DaggerX** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:22 pm

Also do you paddle? or is this your 1st year yaking 2?

Later

Post by cc » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:57 pm

i do not paddle yaking never really seemed like something i wanted to do. i am from cincinnati i climb at climbtime. cars and money suck if it weren' t for those two things i don't think i would ever have stress. i have never actually been raftin either but i can't wait it looks like alot of fun.

cc

Post by **merrick** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:51 pm

i am kind of curious...what are your guys qualifications? i mean what do you need to know to get hired to guide?

Post by **sparky** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:04 pm

go to ace white water online fill out an app. do a training program
ride down the upper and lower new a dozen times to learn the river get signed of by your guiding company, then your set. Ace probably trains the most new guides every season and they offer other off river jobs for slow days and the inexperienced guides. I might work for them this summer three or so days a week.

Post by **Jeff** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 12:12 am

No offense, but that's why I go with Class VI. Very experienced guides who come back year after year during the upper Gauly release.
Last year a friend of mine partied with a guy from Ace 'til around 1:30 am. Got him totaly stoned and he had to get up the next day and guide the upper.

Post by **Yasmeen** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 3:03 am

Now that's pretty disturbing