Lower New River Rafting

OVERVIEW

It’s rafting time! With a very special guest making a most triumphant return, he’s coming off the Grand Canyon, he eats granite for breakfast and washes it down with straight river water, he is… MITCH LANG

We’re headed out to the New River in West Virginia on a little rafting trip. We’re hitting the lower section of the New River from Cunard to Fayette Station. The lower section will consist of class III-IV whitewater and a pretty incredible gorge. Check out the rapids here:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2418/main

RIVER LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE:
The current river level is 6.7ft and dropping, AW characterizes this as high runnable, rapids should be pretty big without a whole lot of dry rocks around, should be a great rafting level. The air temperature is projected to be in the low 80s which should be great and it looks like the water will be in the low 60s, which should be pretty much perfect.

TO PARTICIPATE:
Everyone should be prepared to swim a strong 50m.
While prior rafting experience is a plus, experience swimming in moving water and the ability to participate in your own rescue is all that is required to attend.

ITINERARY
6;15AM – Meet at Shrack
10:00AM – Arrive at Fayetteville Tudors
11:00AM – Set shuttle, prepare gear, paddle
3:00PM – Get off river, head back
6:30PM – Back in Charlottesville
*These are rough estimates, we may be back slightly earlier or later.

GEAR
– We bring:
wet suit/dry top/dry suit/booties if we think necessary (we will work out specifics) to keep you warm on the river
PFD and helmet
Raft paddles
Dry bags
Rafts + pumps + rigging + throw bags
– You bring:
Any of your own gear listed above if you have it
water shoes (no flip flops or crocs)
food for lunch/snack that is dry bag friendly, no refrigeration needed
a water bottle
sunscreen
towel and change of clothes for take-out

DRIVERS
Drivers with car space for people and a raft and roof racks (with crossbars) are needed and will receive waitlist priority, gas reimbursed plus tip up to $20.

Notice – Whitewater sports are inherently dangerous. We lead trips at a level where we feel confident about our ability to keep people on our trip safe. Your safety depends on you and your honest communication of your abilities and state of being, as well as respect towards any safety advice. Pay attention to the trip talk and be ready to self-rescue.

Let us know if you have any questions!
We hope to see you on the river!