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Whitewater Rescue Institute Instructor Paul Heffernan and I recently returned from Costa Rica Swiftwater rescue training where we led five days of classes with 50 Costa Rican whitewater rafting guides. We gained an appreciation for the knowledge, skill and dedication of the Costa... Continue Reading

Swiftwater Rescue Classes in Montana Swiftwater rescue training is here!  Swiftwater Rescue classes will be offered throughout Montana starting the first weekend in April with our Swiftwater Rescue Technician class in Missoula. The 20 hour cours is designed for novice river... Continue Reading

Whitewater Rescue Class: April 7-9, Missoula A Swiftwater Rescue Technician class will be offered in Missoula  April 7-9 on the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers. The twenty four  hour class is designed for novice river paddlers, guides andprofessional... Continue Reading

April 17-19,25,26  Guide School            Missoula, MT April 24-26     Whitewater Rescue- Tech       Missoula, MT                            ... Continue Reading

You are on a spring whitewater rafting trip, paddling hard, when the raft hits a huge wave and the “unsinkable” happens; you are swimming unintentionally in the middle of a rapid. Swimming is not really the right word for is happening at first, it’s more... Continue Reading

Swiftwater Rescue Training and Raft Guide Schools with Montana River GUides near Missoula, Montana. Let’s get ready! Continue Reading

NEW RESCUE VIDEO!! CLICK HERE Footage from our swiftwater rescue classes on Montana’s most beautiful rivers including the Clark Fork, Blackfoot, Swan, Middle Fork, Gallatin, Bighole and Yellowstone. After learning basic principals of river rescue and practicing rescue... Continue Reading