Do you see yourself making a morning commute by raft and conferencing around a campfire? How about having an office complete with fresh air and the best views. How about having winters off to ski, climb or raft rivers throughout the world? If so, then river guiding could be right up your alley, [...]
The cracker jack staff at ECHO World HQ has put together an incredible program for aspiring river guides. We will kick off with Professional Guide School May 9-15 in the Columbia River Gorge. We will stay at a base camp near Hood River and each day we’ll spend time teaching techniques that are essential to [...]
Have you ever wondered where our innovative River Guides begin their illustrious careers? Are you interested in wowing your friends with rowing skills? Well, look no further! ECHO offers Guide Schools designed for all types of aspiring river aficionados. Choose from Professional or Recreational Guide Schools both on the Rogue River.
Professional Guide School is meant [...]
Graduates of our Professional Guide Schools have asked for more so we’ve introduced graduate school for river guides. The Advanced Whitewater School is intended for the individual with a working knowledge of river guiding and thirst for more.
We chose to offer this course on the Middle Fork of the Salmon at the end of May [...]
We just finished our 2007 professional guide school on the Rogue River in Oregon. The eight day guide school included two days of instruction at our guide house and six days of instruction on the river. Both participants and guide trainers report great weather and an wonderful time had by all.
After talking with the students [...]
After two successful guide schools in 2006, we’ve decided offer one on the Rogue River in June 2007. The school will consist of a six day river trip on the Rogue combined with two days of classes and trip preparation.
ECHO offers a guide school different than most. We focus much of our school on wilderness [...]
Due to trip logistics and possible road closures, the decision was made to fly our students into Indian Creek. Once we heard the road was open to the Boundary Creek put in, the guides headed in to start from the top for a little pre-season training. We encountered some of the biggest snow [...]
From the ECHO World Headquarters in Oakland, we can only speculate how the Idaho Guide School is going, but we spend plenty of time discussing it.
The Idaho school is a 9-day guide training course on the Middle Fork of the Salmon and the Main Salmon. Both rivers have been flowing at mid-to high water levels [...]
We just finished our 2006 Oregon/California guide school on April Fools Day after a week of rain and boating. Our Oregon crew reports a good time, cold weather, some great new friendships, lots of boating, and a great April Fools Prank.
One of our younger students, Mack, came to us with a serious cold and a [...]
The March/April issue of Paddler Magazine features an article about ECHO’s 2005 guide school. Written by Laura Stavoe, the article is from the point of view of a forty-something mother of twin boys who joins the school in part to overcome her fears of white water. Laura tells a good story of having [...]
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