How I Made Whitewater Rafting My Full Time Career? - #64
Episode 14 of the Type 2 Fun Podcast podcast, hosted by Get inspired to Push your Limits, titled "How I Made Whitewater Rafting My Full Time Career? - #64" was published on February 24, 2025 and runs 64 minutes.
February 24, 2025 ·64m · Type 2 Fun Podcast
Summary
Being a Whitewater rafting guide is a seasonal job like no other. Employees work and camp all summer while making money and life long friends. For most guides once the season is over they move on to something else uncertain if they will be back the following year. In this episode we talk to Trey from All Outdoors CA Whitewater Rafting and hear about his experience as a guide and how he's transitioned this to a year round career.If you want to see more content like this, please consider liking and subscribing and check us out on Youtube and Instagram:https://www.youtube.com/@type2funpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/typetwofunpodcast/OZ Tent - The 30 second Overlanding Tenthttps://amzn.to/4beM2ncAll Outdoors California Whitewater Raftinghttps://www.youtube.com/ @AOrafting https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/104470144285218/Treyhttps://www.instagram.com/treywilliamarmstrong/Chapters:00:00 Opening00:16 Introduction04:55 Getting Started08:50 The Guide Community11:58 Dam Fed vs Natural Rafting12:47 Summer Community14:54 Living Arrangements20:04 Out of Season Jobs24:20 Transitioning to Full Time33:18 Progression35:50 Guide Skills42:08 Kayaking44:40 Customer Service Skills50:07 Team Focus56:00 Stories01:03:34 Closing Remarks
Episode Description
Being a Whitewater rafting guide is a seasonal job like no other. Employees work and camp all summer while making money and life long friends. For most guides once the season is over they move on to something else uncertain if they will be back the following year. In this episode we talk to Trey from All Outdoors CA Whitewater Rafting and hear about his experience as a guide and how he's transitioned this to a year round career.
If you want to see more content like this, please consider liking and subscribing and check us out on Youtube and Instagram:
https://www.youtube.com/@type2funpodcast
https://www.instagram.com/typetwofunpodcast/
OZ Tent - The 30 second Overlanding Tent
https://amzn.to/4beM2nc
All Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting
https://www.youtube.com/ @AOrafting
https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/104470144285218/
Trey
https://www.instagram.com/treywilliamarmstrong/
Chapters:
00:00 Opening
00:16 Introduction
04:55 Getting Started
08:50 The Guide Community
11:58 Dam Fed vs Natural Rafting
12:47 Summer Community
14:54 Living Arrangements
20:04 Out of Season Jobs
24:20 Transitioning to Full Time
33:18 Progression
35:50 Guide Skills
42:08 Kayaking
44:40 Customer Service Skills
50:07 Team Focus
56:00 Stories
01:03:34 Closing Remarks
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