Meet Your Rafting Guides
IWE hires only the most experienced whitewater rafting guides available who love making their living off the river because they are simply “TRUE RIVER PEOPLE”.We have an in house guide-training program that we think is second to none in this industry. We are firm believers in safety kayakers and you will quite often see several of them buzzing around the boats if water levels warrant it. We look for the most qualified guides from across Canada and around the world because quite frankly we want to have the best guiding team in the industry… period.
Get to know your guides:
| Elijah | Our Senior Trip Leader | 7th Season with IWE! |
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What is your favourite part of the Clearwater?S-bends at 6 ½ Why do you like working at IWE? The staff! Best rafting experience? (Besides IWE of course!) The Grand Canyon, because of the scenery, the hikes and the rapids |
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| Simon | Third year with IWE | Our Dutch import! |
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What is your favourite thing about Wells Gray Park? Kayaking the Myrtle River and the Natural Rock Bridge. What world adventure would you recommend? Rafting on the Zambezi River! But any traveling really. Travelling is good! |
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| Williams | From Cusco, Peru | Guiding for 10 years! |
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Favourite part of the Clearwater? Sabertooth and the upper canyon! What is your longest raft trip? 12 days in the Vrae River Valley, Peru What do you like best about working with IWE? The friendly people! |
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| Kenneth | Our hometown boy! | |
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What is your favorite thing about the Clearwater area? The small-town vibes and friendly community. What do you do in the winter? Play competitive junior hockey. Something you really like about working with IWE? The awesome staff, everyone is friendly! |
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| Oli | From Cessenon, France | Kayaker and a Heli-pilot!! |
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What do you like about the Clearwater River?The big volume of the river :) What where you doing last winter?Working ski patrol in Switzerland. How long have you been riding whitewater?Since I was 10 years old! |
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| Florian | SRT & Kayak Instructor | |
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When did you start kayaking?When I was 13 years old, in Europe What do you do in the winter season?I have worked for Crescent Spur Heliskiing as a tail guide the last 5 years Where have you rafted in BC?I have guided the last 7 years on the Fraser, Babine and Beaver rivers. |
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Check out our full lineup of rafting adventures and let your river rafting guides lead you on the whitewater rafting adventure of a lifetime!