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      Class 3-4 rapids
    • Cheakamus Splash
      Class 1-2 rapids
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  • Multi-Day Trips
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      Class 3-4 rapids
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      Class 3-4 rapids
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    • Custom Multiday Expeditions
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First Time Rafting? Here’s What You Need to Know

Feb 01, 2025
First Time Rafting? Here’s Everything You Need to Know with Canadian Outback Rafting in Squamish Rafting is one of the most exciting outdoor adventures, and if you’re planning your first rafting experience in Squamish, you’re in for an unforgettable ride!… Read more

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Find Your Flow 👉 Rafting trips near Vancouver, Squamish & Whistler. Rated ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. #Rivercrew
📍 Sḵwx̱wú7mesh | Squamish, BC

In case you needed to hear this today, chase your In case you needed to hear this today, chase your dreams🫶🏼

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Remote wilderness. Wild whitewater. Moments you’ll Remote wilderness. Wild whitewater. Moments you’ll be talking about for years. 🐻🌲

The Babine delivers it all — just ask the crew featured in Adventure Magazine’s “Kiwis on the Babine.” Their journey captures the raw beauty, powerful rapids, and unforgettable wildlife encounters that make this river so special.

Curious what your own expedition could look like?
Read the story here: https://adventuremagazine.co.nz/kiwis-on-the-babine/

Ready for your multi-day adventure down one of BC’s most iconic rivers?

Departures: August 14 · August 23 · September 1 🌊

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From strangers to teammates, now bonded for life🚣‍ From strangers to teammates, now bonded for life🚣‍♀️🙌

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As Sean Kelly described it — sixty miles of cold, As Sean Kelly described it — sixty miles of cold, wild whitewater through the Babine River Corridor Park. Bald eagles overhead. Rain settling into everything. And always “bear aware.”

We came for the rapids but it was the bears that stayed with me. A young grizzly bursting from the river with salmon in its jaws. A mother and cub pausing to watch us drift by. Somewhere deeper in the canyon, the biggest grizzly our guide had ever seen. Out there, we weren’t spectators — we were guests.

Between class IV drops, a runaway gear boat (and one seriously heroic swim), and cups of hot soup in the rain, we made our way toward the Skeena as the skies finally cleared.

At take-out in Hazelton, First Nations villagers — whose ancestors have lived along this river for 7,000 years — gathered on the banks. As we pulled away, they sang in their own language, their voices carrying across the water.

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Ready for your own multi-day adventure down this incredible river? 

Join us this season for trips departing: August 14, August 23, & September 1🌊

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Why rafting is better than the gym: - Full body Why rafting is better than the gym: 

- Full body workout (if you actually help your guide)
- Cardio (paddling and carrying the rafts)
- Adrenaline & endorphins (nature-powered)
- Core engagement (trying not to fall out)
- Team motivation (no headphones, just yelling)
- Fresh air > fluorescent lights
- Views you don’t get on a treadmill
- Recovery float included
Team work makes the dream work💪 #paddlebc #river Team work makes the dream work💪

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Roses are fine. Rapids are better. Happy Valentine Roses are fine. Rapids are better. Happy Valentines Day from the Outback Crew💌

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Cold Water Facts (You Learned Fast) - Looks chill Cold Water Facts (You Learned Fast)

- Looks chill
- Is not
- Still fun
- You warm up, we promise

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Give your special someone something to look forwar Give your special someone something to look forward to this Valentine’s - a wild summer adventure on the Elaho River 🌊💘

Give the gift of adventure and cash it in when the sun’s out and the water’s rushing.

🚣‍♀️ 2 people on the Elaho for $299.99
🚗 Self-drive only
📅 Valid Feb 5–15
🎟️ Use code: RAFT299

*No weekends or holidays in July & August 

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Turns out the solution was a river day🌊💫 #canadia Turns out the solution was a river day🌊💫

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River naps in the middle of the Babine wilderness River naps in the middle of the Babine wilderness hit different😌

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$70K views🏔️💫 #rafting #whitewaterrafting #explor $70K views🏔️💫

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