hudson river rafting company

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  HeadHopMark

  Our guide Mark was very professional and instructed us before we launched on our adventure. We got to do several extra Rapids that the other companies did not do. Mark made sure that we had a good time and remained safe the whole trip down the river. He payed extra attention to our 10 year old nephew and at every rapid gave him special instructions so he remained safe in the boat I would highly recommend this company and Mark to anyone who would like to raft the Upper Hudson River. I am an experienced rafter and have gone rafting on multiple rivers in the US and internationally.

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  craigt946

  We were staying in Old Forge and wanted to do a white water rafting trip and HRRC was the only company we could book with. So my wife and I arrived at the Ski barn early and was greeted by Mark our guide. When the rest of the rafters arrived he handed us our vests, helmets and paddles and checked each of us to make sure everything fit properly before we loaded into the bus. Once we arrived at the river Mark gave us instruction on how to sit in the raft, how to hold the paddle, what to do if you do get knocked out of the raft. When we launched the raft into the water he had us practice the various paddling commands before we entered the white water section of the river. When he was confident that we al worked well enough as a group and understood all the perils of the river, we entered the white water. One in the white water the fun began, it was exciting, never felt like we were in any danger even in the class IV sections. in the slower sections, Mark was a wealth of info concerning the river and the surrounding area. Everyone on the raft as did us all had a great time. If we are back in the area we will definitely raft with HRRC and request Mark as our guide.

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  adamp35

  this is the best company that we could find to fit all of are needs. Our guide , mark was fun but safe. I had a great time. I would recommend this company and Mark to any one who would like to go rafting..

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  NancyL515

  Due to the recent reports regarding Hudson River Rafting, I feel compelled to tell and warn you of our experience with this company. In July 2010, my husband and I took our visiting guest to HRRC to white water on the Hudson. Not sure why we opted for this company! We had 8 people in our raft, which included the guide (we do not remember his name). The trip seemed to be going well until the guide sensed that we were a group that wanted a little more excitement. He thought it would be fun to try to throw out one of the passengers from the raft, but his timing was very poor. He did this just before a section of Class 4 rapid. The entire raft capsized and all 8 of us were now in the rushing, rocky river. I really thought I was going to die that day! 2 passengers got run over by other rafts and pushed deep down into the river. Another 2 (one was me) got sucked into a hydrolic and we were lucky enough to keep our wits about us to push off a rock to escape being sucked deeper into the river. I remember the rapids were so fast and the waves so deep, I hit every rock on the way down the river, which seemed to go on forever. Thank God, there were other rafting companies on the river that day, every raft out there tried saving us and we all were finally rescued by another company. We were the only raft that had a problem that day. We did not file a complaint, I guess because we all understand that accidents do happen...however we did not realize the number of "accidents" that the Hudson River Rafting Company has experienced. We were not offered anything...refund, discount, apology, etc. Now after reading all the press and articles about HRRC...I don't understand how Mr. Cunningham can operate his business in this manner. Risking his reputation and his livelyhood. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED!!

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  FN1

  Its hard to write a review on a trip we didnt go on, but this could have been the most unprofessional company we have ever worked with. We booked a party of 6, HRRC took all credit card information. The day before the trip, ANOTHER company called to ask if we would rather go with them since our trip was cancelled. We never even got a phone call from Hudson telling us that the trip was cancelled! The other outfit ended up being unable to accomodate us because they don't take kids under 14 and we had two 11-year-old. When I finally got a hold of Hudson they were completely unapologetic and their explanation for last minute cancellation was, "We're just not going on that river tomorrow". They never would have directly contacted us to cancel. Would not recommend this company to anyone ever.

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  537philf

  If you are visiting the Lake George area be sure to take the time out to try ARO adventures these folks sure know how to have fun and make you part of that experience. Our Guide Steve was great you could tell very quickly that he enjoyed doing what he was doing from start to finish. Some of our team had never done this before but by the end you could never tell. We came looking for a great time and found it here no doubt.

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  bluesquid

  Same thing as previous reviewer. Me and 2 friends showed up early Monday morning. No one there. Call the owner. He finally pics up and blames it all on the guide. YOUR the OWNER! fix it! Nope. He didnt even apologize. Lucky we checked at their neighbors ARO rafting. They couldnt get us in a boat. But a guide named Alex took time out of his day (owner of HRR should have done) to find us a ride. Ended up being a great ride.

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  jennifert21

  Read a lot of the reviews and I have to say we must disagree with all the negative reviews. We had never been rafting and this was a great first experience. Our guide was very experienced and fun. I would recomend this group to anyone who asked.

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  Photoclerk

  Beware! This company is currently not able to run trips on the Hudson River per the District Attorney of the state of New York! Do your homework! The articles are not hard to find out why he is banned!

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  traviss504

  This was my second rafting trip. Went last year on the upper hudson when it was 8.5 feet (very high). This year it was 6.5 so we were hoping for another exciting run. First sign of trouble, all of their gear is garbage. All the wetsuits have huge holes and tears in them. Helmets are a hodge podge of broken and 1970's vintage, gloves, boots, everything looks like it belongs in a dumpster. We press on anyway...get all geared up and wait around for an hour wondering what the delay is. Now we find out just as we're getting on the bus that they're short 1 guide and so they can't send us down the upper hudson. They instead send us to the middle hudson with the owner telling us it will still be fun and exciting and a "guide" who doesn't even have a license yet. To the "guide's" credit, he did the best he could, but the ride was just boring. Only 1 real rapid the whole way down. A complete waste of a day freezing in a raft in 40 degree water for no reason. Get back to the barn and find out that the other boat that was there that day went down the upper part and due to the delay they were the only boat on the water. They ended up flipping and there was nobody around to help them recover. Floated down the river in the water for a long time and a few of them were very scared someone was going to be hurt or killed. Finally, as we were getting on the bus the owner told us he would make it right financially when we got back. He tried to argue that he wasn't at fault and he can't control the river (not the point at all). We ended up getting him to refund our money but only after a 45 minute argument and threatening to dispute credit card charges and call the authorities. Bottom line...don't waste your time and/or possibly risk your life. Not worth it.