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            Momentum River Expeditions: World-Class River Trips

A guide for 19 years, Laynne grew up in California and has spent much of his time rafting the states manyrivers. Including runs class V runs like the Forks of the Kern, Cherry Creek, and Giant Gap. He also has spent time guiding in Chile and managing various operations of one of California’s largest rafting companies. Layne also enjoys sailing, mountain biking, traveling, and losing to Pete in one-on-one basketball. He is a Swift Water Rescue Technician, an EMT, and now works full time as a fireman in the Bay Area. Layne is also infamous for his on river entertainment including his alter ego the “Minister of Whitewater”.

A native Wisconsinite, Erik grew up and was comfortable with the water long before he became a river guide. He has spent the last 17 years exploring and guiding on rivers throughout the western United States, India, Nepal, Tibet, and New Zealand. He now lives here in Ashland with his wife and son where he runs the SOU Outdoor Program, leads mountaineering and climbing trips, and teaches part time for Southern Oregon University. He is also a climber, a snowboarder, and a First Aid and CPR instructor. Erik loves sharing his knowledge of river environments and whether he is floating scenic canyons or running class V steeps he is always happy and at home. A few years ago Eric ran a first river descent in Tibet and has some great stories!

Pete is originally from Vermont but has spent time living in Colorado, Wyoming, and now on the West Coast. Pete has been a guide for over 18 years and has run rivers all over the United States - including the upper Tuolumne (Cherry Creek) in California, considered the toughest regularly-run commercial trip in North America - as well as rivers in Nepal, India, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Chile. He has a degree and professional experience in landscape architecture and has further education in civil engineering and ecology, but guiding, traveling, and his love of wild places lead him to start Momentum River Expeditions. In addition to his river-running skills, Pete is also a great cook (he grew up in a restaurant), and it turns out that he is also just a mildly annoying boss.

Our raft guide orientation weekend on the California Salmon was written up in Southern Oregons mail tribune. Check out the article, pics, and video here: http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/LIFE/804100301.

Winter rafting! A beautiful day on the Umpqua. We were a bit surprised by the amount of snow ? normally there is no snow at this elevation ? we had to go 25 miles downstream just to get to a spot where we could make it to the river without a plow!

Hello from one of the snowiest places in the west (this year at least)!

How are you? We hope everyone is having an amazing winter!