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Re: Lower Gauley rapid ratings SRsteelheader New
Re: One paddler's class 3 can be another paddler's class 4 and vice versa. analogkid70 New
Date: Sep 30 2008, 3:47 GMT
From: BMan1

	Ratings aren't for evaluating/measuring/judging your individual performancecapabilities or skills.   The purpose of ratings are simple - an attempt to objectively convey the relative difficulty of a river or rapid compared to other rivers/rapids so that OTHERS can have a clue before attempting a certain run.  Learn the benchmark mark rapids listed on the AW site and compare unlisted rapids to those to get an idea of where things stand.  Sure there will always be disagreements, but if used OBJECTIVELY, it shouldn't be by much more than half class. (except for commercial rafting companies which almost always overrate by one full class) Sorry for my yelling  and rant but Class II is Class II, Class III is Class III, Class IV is Class IV, etc.  It doesn't depend on the driver. BobN

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If perception has no influence why are many previous Class 5's Class 3? <NT> duckypaddler New

He's right, Mr. No. G New

River rating is supposed to be about difficulty and not the skill of the paddler lrcable New

Rating must be a unbiased grade of difficulty and consequences or people will get hurt/killed! shutterbug New

Well said, Larry! <NT> Wilko New

Ratings are supposed to provide a common language BMan1 New

So you interpreted a rapid class IV last year, and this year a class III. What does that say? Wilko New

my response G New

Actually, some of the people here would tell you that I'm more of a Weber kind of guy... Wilko New

No, actually, you're wrong snowwrestler New

Yeah, I see what you're saying.  It makes more sense than what I said. analogkid70 New

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