Wet Planet Rafting

White Salmon, United States

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Description

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Interested in whitewater rafting? An Oregon or Washington river rafting trip with Wet Planet is the perfect mix of adrenaline, scenery, and camaraderie all contained in a magnificent wilderness setting. The Columbia River Gorge is home to some of the most beautiful and exciting Oregon and Washington river rafting trips in the country. Wet Planet offers exclusively on the White Salmon river with a private put-​in and private take-​out that simply can’t be matched!

Interested in whitewater kayaking? Wet Planet is one of Washington and Oregon’s première kayak schools. We combine world class kayak instructors with low student to instructor ratios, comfortable riverside facilities (including dedicated rolling pool and classroom space) and well developed curriculum of courses and clinics to provide industry leading whitewater kayak instruction for all levels.

Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking is located just one hour and fifteen minutes east of Portland, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge.

History

Established in 2002.

The name Wet Planet was first spoken in a beat up Suburban while bouncing down a jungle road in Costa Rica. At the time, co-​founders Todd Collins and Jaco Klinkenberg were discussing their vision for the ultimate whitewater company. Both are instructors for the National Outdoor Leadership School, ACA certified whitewater kayak instructors, Leave No Trace Educators, Wilderness First Responders, and veterans of the whitewater industry. They envisioned a company that combined elements of outdoor education and river instruction with traditional guided trips to provide a complete, well-​rounded river experience for guests both on and off the river. This would be a company that attracted the industry’s most energetic and skilled professionals by rising above current standards in place at other rafting companies. Finally, they believed that the company should not be bound by a single geographic region; rather it should take advantage of the amazing rivers found around the globe.

Meet the Business Owner

Todd and Jaco K.

Business Owner

A nineteen year veteran of the commercial whitewater industry, Todd Collins is the original visionary behind the creation of Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking.

While there are few people who can actually pronounce Jacomijn Klinkenberg’s name correctly, Jaco (pronounced Yako) holds claim to being the inventor of the name Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking.

Jaco first met Todd Collins on a 12-​day whitewater trip in Utah. At the time, Todd was already working with ideas for creating a new whitewater company. The two shared similar visions of what this company could be, and Jaco’s marketing background and professional work experience provided pieces that made the vision a realistic possibility.

Todd and Jaco started to plan for the creation of a new style of whitewater company, and it was on a jungle paddling trip that Jaco first spoke the name Wet Planet.

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