Stein River: Devils Staircase to Fraser River (Class 5) 

Available: August 2008


2 day/1 night; camping, rafting on Nahatlatch Classic, Canyon & Stein, 5 meals $CDN
Stein River (Class 5)  $499

Stein trip scheduled for 2008:

Tuesday August 19- Wednesday August 20 (SPACE AVAILABLE)

Sunday August 17- Monday August 18 (SOLD OUT)

To book onto this trip click here. Other dates may be available depending on group size.

The Stein River is our most challenging white water rafting adventure, ideal for advanced whitewater paddlers and adventurists.

Plunging through an amazingly beautiful wilderness canyon, the Stein is the steepest river that is commercially rafted in Canada (145 feet per mile drop).

REO conducted the first-ever raft descent on the Stein in 1992 and continues as the only rafting company in Canada with operating and Park permits to raft this incredible river.

Our 2-day Stein trips start with a solid day of training on the Nahatlatch Canyon. Our Stein practice drills may include raft flipping and swimming rapids. Day two begins with a shuttle to the Stein Valley trailhead at the entrance to the Nlaka' Pamux Park. The rafts are rolled sausage style for the 6 km hike to the put-in below the Devils Staircase, an unrunnable Class 6 rapid. Each participant must assist in carrying the rafting and safety equipment such as paddles, lifejackets, pumps and dry bags. The hike takes 1.5 to 2 hours.

The Stein kicks off with a series of extreme class four and five drops. The river bed is chock-a-block with boulders and crews will quickly learn to high-side and use the boulders effectively in navigating the river. At the Class 5 rapid named Touching the Void, the crews will portage the rafts at most water levels.

Below the Void, the Stein is mostly Class 4+ whitewater, but because the river is so steep it has to be considered grade 5. Flipping or wrapping a boat could result in a long swim.

The amazing thing about the Stein: no calm sections! After at least 30 Class 4 and 5 rapids, the Stein drops right into the Fraser River which we float back to the cable ferry just north of Lytton BC.

The Stein is the most unique rafting trip in British Columbia, Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The Stein is only available with REO.

Best rapids: Touching the Void, Down the Drain, Notch Waterfall, Rooster Tail, and dozens more!

Subject to river levels, the minimum age for the Stein is 14 years. All participants should be in good physical condition. We recommend that first-time paddlers have at least two days of paddle rafting experience prior to the Stein. Also, all paddlers must pass our practice and swim drills on Class 3 rapids.