Outfitter, noun - An individual or corporation that is permitted to take money in exchange for a guided trip. "Seriously, the 100 fpm gradient of Shred the Gnar Falls is crazy steep." Gradient is typically measured in feet per mile (fpm) and can measured as an average of the entire trip or mile by mile. Rivers that have higher gradient tend to have bigger drops and/or more continuous rapids. Gradient, noun - The measurement of how steep a river is.
"That was a gnarly swim down Shred the Gnar Falls."
a term to describe something that is really, really cool. "Shred the Gnar Falls has a steep gradient of 100 fpm." an average of how many feet a river drops each mile. the unit to measure the gradient of a river 2. "Shred the Gnar Falls is a gnarly Class VI rapid"įpm (feet per mile), noun - 1. "Shred the Gnar Falls is most exciting at 25,000 cfs."Ĭlass, noun - Class refers to the difficulty rating of a rapid on scale from I - VI where VI pushes the limits of navigability and danger. It measures how many cubic feet of water pass through a given point in a second. If you have any more awesome words you think we're missing, throw them on the comments section.Ĭfs (cubic feet per second), noun - The unit to measure the flow of water of a river. We compiled a list of many of the terms frequently seen on WWGB, and some that we just love because, well, they make us look cool. We throw around a lot of terms in the boating world and it can be daunting as a new boater to know what's being talked about.
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