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30 Years of Leading the Industry

30 Years of Leading the Industry

What defines Mild to Wild as an industry leader?

30 Reasons Mild to Wild is an Industry Leader:

  • We were the first outfitter to offer changing facilities in Durango.
  • We were the first outfitter to offer wetsuit and wetsuit boot rentals for our guests on the Lower Animas.
  • We are the company of choice for the Durango Tourism Office for media and reporter trips.
  • We were the first company to have Satellite phones on the Upper Animas and on the Salt River. We additionally offer multiple Satellite technology communications on our wilderness trips.
  • We were the first company to not run single boat trips on our wilderness area trips – Salt, Piedra and Upper Animas.
  • We were the first to provide helmets on the Salt River and in Durango.
  • We were the first company to commercially run the Animas below Tacoma (Rockwood Box).
  • We are celebrating 30 Years of Connecting Family & Friends via Nature and Adventure.
  • We offer an exclusive service guarantee: If you’re not absolutely delighted with our guides and equipment, your trip is free!
  • We are the largest company in Durango & offer the largest diversity of trips in the Southwest.
  • We are the only outfitter permitted by the Forest Service to operate Jeep Trail Tours in La Plata Canyon.
  • We have the longest on water training of any guide training course in the region.
  • We were the first company to have an all self-bailing fleet in Durango.
  • We are the only company in Durango to have year-round staff to serve our guests and improve our operations.
  • We were the first company to use self-bailing rafts on the Upper Animas River.
  • We are the Salt River Canyon’s longest operating outfitter.
  • We were the first company to have 4-wheel drive vehicles for shuttles on the Salt. And we’re still the only company with ones that were made in this century.
  • We are a long term member of the Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA).
  • Our owner is a board member and director of the PR Committee for CROA.
  • Our owner was called on by CROA to testify to Colorado House of Representatives and Senate.
  • We shaped and wrote the current outfitter registration on behalf of CROA.
  • We called for and created a crisis management plan for CROA.
  • We were the first rafting company in the region to have a computerized reservation program.
  • We directed and helped create the new CROA Safety Video.
  • We are a long standing member of America Outdoors (AO).
  • We are the Salt River Canyon’s longest operating outfitter.
  • We were called on by the White Mountain Apache Tribe to explore the Black River and escort the tribe representatives down the river in 2009.
  • Our owner was a board member of the Colorado Tourism Trade Association from 1998-2000 and was elected to this position by other Colorado tourism businesses.
  • We were the first rafting company to have a website in Durango (1996).
  • Our owner is the former Vice President of the Durango Chamber and Resort Association and was President Elect. before becoming President. He helped redesign the organization to its current form from DACRA to a Chamber in 2001.
  • We are the outfitter of choice for tour operators such as Tauck Tours.