Detectives Hell and High-water do some generic police digging around and craziness follows in this high speed comedy farce. David Havell cameos as the disagreeing racist superior.
Greg is an outstanding head boatman on day #2 on the South Fork of the American River, but faces a personal crisis the following day. Students are expected to perform like seasoned river guides.
Sara takes over as head boatman on the upper Sacramento River. Physical and mental challenges plague the group. Several of the students face an uncertain future in the guide school.
Jay is the leader on the worst day in the history of the guide school. Numerous obstacles and problems confront the students and instructors as they make their way to the imposing upper Klamath River. Tempers start to flare.
Amanda leads the group as it runs the upper Klamath River for the second day. Breaking through the Bermuda Triangle and barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Dragon, the students make their way through Hell's Corner.
Emotions reach a breaking point as the strain of expedition travel starts to take its toll on the students. Linsey is the head boatman and must guide the group down the Scott River as they face off against their instructors, each other, and their own fears and doubts.
The increasingly difficulty of the water on the Scott River has both damaging and healing effects. While some students are facing defeat at the hands of these powerful rivers, Chuck, today's boatman, is finding strength and purpose.
Students must escape the jaws of one of the biggest holes they will ever run in their rigorous whitewater training. The Cal-Salmon is at record high. The river has been changed by bulging flows and fear paralyzes the students. The group rebels against head boatman, Guy.
The second day on the Cal-Salmon. The students, under the leadership of Marie, are guiding themselves through the Gaping Maw and onto the even larger Ikes. Swimming in these icy waters will be inevitable and pain is a certainty.
On the last day of training, in record-high water on the Cal-Salmon, the students face rapids even veteran river guides refuse to run. Kyle is the head boatman and the mystical river terrorizes and empowers the group on its graduation day.