"J. A. M." wrote

I never said that the Lower Gauley was class 5. It was the original poster that had it mixed up.

No Jimbob, you just stated that it is a load of crap that raft guides
often overstate the difficulty of rapids and that it is another load
of crap that the average raft customer and companies treat river
rafting like some kind of amusement ride.

For someone who has been pushing rubber for 15 years you seem myopic
to practices that many well-travelled and experienced paddlers find
all too common.

(BTW – I recently led my 200th paddling trip, so I've given my share
of safety talks)