Wow! This thread generated a lot of noise!! ;-)

I think a river's rating is just a broad guide to it's difficulty. A general
very imprecise gage of how "hard" it is. And after all, as I always tell people,
you can make a class V out of just about anything if you try hard enough!

John Kuthe...

PS: At least RBP is gettinjg a little more lively, huh? :-)