2-Day Advanced Swiftwater Rescue

As boaters run more challenging sections of river, they need to match their rescue skills to the difficulty of the water. Our 2-day Advanced Swiftwater Rescue course provides you with a unique opportunity to practice rescue scenarios in a challenging setting with our expert instructors.

Advanced rescue participants should be solid class III boaters and should have taken at least the one-day basic swiftwater rescue course.

WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE

Goal of the clinic:

To practice swiftwater rescue techniques using scenarios on whitewater up to class IV.  This course is for kayakers, canoeists and rafters.

Class Size: Instructor-to-student ratio: 1:4.  Maximum clinic size: 12

Who should take the clinic:

Rafters, Canoeists or Kayakers who are familiar with basic swiftwater rescue skills and are comfortable on class III whitewater. Our minimum age for this clinic is 14.

What will be covered:

This clinic takes a hands-on, in-the-water approach to teaching and practicing river rescue and safety skills. It picks up where the basic swiftwater rescue clinic leaves off.  We will set up scenarios to practice specific skills such as aggressive swimming, swimming at strainers, wading rescues, rescuing a foot entrapment victim, unpinning boats, using tag lines, z-drags, and zip lines, and using a rescue lifejacket. Our emphasis will be on judgment and managing river rescue situations, as well as rescue techniques that can be performed with a minimum of equipment. We review basic river rescue skills for about a half day on the first day. The rest of the class is spent setting up scenarios that involve more difficult and complex rescue situations using any of a number of area rivers.

2008 DATES

September 13-14

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PRICE

$260.00