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Swiftwater Safety and Rescue -- CANCELLED

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River Safety and Rescue Class
April 18 & 19th


Casey Garland will again present a course on river safety, rope utilization and rescue techniques.  Team leadership and rescue planning will also be covered to achieve the best results in a rescue effort.  This will be a very full, tiring weekend, come prepared to participate and get wet!

This class is great for a beginning whitewater kayaker or even a kayaker looking to tune up their rescue skills.  Be prepared for those times when things can and do go wrong on the river, be a useful boating buddy.

 
2-day class (Sat/Sun); Max 14 participants

4/18 (Sa) 9am - 5pm
4/19 (Su) 9am - 5pm  
 
Lectures will be held at Mike Grijalva's house Saturday morning before heading to the river.  River work will likely be on the Cedar River, Landsburg site. 

Cost:
$75, If you lead one WKC trip in 2020 (not to be combined with other discounts). $150 regular cost of 2-day clinic.  Notify the whitewater training chair for quarterly reimbursement.
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Casey Garland has 40 years of experience as a river rafting outfitter and guide.  He is a Swiftwater Rescue Technician Master Instructor and responsible for introducing swiftwater rescue tech training in Washington, Oregon, Canada, Japan and Taiwan.  The course emphasis will be placed on evaluation and management of an incident, rope work for support and rescue of a person, and any topic the participants want to discuss during the rescue class that relates specifically to swift water rescue scenarios while kayaking!


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WKC Swiftwater Rescue Course

 
 
 

Date and Time

Saturday, April 18, 2020, 9:00 AM until Sunday, April 19, 2020, 5:00 PM

Location

Mike's House
14441 233rd Ave SE
Issaquah, WA  98027-6444
USA
425-213-6666

Event Contact(s)

Michael Grijalva

Category

WW Clinic

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

Capacity

14 Total Slots
14 Available Slot(s)

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