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20 December 2020 09:30 AM 02:00 PM
Maximum Number of Participants: 4. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED (SORRY - THIS CALENDAR ENTRY IS FOR NAMES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM GROUP 1)
1. Type: River
2. WWSR - Swimming, throwlines and reaching rescues.
3. Level of ability: improver+. Simple Class 2 water skills.
4. Venue: Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale.
5. Time: meet at 0930. Session 1000-1400.
6. Lift share: No lift share - static venue.
7. Participants will be swimming. Please wear adequate clothing and dry suits or dry separates. Spray decks not required.
8. Please wear appropriate footwear - we will be working along the banks. Helmets and BAs to be worn at all times.
9. Please bring appropriate food and warm drinks.
10. There will be a theory session - you might want to consider an extra waterproof to trap heat.
Skills to include (in brief):
Swimming: hydrology, self rescue, clean kit, defensive and offensive swimming, eddy roll, fending off, catching lines.
Throwlines: clean line principle, bag analysis, packing and stowing, rinsing, drying and UV, throwing styles, bracing and belaying, belay buddies, position of maximum usefulness.
Reaching rescues: paddles, tapes, hand lines.
Please bring your own paddles, throwlines and tapes/slings.
RSVP at least two days before the event.
This event will be repeated as part of a rolling programme of WWSR sessions. If an immediate oversubscription occurs, please state your interest below and a parallel session will be held in January 2021.
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20 December 2020 10:00 AM
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Event Leader: Mark Hickman.
PLEASE NOTE - EVENT FULL.
Maximum Number of Participants: 4.
1. Type: River
2. WWSR - Swimming, throwlines and reaching rescues.
3. Level of ability: improver+. Simple Class 2 water skills.
4. Venue: Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale.
5. Time: meet at 0930. Session 1000-1400.
6. Lift share: No lift share - static venue.
7. Participants will be swimming. Please wear adequate clothing and dry suits or dry separates. Spray decks not required.
8. Please wear appropriate footwear - we will be working along the banks. Helmets and BAs to be worn at all times.
9. Please bring appropriate food and warm drinks.
10. There will be a theory session - you might want to consider an extra waterproof to trap heat.
Skills to include (in brief):
Swimming: hydrology, self rescue, clean kit, defensive and offensive swimming, eddy roll, fending off, catching lines.
Throwlines: clean line principle, bag analysis, packing and stowing, rinsing, drying and UV, throwing styles, bracing and belaying, belay buddies, position of maximum usefulness.
Reaching rescues: paddles, tapes, hand lines.
Please bring your own paddles, throwlines and tapes/slings.
RSVP at least two days before the event.
This event will be repeated as part of a rolling programme of WWSR sessions. If an immediate oversubscription occurs, please state your interest below and a parallel session will be held in January 2021.
LCC Paddling Safety Courses 6 Comments
3 users have RSVPed, including