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Lakeland Canoe Club

White Water Rescue Skills - Swimming, Throwlines and Reaching Rescues - Group 2

    

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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.

Edited by Skipton Pete (Riley)
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