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Charles Walbridge (Author), Wayne A. Sundmacher (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Ragged Mountain Press (1 Aug 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0070677905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070677906
  • Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 1.6 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Regardless of skill, running rivers presents an element of danger. As whitewater paddling continues to grow in popularity and more thrill-seekers push the boundaries of the sport, accidents are inevitable. "In Whitewater Rescue Manual", two paddlers who have long been at the forefront of whitewater safety and rescue present a tightly focused look at the best, most current techniques for both self-rescue and rescue of others on the river. The authors provide well-reasoned guidance that will teach you when to stay with the boat and when not to; how to retrieve a lost boat; how to swim out of trouble and when not to swim; how to reach a victim by wading, swimming, or using ropes; how to coordinate a rescue effort; how to make sure that would-be rescuers don't become victims; how to properly perform first aid and safely evacuate injured paddlers; and much more.This well-illustrated guide is essential reading for canoeists, kayakers, and rafters of all levels - as well as river guide trainees, participants in river rescue courses, and whitewater instructors. Praise for "Whitewater Rescue Manual" - 'This book is the most complete, detailed, state-of-the-art compilation of whitewater rescue techniques I've seen. It achieves a commendable balance between stressing the 'how-to' of river rescue skills and the judgment needed to use them. It belongs on the bookshelf of every serious paddler' - Gordon Black, Director of Instruction, Nantahala Outdoor Center. 'Whitewater paddler or rescue team member, "Whitewater Rescue Manual" makes a welcome addition to anyone's emergency library, reflecting the working association between the ACA, Rescue 3, and other professional river rescue courses' - Jim Segerstrom, Founder, Rescue 3 International.'"Whitewater Rescue Manual" looks at both the 'hard' and the 'soft' sides of river rescue, placing equal emphasis on group organization, judgment, self-rescue, and rope handling to give a balanced picture of how to avoid accidents and how to deal with them when they happen' - Bruce Lessels, Director of Zoar Outdoors. 'This is as close to real-life safety and rescue techniques as you can get without getting wet. Few people know river rescue like Walbridge and Sundmacher, and they share their knowledge in an informative and entertaining way. This is the most up-to-date information available, and is destined to become a standard text for river runners' - Jeff Bennett, author, "Washington Whitewater, Rafting, and The Complete Inflatable Kayaker". "'Whitewater Rescue Manual" takes river rescue one step further in its evolution. The authors' focus is on practical solutions to everyday whitewater mishaps. Highly recommended' - Kent Ford, producer of whitewater instruction videos.

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Regardless of skill, running rivers presents an element of danger. As whitewater paddling continues to grow in popularity and more thrill-seekers push the boundaries of the sport, accidents are inevitable.

In Whitewater Rescue Manual, two paddlers who have long been at the forefront of whitewater safety and rescue present a tightly focused look at the best, most current techniques for both self-rescue and rescue of others on the river. The authors provide well-reasoned guidance that will teach you when to stay with the boat and when not to; how to retrieve a lost boat; how to swim out of trouble and when not to swim; how to reach a victim by wading, swimming, or using ropes; how to coordinate a rescue effort; how to make sure that would-be rescuers don't become victims; how to properly perform first aid and safely evacuate injured paddlers; and much more.

This well-illustrated guide is essential reading for canoeists, kayakers, and rafters of all levels--as well as river guide trainees, participants in river rescue courses, and whitewater instructors.

Praise for Whitewater Rescue Manual

"This book is the most complete, detailed, state-of-the-art compilation of whitewater rescue techniques I've seen. It achieves a commendable balance between stressing the 'how-to' of river rescue skills and the judgment needed to use them. It belongs on the bookshelf of every serious paddler."--Gordon Black, Director of Instruction, Nantahala Outdoor Center

"Whitewater paddler or rescue team member, Whitewater Rescue Manual makes a welcome addition to anyone's emergency library, reflecting the working association between the ACA, Rescue 3, and other professional river rescue courses."--Jim Segerstrom, Founder, Rescue 3 International

"Whitewater Rescue Manual looks at both the 'hard' and the 'soft' sides of river rescue, placing equal emphasis on group organization, judgment, self-rescue, and rope handling to give a balanced picture of how to avoid accidents and how to deal with them when they happen."--Bruce Lessels, Director of Zoar Outdoors

"This is as close to real-life safety and rescue techniques as you can get without getting wet. Few people know river rescue like Walbridge and Sundmacher, and they share their knowledge in an informative and entertaining way. This is the most up-to-date information available, and is destined to become a standard text for river runners."--Jeff Bennett, author, Washington Whitewater, Rafting, and The Complete Inflatable Kayaker

"Whitewater Rescue Manual takes river rescue one step further in its evolution. The authors' focus is on practical solutions to everyday whitewater mishaps. Highly recommended."--Kent Ford, producer of whitewater instruction videos

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Good guide to rescue techniques. Perhaps a bit too American in bias, and the kit in it is dated, but the actual techniques are covered well, and the stories provide food for thought.
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A good book, a bit weighty on some subjects. Worth reading in the hope that some of the knowlege will pop up again when you need it. Split equally between rafts, canoes and kayak, with both generic and specific solutions. The section on swimming through white water is especially good. The short, illuminating, stories make for sobering reading.
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Mssrs. Walbridge and Sundmacher cover the subject of whitewater rescue well. It is geared toward the recreational boater, but is also a valuable tool for the public safety officer (police, sheriff, fire/rescue,SAR, ranger, etc.). It does not cover reading whitewater, since assumes the reader is already a boater of some sort. It does present the most common problems and solutions. In addition it covers use of the tools needed to safely execute timely rescues. Easy reading, excellent photographs and drawings illustrate the points well.
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