Swiftwater Rescue
Swiftwater Rescue is a concept of understanding river hydrology and river hazards, avoiding the hazards, and engaging in rescue when needed. This episode interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue classes to learn what is taught, who can take the classes and why this is important for the river runner. Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff runs rivers in the Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador and Scott Solle runs rivers of the Western United States.
The River Radius Podcast · Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff, Scott Solle
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Show Notes
Swiftwater Rescue courses are available for private river runners, commercial river guides and professional rescuers. These courses provide curriculum and instruction on river hydrology, swimming, self support, peer rescue, rescue of gear, and skills to avoid situations where rescue is needed. This episode hosts interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue courses. One instructor works on the rivers of the western United States, the other instructor works on th rivers of ten Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador.
This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about SWIFTWATER RESCUE . The other two episodes focus on HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER and FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER. All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.
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GUESTS
- Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff
- Scott Solle
VIDEO
An Interview with Legendary Whitewater Safety Leader Charlie Walbridge
ARTICLES & BOOKS
Finding Swiftwater Rescue Classes
River Rescue by Les Bechdel, Slim Ray and Charlie Walbridge (several editions published)
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