Big Water Rescue w/ Carbon Rec

Had a fun weekend of flipping boats, swimming rapids, righting boats, rescuing swimmers, learning knots, setting up z drags, and gaining valuable in-stream experience with situations I hope to never, or at least rarely, encounter on the river. The class emphasized big water situations typical of the rivers we run around here, as opposed to swiftwater techniques which rely heavily on shore safety, etc. The Green River provided the perfect big water classroom, humming along at 26000 cfs as we ran our scenarios.

The class was organized by Steve Christensen at Carbon Rec in Price, and taught by his son Bo. I would highly recommend it to anyone spending time on the rivers. Check out Carbon Rec for more information on upcoming workshops and other programs.

Photo Copyright Steve Christensen.