Chatting with Charlie
Start at the beginning with Charlie Walbridge in this NRS Duct Tape Diaries. Find out how Charlie got his start in whitewater along with some of the ups and downs. Chatting with Charlie
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Remembering a Legendary Career
Check out this great NRS Duct Tape Diaries about Charlie. Charlie Walbridge: Remembering a Legendary Career
An Interview with Legendary Whitewater Safety Leader Charlie Walbridge
Interview with Charlie Walbridge The paddling experience of Charlie Walbridge spans more than five decades, and over that time he has been one of whitewater sport’s greatest innovators in safety and rescue technique. Charlie is an inductee in to both the International Whitewater Hall of Fame and the Southern Appalachian Paddlesports Hall of Fame. In
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Interview with Charlie Walbridge
Interview with Charlie Walbridge This is a fantastic interview with Charlie Walbridge by Chris Preperato, which shares insight into Charlie’s introduction to the sport of whitewater boating. You can learn more about Charlie, like how Charlie’s Choice Rapid was named by visiting the History of the Upper Yough.
Hand of God Rescue with Charlie Walbridge
Hand of God Rescue is an important rescue for kayakers to learn. comprar viagra en españa mifarmacia24, cialis generico españa contrareembolso, https://mifarmacia24.com/ This technique will allow a fellow kayaker to rescue another kayaker that is upside down in their kayak asking for assistance. The kayaker that is upright helping the upside down kayaker will pull
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Live Bait Rescue Using a Rescue PFD
This is a great example of how to use a Rescue PFD during a first person rescue scenario. This technique take practice and isn’t always the first course of action but is effective and quick.
A Rescue Arrested – How It Happened and What We Can Learn
A Rescue Arrested – How It Happened and What We Can Learn Although outfitters know how to deal with anything from a routine swims to a life-threatening pins, few are prepared to work with Emergency Responders. When police, fire, and rescue personnel arrive, the dynamics of a situation change. Search and rescue (SAR) professionals are
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Kick Back in a Failed Z-drag
Catastrophic Failure of a Z-drag Z-drag haul systems create a tremendous amount of force and can put a major strain on your equipment. You always count on it going right but what happens when it goes wrong? Here is an example I do with my students to get them to understand kick back.
Racing Through the 70’s
During the late 60’s and early 70’s whitewater kayaks were hard to find and kayak schools didn’t exist. You learned to boat from the guys at the local paddling club if you were lucky, or by trial and error if you weren’t. If you were serious about running hard whitewater, you raced. My buddies and
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