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Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course Student
This badge represents that someone has enrolled in our Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course and is in the process of learning its skills.
Description of skills
The holder of this badge is enrolled in our Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course and is in the process of completing its requirements. To successfully complete this course, students must demonstrate proficiency in these skills:
- Launch from rocky shoreline into Class II current
- Self rescue in current in 90 seconds
- Swimmer rescue from boat in deep water
- Swimmer rescue from boat using throw bag
- Identify strainers and demonstrate safe distancing
- Paddle through a boulder garden
- Paddle through a hole
- Break through a well defined eddy line near shore and at a mid-stream boulder
- Paddle through a wave train
- Paddle with two paddles 50 feet
- Boat bump in rapid run out
- Throw bag from boat to swimmer
- Name and describe the “ 5 Key Roles” and the function of each in a group
rescue: 1 ) swimmer retrieval, 2) paddle retrieval, 3) boat retrieval, 4) downstream
containment, and 5) upstream watch - Participate in a mock group rescue in one of the 5 key roles
- Demonstrate the ability to manage boat speed and spacing through choosing slower
water, catching eddies, or backpaddling - Demonstrate an understanding of lower risk vs. higher risk hydraulics and the ability to
distinguish them from boat - River navigation techniques
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic repairs including patching the packraft
What does with badge allow me to do?
- Participate in lectures, field trips and optional activities that are part of our Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course
- Participate in whitewater packrafting trips
How do I get this badge?
Enroll in our Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course