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NOLS River Rescue Guide - cover

NOLS River Rescue Guide

Nate Ostis

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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The award-winning instructional guide for safety, rescue, and recovery techniques—with true stories from whitewater legends. Rescue training is essential for anyone who spends significant time on the river. The NOLS River Rescue Guide is an ideal reference for pre-trip planning and your expedition drybag. The fully illustrated text lays out tools and systems for managing risk in this dynamic, hazardous environment. Throughout, personal stories from whitewater legends—including Les Bechdel, Charlie Wahlbridge, Jim Coffey, and Kent Ford—examine the causes and outcomes of real-world incidents. The NOS River Rescue Guide is a compendium of proven swiftwater risk management strategies from an organization with fifty years of experience teaching on the rivers of the world.  ·       Learn advice for identifying and responding to risks on the water ·       Covers all essential equipment you'll need ·       Over 170 color photos and sixty-seven illustrations  ·       Includes personal stories from whitewater legends2015 National Outdoor Book Award winner for Best Instructional.
Available since: 06/14/2023.
Print length: 519 pages.

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