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November 4, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Workshop Nov. 14-15 in PDX

Filed under: Instruction, Kayaking- Whitewater, Swiftwater Rescue, rafting — Tags: instructional workshop, river rescue, swift water rescue — admin @ 4:32 am

eNRG Kayaking is hosting a Swiftwater Rescue workshop in Portland on November 14-15 for Whitman College Outdoors, and it is open to the paddling public in Portland. Warm up your rescue skills for the winter paddling season with this top notch class. Led by Rescue 3 instructor Sam Drevo, this unique curriculum is focused on kayaker and rafter river rescue techniques. Half of each day will be spent in the classroom covering dry land exercises, and curriculum. The afternoons will be spent on the Sandy River at Dodge Park were the focus will be on in-water practice. This course costs $250 and cold weather paddling gear required. That means long sleeve wet suits, dry suits, booties, and beanies along with the standard helmet, PFD, and your boat of choice. Give a call to our office at 503.772.1122 if you are interested in enrolling in this class. A student discount is available.

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July 9, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Workshop July 25-26 Great Value!

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: kayak classes portland, kayak lessons oregon, kayak lessons portland, kayak safety, kayaking portland, oregon kayaking, Portland Kayaking, swiftwater rescue; whitewater kayak lessons; kayaking oregon — Rod @ 9:00 am

OWA & NRG Swiftwater Rescue Workshop 2009 Summer is in full swing and more people are out on the water! That means safety is a top consideration! To broaden the swiftwater skills of the paddling community, Northwest River Guides is offering its renowned swiftwater rescue workshop – a full two day course - at $150 – a $100 discount!

The workshop focuses on simple, effective rescues that are practical for recreational kayakers and rafters. We focus on accident prevention, risk assessment, preparation & organization for rescues and skill development. The course is broken up into classroom and experiential components. Read more details on our swiftwater program here.

To register please call the NRG office at 503.772.1122 or email northwestriverguides@gmail.com

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June 18, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Workshop July 25-26 – HUGE Discount

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: Kayaking Oregon, kayaking portland oregon, oregon kayaking, portland oregon kayaking, river safety, Swiftwater Rescue, swiftwater rescue workshop, whitewater safety — Rod @ 1:30 pm

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This July NRG is offering an amazing deal on our world-class, professional swiftwater rescue instruction : $150 for 2 full days of the best safety education available. This is $100 off of our regular price of $250.

NRG’s Swiftwater Rescue Workshop focuses on simple, effective rescues that are practical for recreational kayakers and rafters. We focus on accident prevention, risk assessment, preparation & organization for rescues and skills development

NRG’s 2-day SWR Workshop is a hands on two-day customized class for recreational kayakers and rafters who want develop and hone their swiftwater rescue skills. Each day is broken up into a classroom module and an experiential component. Day 1 starts with rescue theory and hydrology. We will introduce several different types of ropes and teach the minimalist approach to hardware, knots, and other tools. We will introduce foot entrapments / bow pins, contact rescues, wading rescues, and swimming in rapids. Day 2 focuses on group management, victim behavior, and preemptive safety. We will teach you how to build and pick proper anchors, and elaborate on mechanical advantage from a minimalist standpoint. Finally, we will recreate real life scenarios that will test all the knowledge you have learned and help you to build judgment that will save lives.

To register for the course, please call the NRG office at 503.772.1122 or email northwestriverguides@gmail.com

Prerequisites: None – paddlers of all skill levels will benefit from this course.

Date: Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26

Time: 9 am – 6pm

Location: Clackamas or Sandy River (water level dependent)

Cost: $150!!! – $100 off of our regular price of $250

Photos from April 2009 Swiftwater Rescue Workshop

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April 8, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Workshop in Portland, OR

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: portland kayak school, rescue training, rescue training oregon, swiftwater courses, Swiftwater Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Portland — Instructor @ 8:35 am

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NRG two-day swiftwater training is a hands on two-day customized class for recreational kayakers, rafters, and guides who want to hone their swiftwater rescue skills. Each day is broken up into a classroom module and an experiential component. Day 1 starts with rescue theory and hydrology. We will introduce several different types of ropes and teach the minimalist approach to hardware, knots, and other tools. We will introduce foot entrapments / bow pins, contact rescues, wading rescues, and swimming in rapids. Day 2 focuses on group management, victim behavior, and preemptive safety. We will teach you how to build and pick proper anchors, and elaborate on mechanical advantage from a minimalist standpoint. Finally, we will recreate real life scenarios that will test all the knowledge you have learned, and help you build the judgment that will help save lives.

To register for the course, please call the NRG office at 503.772.1122 or email northwestriverguides@gmail.com

Date – Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19

Time – 9 am – 6pm

Location – Sandy River

Cost: $250

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February 20, 2009

Portland Swiftwater Rescue Workshop 4/25-26

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: Swiftwater Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Portland, SWR — Instructor @ 8:00 am

Northwest River Guides will be hosting our Portland Swiftwater Rescue Workshop this spring on the Sandy River. Class is 9am-6pm on April 25-26 with both classroom and river components. We cover all aspects of swiftwater rescue, everything accident prevention to rescue organization to technical rope use. Give us a call at 503.772.1122 to register for the course.

Swiftwater Rescue OWA Class 2

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February 15, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Workshop April 25-26

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: Northwest River Guides, Portland Oregon, Rescue 3, Swiftwater Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Portland, SWR — Instructor @ 8:00 am

Northwest River Guides will be hosting its annual Spring Swiftwater Rescue Workshop on April 25-26 in Portland, OR. This is the best way to prepare for a safe season of whitewater paddling. Designed for recreational kayakers and rafters, the NRG SWR Workshop is the most effective means of learned simple and safe whitewater rescues. Northwest River Guides intregret techniques and traing from Rescue 3, the American Canoe Association, Wilderness Medical Associates and the American Red Cross to provide students with the most comprehensive swiftwater rescue education possible. NRG teaches this SWR class around the country and are the leading Swiftwater Rescue professionals in the Portland area.

Swfitwater Rescue OWA Class

Setting up a tension diagonal in a Northwest River Guides SWR Workshop on the Sandy River outside of Portland, OR.

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February 14, 2009

Swiftwater Rescue Pool Session with the OWA

Filed under: Events, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: Oregon Whitewater Association, OWA, Swiftwater, Swiftwater Rescue, SWR — Instructor @ 8:00 am

Wednesday night, the Oregon Whitewater Association held its February meeting at the North Clackamas Aquatic Park. The OWA held their meeting at a pool so they could get some rescue practice ahead Spring and before their annual President’s Day trip on the Rouge River. The meeting was also a prep for Northwest River Guide’s upcoming Swiftwater Rescue Workshop that we’ll be teaching for the OWA. We has stations set up to cover knots, mechanical advantage systems, throw rops, and raft and cataraft flips. It was an incredibly fun night and time just flew by. I really love teaching swiftwater rescue skills to folks and helping dispell a lot of the common false myths about whitewater safety. Every spring I look forward to these classes and cannot wait for some more rescue teachin’ fun. – Dave

SWR Pool Class 05

Raft flipping exercises in the deep end of the pool.

SWR Pool Class 03

Throw rope practice.

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January 6, 2009

OWA Swiftwater Rescue Workshop

Filed under: Instruction, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: Instruction, Instructor, Northwest River Guides, oregon, Oregon Whitewater Association, portland, Sandy River, Swiftwater Rescue — Instructor @ 8:58 pm

Below are a few photos from a Swiftwater Rescue Workshop that Northwest River Guides conducted for the Oregon Whitewater Association in April of 2008. This was one of the more enjoyable classes that I taught all spring, bringing together a diverse group of rafters, IKers and kayakers for some fun, safety and learning. In the workshop Northwest River Guides teaches the fundamentals of rope rescue, mechanical advantage(such as the z-drag), whitewater swimming skills and basic rescue organization. Northwest River Guides teaches on minimalist approach to swiftwater rescue, focusing on techniques and strategies that are ideal for recreational kayakers, canoeists and rafters. We will be teaching several swfitwater rescue workshops in the spring of 2008, including a class in the Portland area during April 25-26. Sign up now to reserve your spot in one Northwest River Guides’ most popular courses. Call 503.777.1122 to register.

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May 14, 2008

Jackson, WY- Snake River

Filed under: Instruction, Kayaking- Whitewater, Swiftwater Rescue — Tags: ACA instruction, Guide Training, heritage, Jackson, kayak classes, kayak fishing, legacy kayaks, Northwest River Guides, Sam Drevo, Snake River — Sam Drevo @ 11:56 pm

One of my annual guide training journeys takes me to Yellowstone park and Jackson Hole WY. This year was a special year because right before I taught the Instructor Certification course at Rendezvous River Sports, I asked my girlfriend to marry me on top of snow king ski resort in downtown Jackson, and miraculously- she said yes! So anyway, the course was great, and afterward I grabbed some Legacy Paddlesport Kayak fishing kayaks and did a photo shoot on the Snake River in the Tetons.

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