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Advanced Swiftwater Rescue - 2 Day River Safety & Rescue


  • Canyon River Instruction 11120 County Road 194 Salida, CO 81201 (map)

Take your Swiftwater Rescue skills to the next level with this Advanced SWR workshop. Practice aggressive swimming, rope work, and accessing challenging locations. Up your river rescue game!

It is a prerequisite to have taken an ACA L5 Swiftwater Rescue class or equivalent. This class will only review much of the classroom and theory of river rescue and instead focus on being a next tier skills development workshop for in water rescues and mechanical advantage systems.

Course Overview: The Advanced Swiftwater Rescue (L5) workshop is aimed at trip leaders, boaters paddling on more challenging whitewater, and anyone desiring opportunities to develop their rescue skills. Critical judgment and rescue awareness, impacting both personal and group safety, are emphasized throughout the course. Although new skills may be taught, this class focuses on developing judgment and applying skills in rescue scenarios. Scope and content of the course will vary, based upon participant needs, interests and experience.

Course Objectives:

  • Reinforce basic rescue skills, including swimming/self-rescue, throw ropes, and boat based rescue

  • Practice skills during multiple scenarios

  • Refine and extend critical judgment through multiple scenarios

  • Develop and practice more advanced rope-based and in-water skills

Please review the Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC) and a basic gear list here.

Click here to find the Swiftwater Rescue Sample Skills Course document from the American Canoe Association.

Swiftwater Rescue - 2 Day
$400.00
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