Rheinraft Raftguide Training

An awesome day on the water preparing us to guide for Rheinraft. Yup, I’m a raft-guide!

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The drysuit was new and I didn’t know to let the air out yet.

The drysuit was new and I didn’t know to let the air out yet.

Ronald was a great teacher - he sadly passed away too early.

Ronald was a great teacher - he sadly passed away too early.

Of course we practiced safety and rescue skills, too.

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Click here to watch a rescue practice life. This hole sucks people under for quite a while - folks at the bank told me they’d just started thinking this might turn into a real rescue (there is always a risk of foot entrapment) just before I resurfaced.

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Yet another paddling skill-set learned!