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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Charlie WalbridgePublisher: Menasha Ridge Press Inc. Imprint: Menasha Ridge Press Inc. Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.50cm ISBN: 9781634043847ISBN 10: 1634043847 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 02 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1. The Early Days 2. Bad Swims and Near Drownings 3. Pins & Entrapments 4. Injuries, Resuscitations & Evacuations 5. Paddlers Helping Others 6. Working with First Responders 7. Waterfalls The Last Word: Strategies for Avoiding and Managing Risk on Whitewater Glossary About the AuthorReviews“This new collection . . . [offers] stories of quick thinking, strong teamwork, and ingenious solutions that have prevented the worst from happening.” —Teresa Gryder, ND, safety chair, Lower Columbia Canoe Club (WA) “Charlie’s collection of whitewater accidents and successful results are a read worth your time. I believe Charlie has shared experiences to guide us toward safer paddling.” —Virgil Chambers, National Safe Boating Council “I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in whitewater safety and especially for all paddling instructors.” —Charlie Duffy, ACA swiftwater rescue instructor “Charlie continues his lifelong contribution to whitewater safety with Whitewater Rescues. The book is a pleasant twist on accident prevention and boating safety.” —Robert B. Kauffman, PhD, author and boating-safety expert Author InformationCharlie Walbridge learned to canoe at Camp Mowglis in New Hampshire and started paddling whitewater with the Bucknell Outing Club in 1967. He was an active C-1 slalom and wildwater racer who worked as a river guide on the Cheat, Nantahala, and Chatooga rivers in the 1970s. His mail order company, Wildwater Designs, was known for the HiFloat Life Vest and the Throw Line Rescue Bag. In 1995, he closed the company and moved to Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, with his wife, Sandy. For the next 20 years, he worked as a sales rep for Northwest River Supplies in Idaho, serving whitewater outfitters from Maine to Georgia. A longtime member of the American Whitewater Board, he maintains their accident database and produces a bi-annual report of US whitewater fatalities. As one of the first American Canoe Association trainers of swiftwater rescue instructors, he helped develop the program. He taught classes regularly for almost 30 years. Charlie is the author of several books, including the Whitewater Rescue Manual and A Canoe and Kayak Guide to West Virginia, a revised edition of the publication that first brought him to the Mountain State. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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