Intermediate Whitewater Skills - South Fork Snoqualmie River

Meet at the Hager Creek parking at 7:30am

Also offered on Saturday

The Mountaineers is partnering with Sam Keller of Wild Sky Guides, who is an ICA-certified guide, to offer a one-day whitewater clinic. This one-day clinic is designed to give students the skills and practice to navigate many of the most common whitewater hazards in a canyon environment. 

Most of the curriculum will focus on navigating recirculating hydraulics - both horizontal and vertical recirculations. Students will learn a variety of techniques for avoiding entrapment, escaping a hydraulic, and moving a team safely through a hydraulic hazard.

Additional skills may include: 

• Cut-away self-rescue 
• Direct rescue of a teammate
• Managing risk through efficient rope-length setting in a dynamic environment
• Techniques for personal movement and team management through concentrated chutes

Pre-requisites

• Mountaineers Basic Canyon Course or Equivalent (email the leader to request permission if you do not have the required badge)
• Minimum 12 unique aquatic canyons (at least 3 with deep pools that require swimming)
• Comfort with:
  • Dynamic rappelling
  • Swimming 50' with and without a pack
  • Slides up to 8'
  • Jumps up to 8'
  • Deepwater disconnect
  • Rappelling in moderate flow