NOLS river rescue guide

Rescue training is essential for anyone who spends significant time on the river. The NOLS River Rescue Guide is an ideal reference for pre-trip planning and your expedition drybag. 262 pages of text, more than 170 color photos, and 67 illustrations lay out tools and systems for managing risk in this dynamic, hazardous environment. Throughout, personal stories from whitewater legends--including Les Bechdel, Charlie Wahlbridge, Jim Coffey, and Kent Ford--examine the causes and outcomes of real-world incidents. The NOLS River Rescue Guide is a compendium of proven swiftwater risk management strategies from an organization with 50 years of experience teaching on the rivers of the world.

adult

Nate Ostis ; illustrations by Eliza Carver and Caroline Henley.

Includes index.