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Category: safety

ice skating…

Navigating Pressure Ridges at Skilak Lake

5 Feb 2023
We caught a brief window of skating on Skilak Lake last week. The prominent hazards turned out to be pressure ridges—zones of cracked ice under compression. This post contains: The…
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Dead rabbit saves the day!

16 Dec 2022
The wild ice skating season is filled with ephemeral goals—evenings spent monitoring weather forecasts and satellite imagery hoping to catch days on good ice. Days like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlR_Z0iPafc Grewingk Lake…
equipment…

River Rescue Knives

5 Jul 20226 Jul 2022
One thing I appreciate as a swiftwater safety instructor is that I get to witness patterns with equipment successes and failures. River knives are a popular topic for discussion! Do…
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The American Whitewater Accident Database

24 Sep 202124 Sep 2021
In September of 2021, American Whitewater (AW) updated their accident database to include "packraft" as an available boat type. Why is this exciting? This update allows us an unprecedented tool…
safety

Shallow Water Crossings (Wading)

24 Aug 2021
I returned home after a day of swiftwater rescue practice to messages about a hunter whose body was recovered in the Wrangell Mountains (Alaska). Friends had shared the news because…
ice skating…

Putting the Shoulder in Shoulder Season

29 Nov 20205 Feb 2023
A recent fall on the ice gave "shoulder season" new meaning for me. This post is about shoulder dislocations and a reduction technique that you can teach yourself. Based on…
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