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Title: | Packrafting I |
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Long Title: | Packrafting I |
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Course Description: | Introduces students to the art and techniques of packrafting. Topics include packraft techniques (paddling, backpacking, and travel skills with packrafts), river and land navigation, safety & risk management, river & backcountry etiquette, leadership & decision making, permitting and access considerations, LNT principles, and gear choices & selection (lightweight, ultralight, & gear management skills). Appropriate natural and cultural history will be addressed during the course as well as management agencies related to the terrain encountered. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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Course Notes: | NCE 3.9.15 JLG |
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Origin Notes: | CMC |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES
1. Recognize and demonstrate packrafting techniques on moving water
2. Employ navigation skills on both land and water and apply appropriate choices
3. Recognize risk factors of terrain, make safe decisions, and plan safe contingencies
4. Evaluate and employ decisions related to both individual and group dynamics (leadership)
5. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of body awareness and movement in highly variable terrain
6. Demonstrate knowledge, types of, and care of all equipment
7. Explain natural history of area
8. Identify the land use agreements of the area of travel, and identify the public land use agencies
9. Practice appropriate Leave No Trace principles for this environment.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
I. Review Packrafting history, use, equipment, and course overview
a. History
b. Mode of travel, environmental impact
c. Equipment; gear choices and appropriate gear for various conditions/uses
d. Teamwork
e. Weather
f. Discuss locations of trip & logistics
II. Equipment
a. Packrafting overview
b. Safety gear and appropriate fitting and use
c. Clothing and outerwear choices appropriate for conditions
d. Packrafts, paddles, and backpacks
e. Footwear for packrafting
f. Personal safety – hydration, sunscreen, spf gear, etc
g. Appropriate care and handling of gear
III. Navigation & Packrafting Techniques
a. Reading and understanding both land and water routes
b. Trip planning and route navigation: techniques & tools
c. Land navigation techniques and safety and associated hazards
d. Packrafting techniques
e. Recognizing river hazards and making appropriate choices
IV. Safety & Risk Management
a. Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and use of safety gear
b. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of self and others in a group setting
c. Leadership decisions related to group awareness and safety
d. Safety and rescue techniques specific to packrafting rivers
e. Contingency plans for changing conditions; weather, river, etc.
V. Leave No Trace
a. Appropriate principles for this environment
b. Relating these practices to broader perspective of student’s lives
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