Clinic Schedule | Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival

Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival

Saturday May 20, 202

Sunday May 21, 2023

Time	Clinic	Instructor	Description
Saturday 1:00-4:00	Un-pinning your boat and Rope Systems, Strainers & Entrapments	Keith Gillespie Northwest Rescue	Come learn the basics of mechanical advantages, and importance of proper protective equipment during rescue situations in this informative session. This class will serve as a review for some, and a great forum for discussion. New paddlers welcome.
Sunday 11:00-1:00	Throw Bag/Mechanical Advantage Workshop	Sam Drevo eNRG Kayaking	Join eNRG Kayaking & Rafting lead guides for a throw bag toss challenge, and discussions on mechanical advantage systems that can be used with a throw bag. We will talk river safety, carabiners, pulleys, and how to best use these tools to gain mechanical advantage. This is a dryland exhibition. Bring your throw bag if you have one, and dust off any rescue gear stashed in your gearbag to re-familiarize or familiarize with some important rescue tools.

Time

Clinic

Instructor

Description

Saturday 1:00-4:00

Un-pinning your boat and Rope Systems, Strainers & Entrapments

Keith Gillespie

Northwest Rescue

Come learn the basics of mechanical advantages, and importance of proper protective equipment during rescue situations in this informative session. This class will serve as a review for some, and a great forum for discussion. New paddlers welcome.

Sunday 11:00-1:00

Throw Bag/Mechanical Advantage Workshop

Sam Drevo

eNRG Kayaking

Join eNRG Kayaking & Rafting lead guides for a throw bag toss challenge, and discussions on mechanical advantage systems that can be used with a throw bag. We will talk river safety, carabiners, pulleys, and how to best use these tools to gain mechanical advantage. This is a dryland exhibition. Bring your throw bag if you have one, and dust off any rescue gear stashed in your gearbag to re-familiarize or familiarize with some important rescue tools.