Basic Essentials Rafting, 2nd (Basic Essentials (Globe Pequot)) - Softcover

Ellison, Jib

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762706651 ISBN 13: 9780762706655

Publisher: Falcon Guides, 2000

Synopsis

This book describes the basic skills of rafting. When used in conjunction with a hands-on training program, it can assist you in learning rafting skills quickly and safely.

About this title

About the Author

Jib Ellison has run rivers throughout the world, both professionally and privately. He founded Project RAFT, a nonprofit organization fostering cultural teamwork on river trips. He has led numerous first-descents throughout the world and explored rivers on every continent except Antarctica.

From the Back Cover

For a generation, the Basic Essentials series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Essentials books tell you what you need to know. Using the Basic Essentials Rafting you can discover how to navigate rapids, obstacles, waves, and holes, follow vital safety and first-aid procedures, maneuver a boat using various strokes, contend with swims, wraps, and flips, follow rafting command, read the difficulty of a river, plan a trip and much, much more. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 80 pages, illustrations, b&w photos)

Edition details

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762706651
• ISBN 13: 9780762706655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 74
• Editor: Brisco Paula