Outdoor pursuits training diary, Dartmoor, Devon, UK and Spain

Weekly Diary <2007 - 2008>
Online diary recording the trainees' progress through the course.

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Week 8 - Walking, Canoeing and Kayaking This week included further navigation training on Dartmoor in some rather seasonal weather. Also a trip a weir gave an exciting afternoon as the group had thier first taste of handling canoes and kayaks in moving water. Here they practised how to move from the still safe water of an eddy into the flow and from the flow back into the eddy, the fundemental skill required to move down a white water river safely. Needless to say one or two rescues were performed as people found themselves parting company with their craft.