A swiftwater entry  doesn't have to be graceful, it just has to gets the job done. A good swiftwater entry can make or break your swiftwater swim. Part superman, part belly flop, it involves extending yourself into the current and can give you the jump start you need to make your target. In our swiftwater rescue courses...

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Chile and got to spend a few weeks on the Futaleufu river in Patagonia. My wife and I joined up with a commercial trip through BioBio expeditions. We bridged the gap between guests and guides, leaning more toward the guide side. Once we proved our worth with...

Having wrapped up a great summer guiding season on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, It was great to get back into my drysuit (newly repaired thanks to Kokatat) and start off the fall teaching season. We had 11 students for the SRT with a variety of backgrounds, but primarily fire personnell. Weather cooperated...

Its good to be back teaching in California. Had a  great winter in Jackson Hole, Wy with some good snow, but it's awesome to get back in the water. This week Don and I taught a River Rescue Certification for UC Davis Outdoor Adventures guide school. 20 students plus 6 trainers was a full class for...

Learning to read water is much like learning to read. First you have to know your A,B,C's. Next, you start putting together sounds, and soon your first small words. Then come bigger words, sentences, phrases, paragraphs, and finally complete books. It takes time to become profiecint at reading water, just as it does in reading...