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This week we stress the importance of solid wilderness safety skills when attempting multi-day kayaking expeditions.

Ouch a hole in Toby MacDermott's foot

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LVMTV:: 87 Seconds and LVM 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Check out 87 Seconds From LVM 24 "Does a Fat Dog Fart When You Kick It?" Available Now. Watch as  Jason Hale and Jules Campbell rescue a pinned boater on the Green River.

Jules Campbell coming to the rescue

Week 2 of "The LVM 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Subscriber Drive"

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Pin Practice

87 Seconds Safety Article
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The average adult can hold his/her breath for 87 seconds. 100 cfs is equivalent to 6,250 lbs of water. That is you under a lot of pressure if you are stuck in a pinned kayak. The next four steps will help a paddler get out of this situation as safely as possible.

Step 1: WIGGLE
When a kayak is pinned, sometimes the only thing the paddler has to do to get loose is wiggle.

Step 1: Wiggle

Step 2 SNAG ‘EM & TAG ‘EM
With this technique, two people should be on either side of the pinned paddler and have a rope stretched out between them. They then swing the rope underneath the paddler’s armpits so that the paddler can push off the rope.


Step 2: Snag ‘em & Tag ‘em

Step 3: GET OUT OF THE KAYAK
After the rope is underneath the paddler’s armpits, he/she should pop his/her sprayskirt, remove his/her thighs from the kayak and step on the cockpit to stand up. If a pinned situation gets serious quickly, it is very important that the paddler pops his/her knees out of the boat, so that if the boat folds the paddler is ejected out of the kayak, instead of being trapped in it.

Step 3: Get out of the Kayak

Step 4: SWIM TO SHORE
Once the paddler is out of the kayak, he/she should swim to shore, unless he/she can be pulled into a nice eddy, so that both hands stay on the rope.

Step 4: Swim to Shore

Remember…always carry your safety rope, where ever you are on the river. If you go 10 feet from your kayak to scout a rapid-bring your safety rope. If you to hang out on the side of the river-bring your safety rope. With someone only having 87 seconds to survive underwater, you don’t have time to run back to your boat-even if is only a few feet away.

SAFETY FIRST!

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