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NOLS River Rescue Guide, NOLS Library

The award-winning instructional guide for safety, rescue, and recovery techniques—with true stories from whitewater legends.

Rescue training is essential for anyone who spends significant time on the river. The NOLS River Rescue Guide is an ideal reference for pre-trip planning and your expedition drybag. The fully illustrated text lays out tools and systems for managing risk in this dynamic, hazardous environment.
Throughout, personal stories from whitewater legends—including Les Bechdel, Charlie Wahlbridge, Jim Coffey, and Kent Ford—examine the causes and outcomes of real-world incidents. 
The NOS River Rescue Guide is a compendium of proven swiftwater risk management strategies from an organization with fifty years of experience teaching on the rivers of the world. 
·       Learn advice for identifying and responding to risks on the water
·       Covers all essential equipment you'll need
·       Over 170 color photos and sixty-seven illustrations 
·       Includes personal stories from whitewater legends

2015 National Outdoor Book Award winner for Best Instructional.

Nate Ostis

Nate Ostis is a member of the senior field staff for NOLS and a Swiftwater Rescue Technician instructor. A lifelong educator, he was a lecturer for the outdoor recreation department at Plymouth State University, and he has taught at an international whitewater kayaking academy. He is the author of NOLS River Rescue (978-0-8117-3352-6) and NOLS River Rescue Guide (978-0-8117-1373-3), winner of the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional.

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