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Steve in Idaho reacted to MrPoling's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with
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I looked at this when I watched the videos, but didn't comment before. I agree with Glenn. From the images I saw, this was not only a... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to Odyssey's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
I stand corrected on 2 counts, the nature of the weir (canoe pass /slides are more common in France), and the final results concluded...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
Odyssey, I think we can all agree that low head dams (weirs), particularly very vertical ones, are an important safety issue of...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to ppine's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
The worst situations I have been in on Class IV and V rapids have all been with guides. People have a false sense of security. I quit...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to gumpus's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
My comment is just based on my own personal experience. I have experienced dangers on organized paddles that would never have come up...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Punkinhead's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
The victims were being responsible - they hired a guide.
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Erica's post in the thread Other than the USA and Canada, what country has the most open canoes? with Like.
Projected sales of canoes and kayaks (the article did not separate them out) is highest for the “Asia Pacific” region, with the map...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
I find that very difficult to believe and would request that you support that claim with authority and evidence. The BBC article linked...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Odyssey's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
BTW, that "fish ramp" is a sluice for paddlers, common in Europe. What's really alarming is the absence of lined buoys across the dam...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
Interesting take. One might add that this danger increases when that leader has a profit motive to put total novices on dangerous...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to gumpus's post in the thread Tour owner jailed for 10.5 years for weir drowning deaths of 4 customers with Like.
My personal take-away is that this is yet another example showing that danger may go UP dramatically when there is a trip leader involved.
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It's gotta be quieter than an aluminum pole, right? But unless you want to sneak up on wildlife around the next corner or not frighten...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Good all around tandem for flatwater and rivers with Like.
One can always learn new things from our resident solo stern paddlers — @lowangle al and @Robin (sometimes) and our logo guy (always).
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Steve in Idaho replied to the thread Self-learning to pole upstream - bow control and other tips?.Speaking of peeling out.... I prefer pushing off with the pole on the eddy side again, so I can then lift the pole forward and over for...
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Steve in Idaho replied to the thread Self-learning to pole upstream - bow control and other tips?.It can be done that way, and if I happen to approach the rock with the pole already on that side without stopping or if there's a deep...