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Event series Event series: Safety Training

Alpine Skills - Safety Module 2

17 Jun 2023 - 18 Jun 2023

240€

The special course for better rope, knot and climbing technique

Right at the start of any whitewater career, you quickly realize that paddling involves much more than just moving down the river in a kayak. We often cross areas with extremely alpine characteristics and are constantly faced with challenges that have more to do with classic mountaineering than with kayaking. A lost boat or paddle, for example, can very quickly become an emergency if the team concerned does not have the necessary skills to deal with the situation. And this is exactly what we deal with in the Alpine Skills module of our Safety Training. We see a great need to take the alpine aspects of whitewater sports seriously and to learn and promote the relevant skills.

Course schedule

On the morning of the first day of the course, there will be an extensive theory session at the Kanucenter Innsbruck (KCI), where we will go through all the important course topics in detail. We will familiarize ourselves with the equipment and technical aids and receive important information about the practical exercises that are on the programme for the course. After a short lunch break, we will move on to the climbing hall, where numerous exercises to improve your kicking, rope and climbing technique await you. After climbing, we will meet again in the canoe center for a debriefing and maneuver critique and summarize the most important findings of the day.

Depending on the prevailing water levels, the second day of the course will take place on a river in the greater Innsbruck area. You can look forward to challenging team and individual tasks, all of which have a very strong practical relevance. These are situations that we have seen time and again in the course of our many years of training and our private kayak adventures.

Information about the kayak course

  • Alpine aspects and special challenges of kayaking
  • Material science and familiarization with the specific aids
  • Weather and cartography
  • Modern tools (e.g.: good apps)
  • Recognize and correctly assess alpine dangers
  • Moving off-road
  • Knot tying and rope technique
  • Construction of fixed points, anchors and stands
  • Construction of improvised climbing harness
  • Climbing technique and training in surefootedness (ascent and descent)
  • Active and passive abseiling of persons and material
  • Solutions for climbing with a rope
  • Climbing up and down with a focus on footwork
  • Skill exercises/simple bouldering with kayak "in the luggage"
  • Construction of fixed points and stands in the terrain
  • Position clamping devices correctly in different locations
  • Active and passive abseiling on self-built stands
  • Various orientation exercises in the field
  • Practical exercises that have to be solved in groups
  • Gain more safety in alpine emergencies
  • Become more sure-footed and improve climbing technique
  • Have knot and rope solutions ready for the most common problems
  • Gain better orientation skills in the terrain
  • Being less dependent on the help of others
  • Luca Daprá
  • Bernie Steidl
  • Canoe Center Innsbruck (KCI)
  • Climbing Center Innsbruck (KI)
  • Rivers in the greater Innsbruck area

To be able to take part in Alpine Skills - Module 2, you must

  • Be in overall good health.
  • be at least 14 years old.
  • Kayak clothing and complete kayak equipment
  • Sturdy shoes
  • Well-fitting helmet
  • Life jacket with chest strap and panic buckle
  • Functional throwing bag (max. 5 years old!)
  • Rescue knife
  • 3 screw carabiners
  • 2 pulleys
  • Webbing slings in various lengths
  • Cowtail with paddle carabiner (large snap carabiner)
  • First aid kit
  • Climbing shoes (if available)
  • Climbing harness (if available)
  • Dynamic climbing rope (if available)
  • Static rope (if available)

Key data

  • On the first day of the course at 09:00 am at the Canoe Center Innsbruck
  • General-Eccher-Straße 1
    6020 Innsbruck
  • Daily from 09:00 to approx. 17:30
  • Course fee € 240,00
  • Rental equipment € 60,00

Do you have any questions about this offer? Then contact us at any time by e-mail. We look forward to advising you!

Level of difficulty

WW1, WW2, WW3, WW4 and WW5