Creek 1
Ride your line with ease and a dry spraydeck! At class IV whitewater you can only hit your line if you work with the flow. That's why at Creek 1 Course we look closely at the flow and use it. We analyze the currents and define exactly which weight shift and which pull on the paddle are necessary to precisely ride your chosen line. At the same time, you'll learn how to paddle and control steps and rollers.
We offer our Creek 1 courses in Tyrol, Corsica, Piedmont & Aosta Valley, Southern France & Verdon, Norway, Engadine and Slovenia. The course content and schedule vary depending on the course location and duration. Please select one of our numerous Creek 1 courses for detailed information.
Our Creek 1 Course takes you all over Europe and makes you safe at class IV whitewater.
Information about the Creek 1 kayak course
- Be aware of movement sequences: upper body posture and paddle use
- Timing: precise edge changes and stroke sequences
- Boofen
- Scouting and analyzing complex lines
- Use flow elements and obstacles for your own line
- Navigation tactics in the group: communication and safety
- Using baffle pads, rollers, curlers, waves and cross currents
- Driving hairpin bend combinations
- Drive into eddies with pull stroke-forward stroke combination
- Paddling upstream with the help of eddies and waves
- Boofing over rollers, waves, bumpers and steps
- Scouting and securing
- Tyrol
- Corsica
- Slovenia
- Piedmont & Valle d'Aosta
- South of France & Verdon
- Norway
- Engadine
- Zambia
- Chile
To take part in the Creek 1 kayak course, you must
- actively swim in white water and be able to save yourself.
- Be in overall good health.
- safely class III whitewater (e.g. Untere Ötz, abseiling section of the Soča, Loisach and Brandenberger Ache: Wiesklamm gorge).
- master the Whitewater Roll (at least 80% roll-up rate).
- Have experience in backing up.
- Navigate WW IV independently and safely
- Getting pressure on the paddle blade at the crucial moment
- Drive lines precisely
- Boofen
You already know the technique and you already ride class IV whitewater ? Then take a look at our Creek 2 course!
