OTNZ

“You never have to cross a river”: River Safety Training

Date: 2 December 2018.
Trip type: Instruction.
Location: Belmont Scout Hall & Hutt River, Wellington.
Author: Maj-Britt.
Trampers: Course instructors: Outdoor Training New Zealand (OTNZ) Wellington branch: Noel Bigwood (lead instructor), Dominic Stevens (instructor), Pete Cadle (instructor), Maj-Britt Engelhardt (assistant). Participants: Matt, Tony, Meredith, Jamie, Juan + 9 others (registered directly with OTNZ).

Noel started the course of with the question “Who has ever had to cross a river?” The strong take-home message for the day was that river safety was mostly about the decisions made before entering any river, particularly whether to cross or not. There were 16 course attendees including the club members. Many were walking … Read more