Re: [Paddlewise] Group Paddling

From: Dave Seng
the safety nut in
Juneau, Alaska

 > A situation like this is pretty clear-cut in my mind.  Whether the group
is formal or informal, whether I'm the leader or not, I would never abandon
a paddling/hiking partner who decided that it was time to turn around and
head for "home".
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Dave,

your response to Group Paddling 101. Case 1 seems correct to me.

Informal and formal group paddling hopefully means helping each other and
thinking through the circumstances. my decision not paddle back with the
waterlogged fellow was somewhat affected by my not wanting to injure his
pride... (he was an expert who had taken an unexpected swim.) i need to
improve people skills so that he would welcome us paddling back for a change
of clothes.

we next saw him on the river doing the 10 miles solo.

sometimes we got to think not as solo paddlers, but rather as leaders... and
do the best that we can.

bye bye bliven

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