Re: [Paddlewise] panic in the pool, terror in the rapids

> In an expedition, if one person in the group decides in mid-trip that they
> can't face another rapids, doesn't that tend to destroy the trip for
> everyone else?

Yes. (Especially if you're in a gorge where there is no take-out until the
end.)

----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Herriot <cherriot_at_controlex-corp.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 6:17 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] panic in the pool, terror in the rapids


> I've followed the thread about teaching methods and the thought that
struck
> me was how many people would want to be on a kayak expedition in
whitewater
> with someone who had already suffered severe panic attacks in a pool
class?
> In an expedition, if one person in the group decides in mid-trip that they
> can't face another rapids, doesn't that tend to destroy the trip for
> everyone else?
>
>
>
>
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