Canoeing in Swift Water 



comparative ease, where a paddle would simply get 

 you into trouble. 



1 2th. If in a standing position and your foot or pole 

 should slip, drop quickly to your knees, and if you cannot 

 catch a new hold with your pike and keep headed properly 

 upstream, it is better to back her into an eddy and start 

 again, rather than to run wild among the ledges. 



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