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2010-06-04
The training on White Water Rafting was schedule from 19th to 29th May 2010. The training was conducted by the experts (Mr. Jonny Calderon Monge and Mr. Walter Fernando Monge Gamboa) from Rios Tropicales, Costa Rica and Mr. Sonam Togbay of Lotus Adventures Bhutan from Bhutan. There were 16 participants for the training.
In brief the training has covered up the basic requirements on White Water Rafting such as understanding the hydrology system of the rivers, rescue technique, safety kayaking and first aid, raft preparation and guiding along the rivers, learning new swimming techniques in different river currents and managing tourists on rafts and kayak during emergencies.
The training was mostly practical with few lectures for the instructions and guidelines. The participants were exposed to rapids ranging from class I to Class IV.
The details of the training including the methodology, guidelines and recommendations will be provided in due course of time.
