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SUMMARY:Packraft-Specific Rescue Training | Denali\, AK May 30 – June 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:A leader in the packraft industry\, SSI has been offering packraft specific rescue training for over a decade. While others race to figure out how to best teach this evolving skill\, we have years of experience and refinement with regard to our tailored curriculum. \nWHO THIS COURSE IS FOR: \n\nCommercial Packraft Guides\nSpecial Operations\nNPS \, BLM\, USFS\nRecreational Paddlers looking to achieve a higher standard of training than the 2-day course provides\n\nPACKRAFT COURSE PREREQUISITES: \n\nA desire to learn\nPackraft\, paddle\, and all associated boating gear necessary to travel downstream\nProficient swimmer\nPhysically capable\nAll of the listed PPE\nMeet all of the Essential Eligibility Criteria \n\nONLINE MODULE: Yes\, 2hr required online training \nMINIMUM AGE: 16 with parental consent – 15 with a parent participating \nCERTIFICATION: Up to 3 years \nCOURSE FORMAT: 3 day PSRT course with 2 hours of online training prior to start date. 8 hours each day of in-field training. Total class length: 26hrs. \nWHEN: May 30 – June 1\, 2026 \nWHERE: Denali Village\, AK \nFIELD SITE: Nenana River \nINSTRUCTOR: Kyle Milne \nGEAR FOR THIS COURSE: \nDrysuits Required\nThe welcome packet details the gear you will need for this course. As an SSI student\, you get access to student pricing in the SSI Gear Shop! Once you register you’ll have access to the shop through your SSI account. \nABOUT THIS COURSE:\nUsing the PRO-I as a platform\, this packraft specific rescue training teaches techniques and principles with regard to limited resources in a wilderness setting using a packraft as a rescue craft\, or a means of either primary or secondary travel. This course will meet the needs of professionals who find themselves using packrafts as a means of downriver travel or to access gear or personnel in difficult situations. This course is designed for commercial packraft guides\, backcountry rangers\, U.S. border patrol\, and special operations teams that may find themselves in remote areas where risk management is critical. Recreational enthusiasts are also welcome. \nTopics include equipment\, swimming and self-rescue\, boat control\, hydrology\, throw ropes\, entrapment\, safety boats\, knots\, anchors\, and rope systems. An effort is made to cover each topic but water levels\, weather\, and other elements may make some skills unworkable.
URL:https://www.swiftwatersafetyinstitute.com/ssi2-course/packraft-specific-rescue-training-denali-ak-may-30-june-1-2026/
LOCATION:Denali Park\, AK\, Denali Park\, AK\, United States
CATEGORIES:Packraft-Specific Rescue Training Info
ORGANIZER;CN="Traverse%20Alaska":MAILTO:info@traversealaska.com
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