Kayak Clinic
4 Days Kayaking Clinic Course
This five-day kayaking clinic for beginners is the perfect course for those
who want to get all the way into kayaking in one fell swoop. By the end of
your week kayaking on the Deerfield, you may have the opportunity to paddle
class III whitewater - and will have the skills and confidence to enjoy it!
To take this intense kayaking course you should be in good physical
condition and have an aggressive attitude toward learning sports. Some prior
kayaking or canoeing experience is helpful, but not necessary.
Our four-day kayaking clinics provide both an introduction to kayaking and a
solid base from which to move into more advanced kayaking. Spending the
first morning in the secure learning environment of a pond, we progress
gradually to moving water and finally to class II whitewater kayaking.
four-day clinics give you the time to hone the whitewater kayaking skills
you learn in the first two days and to move well beyond them by working on
surfing, rolling your kayak and making river maneuvers on class II+ and
class III whitewater.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Pick up from Hotel at 6:30 am and departure at 7:am to Kayak clinic
sport (Trisuli River) and over night in Tented Camp
Day 02: Full day Kayak Clinic in River
Day 03: Full day Kayak Clinic grade II rapids
Day 04: Half Day kayakking in grade III rapids and back to kathmandu by bus
What to expect & How to prepare!
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Goal of the clinic
To provide a comprehensive introduction to whitewater kayaking for those with an aggressive attitude toward learning new sports.
Who should take the clinic
To take this course you must be in good physical condition and have an aggressive attitude toward learning sports. Some prior kayaking or canoeing experience is helpful, but not necessary. Our minimum age for this clinic is 14 years.
What will be covered
As in our two- and three-day kayaking clinics, after introducing you to the
sport of kayaking and to your equipment, we get our first taste of paddling
in the security of a pond. We start by teaching you to safely exit the kayak
when upside down. Then we move on to leaning and basic strokes, including
sweep strokes, forward strokes, draws and braces. Once everyone is
comfortable in their boats, we head to moving water where we introduce river
maneuvers such as the eddy turn, peel out and ferry.
On the second day we continue to work on river maneuvers and we end the day by running a several-mile-long, Class I-II section of river.
Our third day is spent on basic surfing, rolling and continuing to practice your techniques as you gain increasing confidence paddling the rapids of the Deerfield.
On days 4 and 5 we continue to hone these basic skills while having increasing opportunities to paddle class II+ and class III rapids.