American Whitewater Safety Archive - 1955-2000
Would you like more information on a safety topic? Check out the American Whitewater Journal archive All the articles written since 1955 except for accident reportsare listed here. There are dozens of useful hints that will make your paddling safer and more fun. You can also see how whitewater safety thought and practice has evolved through the last 50 years.
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Article |
Year |
Issue |
Page |
Author |
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Kayaking is Safer Than You Think |
2000 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Laura Wittmann |
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Sinkholes… The Ultimate Undercut |
2000 |
May-June |
John Tansil |
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Rivers Change! |
2000 |
May-June |
Lee Belknap |
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No Rules! |
2000 |
March-April |
Bob Gedekoh |
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River Safety Study Underway |
1999 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Jennifer Plyler |
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Before You Leap |
1999 |
July-Aug. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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A Near Disaster in : Big Drop - Big Consequences |
1999 |
July-Aug. |
Polly Green |
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1999 |
March-April |
Jason Robertson |
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Whitewater Self Defense - Making the Video |
1999 |
March-April |
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Instructor's Warning: Foot Entrapment and Swin Drills |
1999 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Big Sandy, Big Splat, Big Trouble |
1998 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Eric Henrickson |
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Great |
1998 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Gretchen L. Dubit-Weiss |
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Blame |
1998 |
July-Aug. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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No Laughing Matter - Jonathon Katz Speaks Out |
1998 |
July-Aug. |
Jonathan Katz |
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Who We Are, and What We Do |
1998 |
July-Aug. |
Rich Bowers |
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Director's Cut |
1998 |
May-June |
Rich Bowers |
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Winter Paddling Safety |
1998 |
May-June |
Bill Young |
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Safety Code of American Whitewater |
1998 |
May-June |
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Let's Stop Losing Our Friends on the River |
1998 |
May-June |
Lee Belknap |
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Sex, Lies, and Emergency Orders |
1998 |
March-April |
Kevin Lewis |
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A Few Thoughts on Risk |
1998 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Live Bait - The Rescue PFD System |
1998 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Bennie Waller |
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Perspectives on the Edge |
1997 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Benchmark Rapids and the International Scale of River Difficulty |
1997 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Lee Belknap |
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Incident Management System for Paddlers |
1997 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Robert Molyneaux |
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The Weiss Accident-What Really Happened |
1997 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Bill Endicott |
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Preventing Dislocations |
1997 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Perri Rothemich |
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Upgrading the International Scale of River Difficulty |
1997 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Lee Belknap |
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Playing Parents on the |
1997 |
July-Aug. |
Mark Johnson |
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A Brush With Death - |
1997 |
July-Aug. |
John Franchella |
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Avoiding Low Angle Vertical Pins |
1997 |
May-June |
Dana Castro |
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One Big (Happy?) Family |
1997 |
March-April |
Joe Greiner |
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River Rangers? |
1997 |
March-April |
Scott Shoup |
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Close Call on The Hag |
1997 |
Jan.-Feb |
Joan Hildreth |
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Black Bear Weekend at the Blackwater |
1997 |
Jan.-Feb |
Boze Houck |
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The Snag Line - Making It Work |
1997 |
Jan.-Feb |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Cata- Kayak Rescue |
1996 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Juliet Kastorff |
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The |
1996 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Lee Belknap |
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But What About Safety? |
1996 |
July-Aug. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Near Miss in the Watauga Gorge |
1996 |
July-Aug. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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1996 |
July-Aug. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Whitewater Rescue Manual Reviewed |
1996 |
July-Aug. |
Bill Sedivy |
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Hand Signals for River Communication |
1996 |
May-June |
Richard Penny |
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Helmets for Whitewater |
1996 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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The Ratings Game |
1996 |
March-April |
Scott Shoup |
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Do You Need a Rescue Life Vest? |
1996 |
Jan.-Feb |
Charlie Walbridge |
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No More |
1996 |
Jan.-Feb |
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Prominent |
1995 |
Sept.-Oct. |
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Listen Up! |
1995 |
July-August |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Danger Ahead! |
1995 |
July-August |
Bill Tanger |
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Escape from Vertical Pins and Entrapments |
1995 |
May-June |
Paul Martzen |
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The Ratings Game |
1995 |
March-April |
Bob Gedekoh |
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The Wave at Alta Weir |
1995 |
March-April |
Paul Martzen |
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A Death on the Gauley |
1995 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Charlie Walbridge Answers Joe Greiner |
1995 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Are You Ready for Emergencies? |
1995 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Wayne Sundermacher |
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You Never Really Know |
1994 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Close Call on the Little |
1994 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Hank Klausman |
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Guidebook's Edict: Never Boat Alone |
1994 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Scott Morris |
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Let's Stop Downgrading Rivers! |
1994 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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River Rescue Classes Work |
1994 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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A Close Call on the Loyalsock |
1994 |
July-August |
Nancy Peteraf |
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The Fall Guy |
1994 |
May-June |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Traveling Fast and Safely |
1994 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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The Art of Winter Paddling |
1994 |
March-April |
David Hablewitz |
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Takes a Licking - and Keeps on Tricking |
1994 |
March-April |
John Franchella |
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Whitewater Fatalaties- Reviewing the Past Decade |
1993 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Lee Belknap |
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Lawsuits Threaten Whitewater Recreation |
1993 |
Sept.-Oct. |
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Near Drowning |
1993 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Wayne Sundmacher |
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Group Management Hints |
1993 |
July-August |
Charlie Walbridge |
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1993 |
July-August |
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Big Snow - Big Trouble ? |
1993 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Changes in Attitudes |
1993 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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The Dynamics of Pinning |
1993 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Tethers, Hypothermia, and Class 5.9 |
1992 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Realistic Expectations |
1992 |
July-August |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Decisive Leadership in Rescue Situations |
1992 |
July-August |
Wayne Sundmacher |
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To Help or Not to Help |
1992 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Equipment and Attitude Survey |
1992 |
May-June |
Lee Belknap |
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Warning Label to be Placed on Kayaks |
1992 |
March-April |
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1992 |
March-April |
Chris Bell |
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CPR: When It's Better Not to Try |
1992 |
March-April |
Wayne Sundmacher |
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Accident Survey is not Easy Reading |
1992 |
March-April |
Lee Belknap |
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Scary Numbers and Statistics |
1992 |
March-April |
David Wallace |
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Portaging –Developing good Sense |
1992 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Carrol Wilson |
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1992 |
Jan.-Feb. |
David Wallace |
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Cold-Weather Accident |
1991 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Dave Reid |
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1991 |
Sept.-Oct. |
David Wallace |
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What is a Boater to Do? |
1991 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Carolyn Porter |
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Shoulder Dislocations: Painful Injury |
1991 |
Sept.-Oct. |
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Techniques for Head Up Entrapment |
1991 |
July-August |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Slim Ray Severely Injured on The Green |
1991 |
July-August |
Gordon Grant |
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Adjusting A Stock Kayak Fit a Large Man |
1991 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Hypothermia Strikes In Mild Temps |
1991 |
May-June |
John Porterfield |
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Epic Swim Results in Spectacular Rescue |
1991 |
May-June |
Diane Oliver |
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Low Head Rescue Technique |
1991 |
March-April |
Wayne Sundmacher |
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1991 |
March-April |
Lee Belknap Pete Skinner |
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Shock: Not Always Obvious |
1991 |
March-April |
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River Safety - An Issue of International Concern |
1991 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Hypothermia - A Seasonal Danger to Paddlers |
1991 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Art Vaughn |
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1990 |
Dec.-Nov. |
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Class VI Guides Lauded for Rescue Efforts |
1990 |
Dec.-Nov. |
Mac |
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Running a River By the Book is Not Always a Good Idea |
1990 |
Sept.-Oct. |
John Kinch |
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1990 |
July-August |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Study of Whitewater Fatalities Reveals Relative Safety of Sport |
1990 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Account of Fatal Pinning |
1990 |
May-June |
Chris Koll |
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Snake Bites |
1990 |
May-June |
Bob Gedekoh |
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Knowing When to Bail Out |
1990 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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1989: Tragic Season for |
1990 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Ethan Winston |
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A Sad Likeness |
1989 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Chris Koll |
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Waist Belt a Wise Accessory |
1989 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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World Class Safety |
1989 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Dislocations Require Immobilization |
1989 |
July-August |
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Club Safety Chair a Vital Position |
1989 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Getting to the River Can be Hazardous |
1989 |
May-June |
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Sniper Menaces |
1989 |
March-April |
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Use Winter Months to Prep Gear |
1989 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Basic First Aid for Boaters |
1989 |
March-April |
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Self-Flagellation |
1989 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Chris Koll |
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The Year's Tragedies |
1989 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Reporting Whitewater Accidents |
1988 |
Nov.-Dec. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Whitewater Regulation is Often Arbitrary |
1988 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Avoiding a Wet Suit |
1988 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Mac |
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Paddling Safely in Groups |
1988 |
July-August |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Pack Light, But Pack Right |
1988 |
May-June |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Litigation - The New Whitewater Danger |
1988 |
March-April |
Charlie Walbridge |
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CPR - Leaving the Classroom |
1988 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Greg Noose |
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Synthetic Resins Pose Potential Health Hazard |
1988 |
Jan.-Feb. |
Peter Skinner |
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The Making of the Safety Code |
1987 |
Oct/Nov/Dec |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Saftey Code of the |
1987 |
Oct/Nov/Dec |
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Swimming for Safety - Out of Your Boat in Rapids |
1987 |
Jul/Aug/Sep |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Fiberglass a Health Hazard |
1987 |
Apr/May/Jun |
Joanne Curtis |
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Safe Boating: By the Numbers |
1987 |
Jan/Feb/Mar |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Explanation of the |
1986 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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Whitewater Nutrition - Eat for Strength and Energy |
1986 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Kristi Streiffert |
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Kayaking in Grizzly Country |
1986 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Mac |
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Safety Code of the |
1986 |
Sept.-Oct. |
Charlie Walbridge |
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River Companies Face Insurance Crisis |
1986 |
July-August |
Bob Volpert |
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Bechdel Joins Perception as Safety advisor |
