It is four o'clock on a November afternoon and getting dark. Between you and the road is a beck you stepped across on stones this morning. It has rained since lunch. Now it is brown, loud and fast, the stones have gone, and you can hear something knocking on the bed under the water. The road is 300 m away on the far side. The footbridge is 3 km upstream.
In this lesson
Deciding whether to cross a river at all
The decision
Why water is stronger than it looks
Common mistakes
Choosing a crossing point
Reading the river
Reading the surface
Preparing to cross: pack, boots and clothing
Crossing alone: facing upstream with a pole
Group crossings: line astern, huddle and pole methods
If you fall into moving water
Check yourself
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The rest of this lesson is in the full course
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