River Tracing溯溪.ppt

,TheWorldofRock,Water,andHumanSpirit:RiverTracing,Rivertracing(溯溪）,Rivertracing.IhavedoneitonetimeinAugust,andIwanttointroduceittootherpeople.Believeme,itsmuchmorefundoingitpersonally.Enjoy!,Equipment,Basically,theequipmentyouwillneedisthecombinationofrockclimbingandbackpackingwitheverythingwaterproofed.First,youneedtogetawaterproofbagthatyoucanpackallyourstuffinandthenputitinyourbackpack.Everyoneneedsaharness,ahelmet,arappeldevicewithlockingcarabiner,andsomecordelletesthatyouwillneedtoputonallthetime.Youneedtowearaspecialbootieswithfeltoutsole.Originallypeopleworetheseforriverfishingandtowalkontheslipperyrocks.Youwillalsoneedtobringlighthikingshoeswhenwegetofftheriverandwalkonthetrail.,Theequipment,Equipment,Upstreamshoes,waterproofbag,Waterproofgarment,helmet,safetybelt,safetyrope,Safetyissues,Therainfallinthemountain,whichusuallycausestherivertoflood.Usuallythereisnoroadaccessanyplacenearthetargetriverandyourradioandcellphonewontwork.Youareallalone.Thewaterhazardandunstablerocksintheriveralsomakeitdangerousifyouarecareless.Allthiswillmakeitrealhardtoevacuateinthecaseofseriousinjury.Thereisnoformalandorganizedsearchandrescueteamestablishedtohandlethiskindofemergencyevacuation.However,everysporthasitsrisk.Ifyourteamiswell-prepared,well-trained,andequippedwithpropergear,riskwillbeminimized.,Walkingtheriver,Theverybasictechniqueiswalkingontheslippyrocks.Itslikewalkingontheboulderfieldbutthistimetherocksarecoveredwithmossandslimystuff.Youneedtohavethemomentumtowalkandjumparoundtherocksinastableandcarefulmaneuver-itsnostroll.,Rapids,Justwhenyouarewalkingandjumpingaroundtherocksandthinkingrivertracingisgettingboring,somethingexcitingawaitsaroundthenextbend.Whentherivergetsnarrow,itcreatesrapids,usuallylikeinasmallgorge.Believeme,therearelotsofthem.Now,eitheryouwillhavetoswimreallyhardtoovercometherapid(somepeopleevenbringflippers)oryoutraverseit.Itsjustlikerockclimbing.,Canyons,Sometimestheriveropensupintobroadparklandsforamileortwo,andthennarrowsbackdownonceagainintoadeep,twistingslotthatatonepointisbarelysixfeetacrossfromwalltoverticalwall.Itsabsolutelyfunandbeautiful.Youneverknowwhatyouwillseeafteraturnontheriver,orafteryouclimbupawaterfall.Youneverknow.Thatsthecorespiritofrivertracing.,Rappelling(thethrillingpartofrivertracing!),Itsverydangerous!Becauseyourlefthandmustholdthebackoftherope,andyoumustneverloosenyourlefthand.Ifyouloosenyourhands,maybeyouwillupsidedownandbeinjured.Ifyougowayhigh,youmayneedtorappelseveraltimestoreachtheriverbedagain.Wealwaysusenaturalanchors,usuallytrees,hugetrees.,Deep,calm,andclearpools,Therewillbefrequentlyhuge,tumblingpoolsrightbeforearapidorwaterfall,butsometimestherearejusttheseknee-deeppoolsthatbeautifullyrunthroughyourheart.Therearealsodeeperpoolsthatwillrequireaswimmingtechnique.,RiverTracingisafun,andexcitingsportthatpeo