The NH AMC Paddlers offer a number of courses useful for wilderness paddling expeditions. In addition to teaching paddling skills, these courses and schools will give the paddler the basics to safely plan, equip, provision, and participate in a wilderness paddling expedition in canoes. These courses will also provide the student an introduction and instruction in many of the basic skills necessary and used on canoe expeditions. A number of short wilderness trips will be offered to the students to practice skills they have learned.
The curriculum is targeted at those canoe paddlers interested extended expeditions in Canada, the west, and elsewhere, far from civilization where resupply is unlikely and the paddling group must be completely self reliant.
These courses are taught by our experienced paddlers and should be considered only an introduction to many of the these skills. The NH AMC Paddlers have been teaching many of these courses over many years.
The curriculum is focused on canoe paddling. In the future we may offer an additional sea kayaking expedition curriculum.
The courses in the NH AMC Paddlers Expedition curriculum are:
- Wilderness Paddling: Expedition Planning, Equipping, & Provisioning
- Touring
- Introduction to Whitewater Paddling (in Canoe)
- Poling
- Basic Whitewater Rescue
- Canoe Sailing
- Attaining: The art of going upstream
- Wilderness First Aid & CPR
Some of short expeditions offered to practice the skills will be on rivers such as the Bonaventure, Cascapedia, Allagash, St. Johns, and similar rivers.
General Schedule for the Wilderness Expedition Curriculum Courses | |
Wilderness Expedition Planning | Winter |
Touring | Late Spring |
Class II Whitewater School | Spring |
Poling | Late Spring or Fall |
Basic Whitewater Rescue | June |
Canoe Sailing | Summer or Fall |
Attaining | Late Spring or Fall |
Wilderness First Aid & CPR | Fall to Early Spring |
Watch the trip schedule and weekly email notices for the exact dates and registration details.
The NH AMC Paddlers offer additional courses that provide advanced skills for the expedition paddler. These courses include Class II+ Whitewater Skills, Class III Whitewater, Advanced Rescue, and Leadership Training.