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Good insight on river safety
Earlier today Toni Burgess (aka AntNZ) posted an excellent article about river safety in New Zealand. I’ve written about river safety on this blog in the past, yet Toni’s article, which also draws on expertise from Heather Grady of Outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged link propagation, outdoor training new zealand, rivers, update
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A New Era for Outdoor Safety Training
In February I wrote about the structural changes in the Mountain Safety Council, with an expression of concern. A reference which I’d included if I’d known of it was the the MSC’s own explanation of the changes, which is buried … Continue reading
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Tagged courses, federated mountain clubs, mountain safety council, musing, outdoor training new zealand
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