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Physical and mental criteria for all participants on any KAYAK ECUADOR river trip

5. Ability to independently swim in whitewater or swift currents while wearing a PFD. This includes being an active participant in your own rescue, including having the ability to (a​) keep your airway passages sealed while underwater, and regain control of your breathing when being submitted to repeated submersion under waves or currents; (b​) orient yourself to new “in-river” surroundings; (c​) reposition yourself in the water to different swimming positions; (d​) swim aggressively to a boat or to shore in whitewater; (e) receive a rescue rope, paddle, or human assistance, and possibly let go of the same; (f​) get out from under an overturned boat.
6. Ability to swim 100 yards (91 meters) in flat water while wearing a PFD.
9. Ability to carry personal dry bags and other personal gear (as heavy as 10-20 pounds) uphill from the boats to your camping location and back the next morning, independently, or with the assistance of a friend or family member. (This only applies on multi-day trips).

The above criteria, if not met, will disqualify a person from participating in a river trip with KAYAK ECUADOR . The criteria exist for your own safety and that of all trip participants. None of the criteria are meant to discriminate on the basis of any physical or mental disability, and are applied uniformly to all potential trip participants, irrespective of the presence or absence of any disability. KAYAK ECUADOR is committed to making reasonable modifications to any trip for any persons with a disability, so long as they do not fundamentally alter the nature of the trip


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