How dangerous is this sport?

[hullflyer]

"kayaking is a cold and dangerous sport!"
William (not Bill) Nealy

[wannabekayakn]

Thanks a lot for all the good advice. I think I'll get some insurance. I was reading somewhere that a dislocated shoulder can cost you up to 10K. Even if it was a 1/10 of that, I'd still be worried. $100 a month will probably be worth the piece of mind.

Have any of you ever heard of adventureadvocates.com? Someone posted this on another forum. Just curious if any of you have/had used them.

Thanks again!

[boshea]

Some simple shoulder exercises (including push ups and pull ups) for 10 minutes every other day would go a long way. After dislocating a shoulder a PT had me use a big rubber band that you tie to a door knob or something. I have not had problems with it since. Pilate's is another good source of preventive measures.

[iliketohike]

i concur. I only paddle during the high water season of Colorado. This is about 3.5 months, tops. I paddle 5 days a week through the season. at the end of each season my shoulder clicks when I raise it. On the off season I do Yoga and Climb. Without these activities I'd probably dislocate my shoulder many times during the season, or have some problems I can't think of. The worst I have got so far is an inflamed elbow.

Steven Wright told me another good thing to do is paddle backwards for a while each sesh. It makes sense, and Steven Wright knows whats up.

[Ken F]

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[cosurfgod]

Just by your comments and questions it is obvious you are too pussy to kayak. Boating takes balls and you have none.

Stick to the raft on class II-III and keep that beer cold!

On another note, is there anything we can do to keep posers from posting busted photos of themselfs sitting in snow. The d-bag isn't even doing anything!

[gh]

As you can now see, its even dangerous to talk about this sport. Some good advice on this thread, have a good time giving it a try.

[goldcamp]

Get health insurance, period.

[mvhyde]

You get by without much more than a scraped knuckle

Somtimes, you break, rip, and tear stuff up....

One season for me resulted in a dislocated right shoulder, a fractured wrist, bruised heel, and two concussions... Oh yeah, and Ryan who docked his boat into my finger (I swear that one really hurt the most)

<shrug> it is what it is, so long as your having fun, and that my friend is all that should ever matter.