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Material:
1 11mm-12mm rope (from the top of the wall to the ground)
2 2mm-3mm piece about 3-4 feet
All the proper climbing equipment

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In canoeing a t-rescue is where one canoe flips over and another canoe comes up to it at a perpendicular where the nose of the flipped over canoe is at the center of the canoe making a “t.” Then lift the nose of the canoe onto the top of your canoe so that the gunnels are touching. That is one canoe upright with the other canoe upside down on top of the upright one. This drain all the water out of it. Flip it over and slide it back into the water right side up. Then you have two canoes upright. Help the other people into their canoe so that it does not flip again.

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I was going to put this in the useful link on the side, but when I went to the site I though that I would put it as it’s own post, it is way too good of a site to not know about. I have watched many episodes for this show on TV and everything that he makes is easy, fun, cool, and very cheap. I think that it is one of the best places to start if you need some ideas about what you could be with campers from 7-14 years old. There are hundreds of ideas to get you creative juices flowing. Have fun searching. Feel free to comment on the best ones that worked for you.

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