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Press Release, Wet Planet Whitewater Center

US ARMY FINDS WHITEWATER RAFTING TO HELP SOLDIERS

Ft. Lewis Uses White Salmon River As A Part of New Psychological Resilience Training Program

Husum, Washington. Oct. 8, 2010. Ft. Lewis takes soldiers whitewater rafting for the High Adventure Activity in the premier psychological resilience building program, Battlemind.

Serving our nation overseas allows members of the US Army to develop skills and have experiences unlike those of the civilian community. However, returning home from the intensity of combat has been found to be an abrupt and stressful transition for these soldiers. Seeking ways to mitigate this additional stress, the US Army has decided to send their troops whitewater rafting on the White Salmon River in the Columbia River Gorge.

Finding that troops were facing new forms of stress after serving their nation abroad the US Army initiated the Battlemind program. Pilot studies began three years ago using the White Salmon River as one of three test sites in the world. While aiming to provide an alternative outlet for the increased adrenaline levels experienced in combat, the program also fosters group communication, trust and unit cohesion. To Todd and Jaco at Wet Planet Whitewater in Husum, Washington this sounds a whole lot like a whitewater raft trip, with one major distinction. It is all about having fun.

Raft guides help the soldiers focus on the positives of their experience. Through rafting, soldiers demonstrate trust, confidence and competence for their group and leaders in a fun environment. The program aims to mitigate risky and destructive behavior common to soldiers returning home from combat.

Raft guides find working with the soldiers to be rewarding, seeing them as both fellow adrenaline junkies as well as a highly functioning team. “As a raft guide I respect and admire them for their devotion to each other and to our country.” comments Ryan Copenhagen, a river guide at Wet Planet. “I am humbled in their presence and honored to help them

Product Review, Adventure World Magazine Online

Astral's Green Jacket Rescue PFD

Gear Review

Adventure World Magazine Online

Feature Article, Adventure World Magazine

Spring 2010 Issue

Feature Article

For Full Article click to download PDF of Issue:

Dear Kayak, I'll Be Home Soon

pg. 30-32

Outdoor Activities Blogger, Wet Planet Whitewater Center

Head Blogger for 2010 season.

Contributing Photographer

Sample Blog Titles:
Husum Falls is Back and Rafting the White Salmon River Just Got Better!

Big Air Bonanza: Wet Planet Whitewater Guides Are Rodeo Champions

Adventure Treks’ Third Year of Group Kayak Instruction and Whitewater Rafting

Wet Planet First Descents Kayak Camp in Washington: 1st Session

Outdoor Feature Article, Mnt. Xpress Newspaper

Cast, Mend, Set

by Susan Hollingsworth in Vol. 16 / Iss. 39 on 04/21/2010

Photos by Adam Elliott

Step into the Davidson River with a fly rod, waders and a net and you're bound to meet some beautiful fish.

Not too complicated: First comes practice casting and other maneuvers, the author (right) learned on a trip with fishing guide J.E.B. Hall.

Fly-fishing guide J.E.B. Hall of Davidson River Outfitters in Brevard just might know these Western North Carolina fish better than anyone else.

The 10th-generation Bryson City resident, who penned theWestern North Carolina Fly Guide and also has his own independent guide service, boasts an astonishingly comprehensive knowledge of and experience with the local fish. He can tell you precisely what the fish are eating on a given day, where they hang out in different sections of river and how the most recent rainfall will affect them.

Hall's passion for the sport is contagious (the true sign of a good instructor): Even as a complete stranger to the fly-fishing world, not once did I feel it was too complicated for me to grasp. Fly fishing, it turns out, combines all the elements outdoors enthusiasts seek: connecting with nature, the adrenaline rush and, of course, the cool gear.

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Outdoor Feature Article, Mnt. Xpress Newspaper

Asheville, NC weekly publication Mnt Xpress, Outdoors section feature article "Extreme Goddesses"

Published in Vol. 16 / Iss. 35 on 03/24/2010

Outdoors: Extreme goddesses

by Susan Hollingsworth in Vol. 16 / Iss. 35 on 03/24/2010

Whether you're navigating Pisgah's technical single track or plunging over the Green River Narrows' notorious rapids, don't be surprised if there's a ponytail waving out the back of the helmet that passes you.

Leaving others in the dust: With just three years' experience, Alexis Decosimo has been blasting the competition, moving rapidly up in the ranks. Photo courtesy Alexis Decosimo

Asheville girls are no joke.

Mountain biker Alexis Decosimo and white-water kayaker Adriene Levknecht raise the bar for female adventure athletes — not only locally, but worldwide. Both girls compete at levels that leave even the boys in dust. And both say it was Western North Carolina's supportive outdoors community and world-class terrain that have helped them excel.

Last year, Adriene seemed to wind up on the podium after every kayak competition she entered.

From the Teva Mountain Games to the Freestyle Kayaking World Championships, this young star has been steadily pushing aside the competition. After first-place finishes on the Gauley and Russell Fork rivers, her year was looking pretty good.

But it wasn't till she returned home to her favorite Asheville-area river that she really nailed it, crushing an event that is the benchmark for women's kayaking. Last November, Adriene became the first female to finish the world's most extreme kayak competition — the Green River Narrows Race — in less than five minutes.

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