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Paddling 0.5: Dry Land Basics with Alpine Shop & The Pathfinder Events & Programs

  • The District 11 South 10th Street Columbia, MO, 65201 United States (map)

Paddling 0.5: Dry Land Basics Class on this date is held at our Kirkwood and Columbia locations with limited seating available.

Have you always wanted to learn how to kayak, but didn't know where to start? The experts at Alpine Shop and Pathfinder are here to help without getting even your toes wet!

Kayaks continue to explode in popularity throughout the Midwest and for good reason: they're great fun and good exercise! 

But without knowing the basics, it can be a pretty intimidation activity to jump into without any help. An Alpine Shop Instructor will help take care of that at this dry-land clinic.

Paddling 0.5: Dry Land Basics- This in an introductory course for paddling with a kayak. 

Class topics include:

  • Vocabulary-Learn all the parts of a kayak, what they do, and the equipment you'll use

  • Key Ingredients- Tools and accessories you should have with you when you paddle

  • Learn the different styles of kayak and how they relate to the type of water you will paddle in

  • Local kayak groups that will help you get paddling

    Register Here