Salzburg rivers: Prep and scouting

I'm headed to Salzburger Land with a few people from my kayaking club. I'm total, we're a crew of five. Since none of us know the rivers we want to paddle, preparation and safety are key.
As a first step, we meet a few days before takeoff to learn additional rescue techniques, using rope pulleys.
Once in Austria, we start all of our kayaking days by scouting the sections we want to paddle (and also some we won't). For one section (Voglauer Klamm, WW III), we reluctantly realize that at the current low water level, it is too technical and dangerous for us.Read more