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鈥楬ow to become an adventurer鈥� 馃攳鈥� the search engine query that turned into a dream job teaching whitewater rafting

27 June 2018

Wannabe adventurer Johannes Tulin’s search query turned up a training course that started in his native Sweden and continued with a 12-week trip to the other side of the world: six weeks of mountaineering, trekking, climbing and ice climbing in Nepal, followed by a second six-week block of rafting and kayaking.

It was while learning how to swim through river rapids that Johannes realised it was “just too much fun not to continue doing it.”

“I like the thrill of being on the water. When you’re going through a rapid, everything else that’s usually going through your head – what I’m having for dinner and all of these things – it’s just gone. It’s just you and the water.”

As a result, 24-year-old Johannes decided to turn his passion into his job. He moved to Scotland and began working as a whitewater rafting guide.

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Johannes moved over to Scotland looking for adventure.

Like most thrill-seekers, Johannes has a typically cool attitude to the potential dangers he may face when rafting.

“Bruises and broken bones: these things will heal.”

But the safety of those he instructs, and the potential dangers novices might face, are always paramount.

‘Foot entrapment’

When a rafter falls in – or “goes in for a swim” – and tries to stand up, there is a risk that their feet can get trapped in the rocks on the riverbed. The rafter will then have the full weight of the rapids against them, which increases the chances of them being pushed under the water.

“It’s very important that they don’t try to stand up in the river.”