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Chuck Lees, ACA Certified - Advanced Whitewater Instructor Email him at chuck@kayakuniversity.com
Paddling Community Memberships: American Canoe Association - 6 Years ACA Rescue Certified President - "Shasta Paddlers" in Redding American Whitewater - 6 Years Upper Sacramento River Exchange Friends of the River Deer Creek Watershed Conservancy-Honorary Member
Extreme First Descents: Upper Slate Creek, 2/12/00 Upper Hat Creek, 10/13/01 Brandy Creek (in a hard shell kayak), 4/13/01 Upper Brandy Creek Falls, 4/13/01 Swift Creek (Trinity Alps Wilderness), 5/30/02 Salt Creek, 12/30/02 South Fork Slate Creek, 01/03/03 Sulfur Creek in Redding, 01/09/03 Castle Lake Creek (Lower Gorge), 01/13/03 Churn Creek in Redding ("The Ledge"), 01/15/03 North Fork Slate Creek, 01/17/03 Little Castle Creek, 01/19/03 Castle Creek, 01/25/03 Upper Mears Creek, 01/26/03 North Fork Shotgun Creek, 4/13/03 Upper Canyon Creek (Trinity Alps Wilderness), 4/19/03 Flat Creek (Iron Mountain Wilderness!), April 29, 2003
Competition Highlights: 1st Place 2000 Oregon Kayaking Championships, Freestyle 4th Place 2002 Trinity River Slalom Race
Other Interests: Mountain Biking Expert Rock Climbing Instructor Adventure Traveling Photo Journalism Photography Videography
"I really enjoyed the class that was led by Chuck Lees. I felt very safe and he made the class lots of fun. He was able to teach us valuable safety skills without exposing the class to risk and so we were able to focus on learning. I truly enjoyed myself!" - Janet Meyers, San Francisco
"I highly recommend taking a class from Chuck Lees if you are at all interested in learning to whitewater kayak. Chuck is enthusiastic, supportive, and very knowledgeable about the sport. Technique and safety are extremely important when out on the river, and Chuck was able to provide a good foundation for both. There is no doubt about it, whitewater kayaking can make the bravest of men want their mom; but after getting exposed to paddling basics, and getting out on the River with Chuck and some of his cohorts, I was able to enter the sport with increasing confidence and excitement." - Katie Bowman, Redding
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Northern California Weather River Flows Middle Fork of the Feather River Clear Creek Below Whiskeytown Lake Trinity River at Burnt Ranch Gorge
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