From June 28 to 29, the first batch of outdoor sports instructors (captains) training was held in Yichang. More than 100 captains of outdoor sports club from Changyang, Yuan’an, Wufeng and Zhijiang joined the training on basic skills and outdoor skills, of which 50 are qualified and will take appointment with certificates. They will have the ability to guide the general outdoor sports, so as to enable outdoor sports more standard and safer and provide guidance for outdoor sports enthusiasts.

　　Shaofeng, managing director of Outdoor Sports Association and captain of outdoor rescue team, said that the rise of outdoor sports, complex karst landform in Yichang, and good outdoor adventure environment attract more and more tour pals  hiking and canyoning. On weekends, over 100 carry out outdoor activities in the mature outdoor lines like Chepanxi and Shangyangxi, but a general lack of adequate safety awareness and skills makes conventional rescue forces almost impossible to rescue if an accident occurs. Especially since 2013, mainly in July and August, incidents have occurred in Yiling, Xingshan, Changyang, Yuan’an.

　　From a professional point of outdoor sports, the first batch of social sports instructors (captains) explain the extension and value analysis of outdoor sports, outdoor sports risk management, outdoor directional navigation technology and other related knowledge. “Tianya”(screen name), who worked as a leader of “Baima outdoor” for three years, said that through two-day training, he has a new understanding of outdoor leader technically and theoretically, which will improve the skills of rescue and effectively ensure the safety of tourists.  (Reporter Yan Xiaodong)