Project WW'SUP: Falling on Rocks

Learning to navigate a standup paddleboard on a river will eventually involve losing your balance and falling from time to time. Unfortunately your landing zone in the river bed will most likely be full of rocks.

Falling on rocks hurts.

Duh.

As with skiing, mountain biking and other adventure sports the more you challenge yourself the more you are exposed to potential injury. If you're not prepared to accept this risk, stick to the "Bunny Slopes" on lakes and flat, barely moving rivers.
This article part of the series, Project Ww'SUP.