Walking
The guide's arm is at this angle when the learner is grasping above the elbow.
90 degrees
When approaching a narrow passage, the guide can signal this without words by ________.
moving his arm behind and to the small of his back.
To reverse direction, the guide and learner turn to ___________.
face each other
The person who "does the work" of switching sides is typically the ___________.
learner.
A shorter learner may grasp the guide's _____, or even the guide's _______.
wrist or fingers
For new learners, the guide can make the need for narrow passage technique more clear by using words or by ____________.
exaggerating the arm movement.
The learner should not ___________ until she has grasped the guide's other arm with her free hand.
let go of the guiding arm
The guide may __________ and also may _________ to make switching sides easier for the learner.
slow his pace; move the new guiding arm backward
The guide should avoid doing this with the arm or elbow.
Holding it far away from the body (NO CHICKEN WINGS!)
Learners who are being led by an inexperienced guide and know they are entering a narrow area can __________.
initiate narrow passage technique on their own.
Another way to reverse direction is for both the guide and the learner to ___________, but this takes more spatial skill on the part of the learner.
release the grip and independently do a 180 degree turn
The learner does this with her free hand when getting ready to switch sides.
Grasps the guiding arm, just above the existing grasp.
The distance between the guide and the learner should be
one half step
To avoid stepping on the heels of the guide, the learner can __________.
extend their arm outward to put more distance between the two.
Using the break-contact-then-turn method for reversing direction will not work well in areas that are ____________.
crowded or narrow.
After extending her new grasping arm, the learner does this with the original grasping hand.
Releases the grasp and, cupping the hand, lightly moves it across the guide's back to find the guide's other arm.
To signal the end of guiding (to break contact), the guide can do what with his arm?
Rotate it outward
move his arm back into position at the side of his body.
The very first thing that should happen when reversing direction is __________________.
either the guide or the learner indicates the need or desire to reverse direction (someone say something!!).
Switching sides while the guide is standing still allows for this to happen.
Allows the learner to trail across the guide's back without maintaining contact with the original arm.