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China invites you to their World Cup series event

The Chinese Extreme Sports Association  (CESA) and the City of Yushu in Qinghai Province invite all international teams to the Yushu City World Cup Series event. Dates: 16 – 22 July Categories: R4 Open Men and Women Schedule: 16 July: Registration & Check in (teams & officials) 17 and 18 July: Adjustment & Training runs 19

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Teams are invited to the 4th Kashmir Cup, India

The 4th Kashmir Cup is to be held on the Sindh River in Sonamarg in the state of Jammu & Kashmir in India. This event is being run by J&K Tourism and the Whitewater Rafting Association of J&K. 5 international teams can benefit from travel subsidies from the organisers. Details: Dates: 4th – 10th August,

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Whitewater Rescue Challenge 2016: Day 2

If we thought that the first day of the White Water Rescue Challenge (WWRC) was cold, we were quickly corrected as Day 2 dawned with the icy, snowy conditions. With so many competitors knowing what a good challenge the first day was, it was expected that no one would give up despite the crazy weather conditions,

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Whitewater Rescue Challenge 2016: Day 1

This is the first time we have had someone attending the Whitewater Rescue Challenge (WWRC) so as to report back to us from this fantastic competition. The location of the challenge is the same as the course for the EC R4 Wildalpen, and the organizers are Gaspar Goncz of Whitewater Training Center – WWTC, Neil Newton Taylor

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Team Sparta from Kazakhstan

The team of six regular guys who loved extreme sports and leisure was formed in June 2014. None of us realised it was the start of something that would go on so long and that it would become the passion of our lives! After the first raft trip on the rivers in the mountains of

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Haraz Rafting Festival – Iran

The Iran Rafting Association is launching a great initiative in the form of a Rafting Festival. The festival will be held from the 17 to 22 May on the Haraz River in the Mazandaran Province. The main aims of the Festival are: To promote River Ecotourism and Safe and Standard Recreational Rafting in Iran To develop

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World and Euro Cup Wildalpen 2016!

I had the pleasure of once again attending the EC R4 in Wildalpen, Austria, on the Salza River. This year the event was also a World Cup Series event as well. Wildalpen hosted 30 teams in the men’s and 13 in the women’s competition, as well as 3 teams in the U19 men’s category,. The organisers

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Raising the bar in the Himalayas

By Mark Hirst As many of us witnessed the disaster caused by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, my thoughts turned to how I could personally help towards the long term rebuilding process. I have had the honour of travelling to Nepal for kayaking and rafting based trips since 1998. Since 2013 I have also run a series of IRF guide training

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