Official world rafting governing body
The racing calendar is filling up quickly with some great events on the horizon: In 10 days time (9 – 11 March) it is the inaugural International Women’s Day Raft Race which is open to women’s teams only. Read more – What’s the point in promoting women in paddlesports? Dracula will be making his first IRF EC
Iceland 2010 Godafoss waterfall – “Mark fu@k!n go get him!” … Me: “I would if I could bloody see him!” We were a group of kayakers (all raft guides too ) taking a day off and paddling the famous Godafoss Waterfall in Iceland. For those who don’t know Godafoss, it is a horse shoe shaped
As I walked down the steps on to the Tarmac at Leh airport I had that familiar feeling of being short of breath as the altitude hit me. This weeks 7 day International Rafting Federation workshop was to be based at the base camp of Wet ‘n Wild explorations in Nimoo at the altitude of
2017 World Rafting Championships will be held from the 2 to 9 October on the Yoshino River (Koboke section), Miyoshi city, Tokushima Prefecture. The 2017 IRF Congress will be held on the 4th and 5th of October, at the same location as the captain’s meetings (Former Nishiu Elementary School Gym). Both meetings are scheduled to
By Mark Hirst The Morocco 2017 workshop took place this year on the Ahansal River in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco. This was to be the 3rd workshop I have run in conjunction with Berber Rafting Adventures. Each year this is one of first workshops I run in early spring to coincide with the paddling season in
By Mark Hirst Finally, having been on the road delivering courses since late March, I got to spend some time at home in Finland. June 5th -11th had been in my diary for months for a 7 day IRF Guide Training Program combined with a Rescue 3 Europe Whitewater Rescue Technician Professional course based at
by Mark Hirst: As we now find ourselves at the beginning of a Northern hemisphere season, a quick glance at various social media outlets are awash with various stories of epic high water runs and carnage. Most of us will have been surrounded by snow all winter and are counting down the days until it begins
Neil Newton Taylor | Swiftwater Rescue – Although many weirs are perfectly safe to slide over or play in the stopper formed at the bottom, many are not. Telling the difference can be very difficult. “Weirs are either straightforward or they kill you” – Franco Ferrero: Author Whitewater Safety & Rescue This statement is born out
Dates: 8 – 12 of April 2017. (NB: Changed from 16 – 20) Location: Greece, Aoos River Arrival airport: Thessaloniki Registration Form Participating at the IRF GTE Conference 2017 gives Instructors a chance to: Keep currency of their instructor certificate Receive all the GTE program updates at first hand Participate at the dynamic development of