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The Mtkvari River in the Borjomi Valley in Georgia is a large volume, fast flowing river. There are few obstacles at this water level and so the challenge is more dealing with the rapid current than negotiating a technical river. Although the slalom gates were often quite far apart they still presented a challenge as
The sunshine highlighted the beauty of the area where the Mtkvari races were being held. The day would see the European Open and Masters teams pitted against each other. First would be the Sprint which is a hard dash over a short distance. Based on those times the teams would race each other in a
Live Streaming of ERC 2017 here! The Under U19 and U23 rafters opened the first competing day of the European Rafting Championship today. Sprint and H2H races in rainy and cold weather could not dampen the excitement, fun of winning and results. Both race disciplines saw Turkey and Russia dominating the wins. U19 Women started
Euro Cup Nis was organized on the river Nisava, from May 12 through May 14. On this already familiar course there has been a World Cup in 2009 and 8 Euro Cups. In addition to the ideal, sunny and warm weather of 27o C, a sufficient amount of water was enabled by the hydro plant
ERC Georgia, May 22-28, 2017 Expected river flow 250 cms Hardest river rapid (s) class 4 Water temperature 15 Celsius degrees. Please dress accordingly. Air temperature 18-22 Celsius degrees Hazards to pay attention to: On land Road traffic in Georgia is generally fast, reckless to the western eye and potentially dangerous for pedestrians. As
Branislav Linkay, Marek Švorc, Denis Antalík, Róbert Paál, Samuel Kováčik and Michal Kubrický make up this great, young, U23 team from Slovakia who will participate in the forthcoming European Rafting Championship (ERC) in Georgia. We asked each of them to answer some questions for us: Branislav Linkay How did you find yourself in rafting? – I
There is no reason why the rafting season opening should be limited only to the rafting community. The Bulgarian rafting club Adventure net decided to orientate it to a broader public so they invited companies who deal with outdoor activities in general. Focusing on the concept of an open festival, they invited many outdoor and
Winter season …. ah, sorry ….. Euro Cup season has opened with the first competition in Wildalpen, Austria. Two days before the competition a metre of snow was ruthlessly falling in the competition area, leaving us with unprecedented snow levels for EC as well as very low temperatures and additional snow and rain falling, some
Rafting in China has seen an explosion after the successful World Cup in Yushu last year. Here are three events coming up that you should make space for on your calendar! Dujiangyan World Rafting Grand Prix: 21 to 26 June 2017 Unfortunately, due to unexpected circumstances, this event is CANCELLED! Wubu Rafting Champs: 18 to 22
International Rafting Federation
Official world governing body for rafting since 1997