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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
Last year a very successful IRF rafting World Cup event was held in Yushu on the Tibetan plateau (Qinghai-Tibet) It is a great location for rafting with fairly easy logistics and varied options for different levels of rafting. And the region itself has great potential as a tourist destination with plenty of interesting cultural places
After a very successful World Cup event in Yushu last year other cities in China have been keen to hold a World Cup as well. This time it is the city of Guilin that have successfully applied to hold the event: WHERE: Wupai River, Ziyuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, China. (120km from
Many of you may have been getting emails from someone called “Nada” and wondering who she is, especially as she asks so many questions! So we thought we’d turn the tables and interview HER for a change! So lets get you all familiar with her – Nada – how did you get into rafting? “I
The IRF is excited to announce that the 2018 WRC will be held on the Aluminé and Ruca Choroy Rivers in the Province of Neuquén, Argentina. The event will be based out of the towns of Aluminé and Villa Pehuenia which are located in Argentina Patagonia and in the “Corridor of lakes” which is a
Yes, we didn’t feel that breeze at plus forty in the desert of UAE, but that freshness and the change of generations is visible on the podium of the 2016 World Rafting Championship. Our wonderful WRC gathering is behind us, and we are full of impressions, as always. There is no doubt that one of the