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Rush Sturges 48 MISSION THE AVON DESCENT They say, that in everyones life there must be a challenge. In Western Australia that challenge is the Avon Descent. It’s got it all - the weeks of training, the friendships, the excitement of rapids, the mental and physical torture, the incredible challenge, the capsizes, the blisters, the rainy days, the cold days, the happy days, the tea trees, and the prestige. 16 ZOOM IN 18 YEARS OF GREEN No doubt the single most famous, most respected, and most competitive creek race on the planet, the annual Green Race remains a fabulous and homespun little affair held each Fall on the steepest section of western North Carolina’s Green <strong>River</strong> Narrows. EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................ 4 AMERICAN WHITEWATER NEWS .................................................................... 10 A NEW ERA IN SWIFTWATER RESCUE TRAINING FACILITIES ................... 18 FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS .......................................................... 27 BLACK WATER RAFTING .................................................................................. 37 BIKE 2 BOAT ...................................................................................................... 42 SAM SUTTON ..................................................................................................... 45 RIDER OF THE YEAR RUSH STURGES ........................................................... 64 The Dutch girl who had to travel to paddle MARTINA TOC 3
Last January filmmaker Steve Fisher followed three whitewater kayakers on their successful attempt to run the Inga Rapids on the Congo <strong>River</strong>, rated as the biggest single rapids on the planet. EXPLORE INGA RAPIDS, CONGO RIVER WORLD’S BIGGEST RAPID CONQUERED BY KAYAKERS 30 contents PROFILE FLOW HUNTERS Theirs is a small world: they are four of the 15 to 20 kayakers who can claim to make a living from the sport. For a professional kayaker, a 34camera and a computer are almost as important as a boat and a paddle. way of life INTERVIEW 22 WEGMAN 59 sweet PORTFOLIO
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