After returning to Tyrol from an amazing trip to Norway, coaching with the kayak school, the S2S team was hungry for waterfalls and steep whitewater. It was also time for a company outing and a reunion with the team members who couldn't make it to Norway. Anyone familiar with the Alps knows this is not so easy to find in August. After brief consideration, they decided to go to the Rissbachklamm, on the border between Germany and Austria. As they hadn't been there for many years, and several tragic accidents had happened in the past, they asked some local paddlers for information about the recommended water levels. It turned out that the once more frequented Rissbachklamm had fallen into oblivion and was hardly paddled anymore. Information online stated the gorge…
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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2024