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This
trip combines an awesome mix of culture and high end
adventure in the remote north eastern tribal state of
Arunachal Pradesh, in the valley of the Brahmaputra river.
Travelling upriver by ferry boat from Dibrugarh to
Pasighat, driving through dense rainforest for 2 days till
the Indo-Chinese border, we soak in the culture of this
tribal state, besides the adrenalin on running big volume
Class 4/5 white water. (see map)
Archives and Results
CWWC
– 2001
DATES:
4 – 10 September 2000
LOCATION:
Zambezi River, Zambia
This
event was invitational based with particular attention given to
those teams that perform well at the IRF Continental
Championships.
2001
Camel Whitewater Challenge
Men’s
Championship Standings
Pos’n
Team
Sprint
Points
Slalom
Points
Kayak
Points
D’river
Points
Total
1
Australia
2
160
3
195
8
36
3
260
651
2
Canada
12
40
4
156
6
44
1
400
640
3
New
Zealand
3
130
1
300
5
48
10
112
590
4
Slovenia
1
200
8
108
2
80
6
176
564
5
Costa
Rica
8
72
6
132
11
24
2
320
548
6
Germany
4
104
2
240
7
40
13
64
448
7
USA
5
96
5
144
15
8
5
192
440
8
South
Africa
11
48
10
84
3
65
4
208
405
9
Italy
9
64
14
36
1
100
9
128
328
10
Mexico
6
88
7
120
9
32
14
48
288
10
Czech
Rep.
13
32
12
60
4
52
8
144
288
12
Brazil
10
56
11
72
14
12
11
96
236
13
Slovakia
15
16
15
24
10
28
7
160
228
14
Russia
7
80
9
96
16
4
16
16
196
15
Japan
14
24
13
48
13
16
12
80
168
16
Zambia
16
8
16
12
12
20
15
32
72
Women’s
Championship Standings
Pos’n
Team
Sprint
Points
Slalom
Points
Kayak
Points
D’river
Points
Total
1
New
Zealand
1
200
3
180
1
100
2
320
800
2
USA
2
160
4
120
2
80
1
400
760
3
South
Africa
3
120
2
240
3
60
3
240
660
4
Czech
Rep.
4
80
1
300
4
40
4
160
580
PRESS
RELEASE
DAY
1
Livingstone,
Zambia: Drummers from Chief Mukuni’s clan gave rafters in the
seventh Camel White Water Challenge
a thunderous send-off Tuesday before the
start of the time trial to determine starting positions for the
Raft Sprint. The
trial was held on Zambezi River’s famed Stairway to Heaven, a
thumping Grade 5 volume rapid
in the beautiful Batoko Gorge just below the famous Victoria
Falls.
Australia
advanced fair and square into the top spot for the Raft Sprint
with a time of 01.31, bettering
Slovenia and South Africa. Italy were given
a 50 second penalty for flipping, leaving them in last place. New
Zealand women finished first in
their section followed by South Africa, Czech
Republic and the United States of America. The
positions in the time trial will determine the starting positions
for Wednesday’s Raft Sprint,
the first of the four races that make up the Challenge.
No points from the time trial will count towards the Camel White
Water Challenge.
Australia,
not satisfied with dominating world rugby, swimming, cricket,
footie and handbag snatching have
declared their intention to beat all at white
water rafting. Their opponents in the first round of the sprint –
a knock-out event – will be
the Czech Republic. In the women’s section New Zealand
take on the Czechs and South Africa sprints against the United
States of America.
DAY2
Livingstone,
Zambia: Thrills and spills, desperate lunges, near fatal accidents
on a torturous course – and that was just the descent down a
ladder to view the finish of the
Raft Sprint, the opening event of the Camel
White Water Challenge. On the
river it was uphill all the way for hosts Zambia, neighbours South
Africa and Brazil who all went out
in the first round. Brazil lodged a protest,
saying Slovenia had thought quicker than starter Willie Baxter,
and jumped the gun. Southern
hemisphere rivals Australia and New Zealand had a better day
meeting in the one semi-final.
Slovenia and Germany contested the other. In
the first semi the Aussies beat the Kiwis quite comfortably
despite temporarily losing a
man overboard near the finish. Slovenia beat Germany with
some time to spare. In the women’s sprint New Zealand and USA were
the two best teams.
With
the African sun beating down on spectators, competitors and
porters, the scene was set
for an intriguing final. The River God Nyami Nyami was clearly
not with the United States women’s team. After building up a
healthy lead they flipped with
seconds to go to the line. The feeling was that
they had been distracted by a yellow buoy marking the finish
point. New Zealand took 200
points for the victory. Australia
took an early lead in the men’s final but were passed by Slovenia
about halfway through the course. Once they were in front they
were not to be caught. Slovenia
used the first opportunity of the Challenge to show their class,
and top the leaderboard with 200
points. Australia put in an impressive showing
and lie in second place, 40 points behind. New Zealand, Germany
and the United States fill the next
positions.
The
Sprint counts for 20% of the overall result. Tomorrow’s feature
event is the Raft Slalom,
which will reward the country that shows with the best skill
and teamwork..
Day3
Raft
Slalom.
Livingstone,
Zambia: The mighty Zambezi River was the winner on the third
day of the Camel White Water
Challenge. 16 teams contested the raft slalom event
but a combination of testing gate placements and big fast-flowing
white water meant many of the
rafters went swimming. “It
was a course that tested the teams to the hilt,” said Mark
Joffe, Operations Director.
“You had to think two gates ahead. We’ve had more technical
courses in the past but this river was flowing very fast.”
The exception was New Zealand who
finished in first spot with a skillful reading
of the river and a superb display of rafting prowess. A dose of
typical Kiwi attitude and teamwork
went some way to ensure they were the only
team to score no penalty points on the day. They and Germany, were
also the only teams to get through
Gate 3 at the first run. Japan did it in the
second. “It was heavy
duty,” said Peter Micheler of the German team that finished
second. Australia ended third, USA
fourth and Costa Rica fifth.
In
the women’s slalom Czech Republic were by some margin the best
team. South Africa finished
second with a strong second heat display with New Zealand
and USA next best. Overall this places the Czechs in the front
followed by RSA, New Zealand and
USA.
“It
was an awesome performance by the New Zealand team on that
course,” said time
keeper, Bruce Waters. “They improved their performance by 40
seconds in the second run.”
Following their showing New Zealand
has jumped from sixth place overnight to
be race leaders. “It’s a
course that will be talked about for years,” said Event
Director Tony Hansen.
“We’ve been trying to do something like this for seven years.
New Zealand and Germany showed that
with the right approach, the course could
be conquered. It was a fantastic challenge.” Race
Director Willie Baxter said it was the first time he had been
given the green light to give
the teams a test of their water skills as opposed to
just their fitness levels. Ryan
of the team USA agreed. “I like the way it was
super-challenging. It wasn’t
just the fastest team bu t the team that hit their line best, that
was rewarded. The kiwis were the
best team on thewater.”
So
New Zealand go into the next event – the downriver kayak – with a
slight lead. What is the secret of
their success, everyone’s asking . Could
lie in their diet of warthog meat and mopani worms?
DAY
4
Individual
kayak race on the same course as the Downriver raft race, ie
starting in the Boiling Pot, ending at rapid no 13 – The Mother.
Winner = Italy, 2nd = Slovenia, 3rd
= South Africa
DAY
5
OZZIE
OZZIE OZZIE
Livingstone,
Zambia: Canada won a thrilling Downriver Raft race on Saturday,
but it was the teams from Down Under that ended on top. Australia,
with a third place finish in the raft race, clinched the Camel
White Water Rafting Challenge trophy
held on the Zambezi River immediately
below the Victoria Falls. New Zealand are the women’s champions.
White
water rafting now joins the growing list of sporting events in
which the Australians are
world beaters. “We’re
world champions, dad”, said an emotional Australian captain
Freddie Maifredi, in a phone
call home after the race. “When do you start work?”
he replied.
New
Zealand had gone into the race leading the challenge, but a
disastrous 10th position in
the rafting race, dropped them back to third overall.The
Challenge was notable for the intense competition and close finish
among the top teams in the raft race
and the overall standings. Only a few points
separated Australia, Canada in second place, New Zealand, Slovenia
and Costa Rica. New Zealand women
won by 40 points from the United States team,
who finished first in the raft race. Costa
Rica finished in 5th spot by virtue of a brilliant raft race in
which they ended second just 12
seconds behind Canada. South Africa were another
team to advance overnight with a fourth spot in the raft race.
They ended 8th overall.
The
race start was in the hard-flowing currents of the Boiling Pot
just below the eastern
cataract of the Victoria Falls, and ended 10km later taking
in a course of grueling white water, whirlpools, boils, holes and
anything the River God Nyami Nyami
cared to throw at the rafters.
More
information: Zambezi Promotions: Tony – [email protected]
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