Kayak Session Issue 73 - Print Edition

MISSION: TIBET - MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

Olaf Obsommer and Thilo Wietzke pulled together a team of extraordinary skill and headed into Tibet at the height of monsoon season in search of what might be the world's biggest whitewater. They found it- but paddling it was another story. It was a battle of logistics, altitude, and modern technology in this Mission: Impossible.

DESTINATION: SALT, IRON, & WHITEWATER - DISCOVERING THE RIVERS OF AUSTRIA'S LIMESTONE ALPS

The Öetz might be Austria’s best-known river in the whitewater world, though it is far from all it has to offer. Kristof Stursa takes us on a whitewater tour of the Enns River drainage that will make you want to get up and go visit.

CLASSIC: THE BASHKAUS - BOOK OF LEGENDS

High on a cliff overlooking a river in Siberia’s Altai mountains, a book awaits those brave enough to do battle with the rapids below. Sergey Ilin explains what makes the Bashkaus River worth a once in a lifetime trip or a river to return to over and over again.

INTERVIEW: MIKE KRUTYANSKY

Mike Krutyansky has taken his passion for rivers on the road. But instead of a personal hitlist, the modern-day nomad has used his travels to help create the whitewaterguide.app, making it easier for every paddler to experience the dream of living in a van by the river.

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