For our Student trip Sam, Tino, and I planned to get to two new rivers, the Gul Gul and the Petrohue. We ended up spending one day on the Petrohue and two on the Fuy. We got to the Gul Gul and could only find two drops that were a little too scary to run [...]
I could not have imagined all the benefits of an international parent trip when Wilderness Tours and Ottawa Kayak School owner Joe Kowalski first suggested the ideal. after a highly successful China Parent Trip it was an easy decision to offer a Chile parent week. Joe stated referring to his and wife Sue Kowalskiâs China [...]
I recently just got back from what I think is my most spectacular adventure yet! CHINA. China as everyone has heard about it is this factory crazed overpopulated country and this is true. But the China that I got to see was middle of nowhere gorgeous canyons with perfect 15-foot tall surfing waves with eddy [...]
At long last here is my comic documenting the travels of New River Academy to the Salween River in China! We all got the chance to capture some awesome whitewater kayaking photos and video, improve our big water river running and playboating, and have a great time!
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This past week, New River Academy took a two-day drive from Lijiang to the Salween River. This may be my favorite river ever and it had some of the best big wave surfing I have ever experienced. Growing up in West Virginia, I have seen my far share of good waves but the Salween blew [...]
We just got off a 5-day river trip on the Mekong River in China. It was a spectacular run tucked away in foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. It is a high volume run with big water play and big rapids. With the support of four rafts, our team covered close to 50 miles of river [...]
Some of the great shots from our Huge Experiendes in China!
New River Academy Students explore Shanghai as they arrive in China
Matt West captures photos of his classmates on the Salween River
Tyson Rowley catches a Tut-tut taxi to “Fortune Cookie” on the Salween River.
New River Academy students practice their Spanish skills with a game [...]
Gonshang, China
It took the New River Academy two days on our private bus to arrive to the Salween River near the Nu Jang Valley town of Gonshang. We drove five hours roadside to the Salween peering our windows prior to arriving to our Gonshang base.
Students woke up each day for morning workouts, completed an accredited [...]
Hey Everyone,
I hope everyones Thanksgiving was great! And filling! We had some duck, some potatoes and some onion soup. Pretty awesome for China. Anyway. We are finally at a good internet connection which allows me to post up our latest video which is a short peak into what we have been doing on the Mekong [...]
Mekong Expedition
Describing the Mekong would not be right without first detailing the drive. The drive from Lijiang first required a layover in the town of Jadien. Jadien is a town resting on the slopes of the Tibetan region of Shangri La. Much of the road was high above the Yangtze and we saw the famous [...]