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Osttirol Adventures: the Iselschlucht

Between moving, university degree, travel and various other stress were for me the last time a half years Osttirolpause. Really a shame, I spent almost seven summers ago but in this first-class white-water area around Lienz.

So it suited me fine as I listened ask Reiner gloss on Tuesday afternoon by phone: "What do you do on Thursday? Iselschlucht? ". Difficult to reject was the rarely traveled section below the classical posterior Isel (Hinterbichl to Bobojach, WW 3-4 +) but some time on my wish list. had voted at least since the Hannes Brandstätter Iselschlucht his Osttiroler favorites.

The Großvenediger watches over his initial

The big slide as seen from the canyon rim from

David Krismayr and Robert Machacek us expected already highly motivated at the exit and told us about icy Temperatures at the start. In fact, frost and snow we received in Bobojach at the bridge. So fast boats unload and move better on the sunny dirt road Virgenes! At the right bank startup, most problems were with a little scouting Gekletter problems. Only the last and most spectacular point at the same time one should not we be fooled.

above: Blue Angel in the input stage for low gorge

below: Dave in that same

Robert abseiling next to the 6-point potential

The route is then presented as just as short as rewarding and exciting. After a short time to retract the kick-off followed, a roughly five-foot high stage with a tricky entrance boof, and one would have liked. After that cuts the Isel their way through a low ravine with several technical and quick points in the fourth and fifth grade. Soon it was called then watch out - a completely verklauster waterfall forced us out of the boats and on the right bank spiral. Fortunately, we all had seat belts and full alpine equipment here, what made us do things other than the rather dubious first safety course quite stress free. Immediately afterwards, the subsequent spiral of a rather short discussion held - the land was preferred unanimously. So - still quite a messy double step with a waiting about seven meters high initial water case (with very hard landing) on their Erstbefahrer!

Robert, Daniel and Dave in the big slide

Two further passages fleet was the grand finale - a bumpy driveway and then a slide with about ten meters gap, a good four feet of it in free flight! But be careful - what looked scoutbar of 100 meters, turned out to be absolute amount of water forced passage without the tour possible. A few glances at the scouting telephoto shot later, Reiner took a heart and drove the first one - and we nearly froze. The entrance rumplige sent him to fight almost successful but bottom up down smooth! Anxious seconds, then ease up on us - although the helmet camera dangling only the accessory cord, but that's irrelevant now. The main thing is pure right hand on the helmet. With queasy feeling we went one by one in the place - luckily without incident, but with a wide grin after the impact. A little tip: enter the far right of the guiding center left, and then either to the left, or - better and easier - out to the right (!).

finally some sunshine in the otherwise rather dark,

autumnal canyon.

If the next and final point umhebbar reasonable, one would miss out back pain probably not much. But as we had no alternative but runterzubomben boot despising the total of about four meters high, shallow double step - right!

Home, Sweet Home - Autumn - kayaking the gorge Isel / Osttirol from Reiner gloss on Vimeo .

Arriving at exit, it was due to job after enjoying the last rays of sunshine for Robert and Dave return to Salzburg. Reiner and I decided another day to stick around for the next day the great distance to paddle again. A quick run to second without major incidents, and a nice load of adrenaline. Well, admittedly, not entirely without incident: one remains central in the final slide, waiting for a very fat, inclined kicker on the driving - I did not quite rumgekriegt the involuntary kickflip. So, watch out!

route:

Length: about 3 kilometers (Bobojach to bridge in Virgen, around 1 km above the entry level for Virgenschlucht)
best descent time: late summer and autumn
level: us at 75cm at the level Hinterbichl (good for first attempt)
difficulties WW (4) -5, X twice (once of which WW 6?), at least one spiral

Text: Daniel Herzig

Photos: Daniel Herzig Robert Machacek, Dave Krismayr

Best Of Blues Saraceno

Green Race 2010

The Green Race 2010 is over, and thus a particularly eventful leg of our journey with ups and downs, but mostly a lot of paddling, as well as the most iconic white-water race in the world as the grand finale. But slowly, one by ...

Since 1996 every year on every first Saturday in November, the Green Narrows Race in the Green River south instead of Asheville. It is perhaps the best known and most respected whitewater kayak race in the world. Unique on the Green is first of all the competition route. compressed to just over a half-mile line up in the narrow gorge about 15 to the infamous Rapids V. difficulty with distinctive names like "Boof or Consequence," "Go Left and Die" or "gorilla" to each other.


Because of the huge popularity far beyond find the limits of the paddlers scene out on the day of the race even hundred onlookers at the most spectacular points of the route, and thus provides the tremendous atmosphere of the audience for the special atmosphere of the Green Race .



But the race has remained true to its tradition and not now being considered for commercial large-scale event. Without glamorous Sponsors, prize money or Participation fee it lives entirely on the Spirit of like-minded paddlers who celebrate together a unique gathering on the river and the party afterwards.



than a week before the said race Saturday draws the call of the Green Race Anne and me to Flat Rock for Shane Benedict. His character paddlers legend, co-founder of Liquid Logic Kayaks and Green veteran we come together with 10 other kayakers from around the world in his house in near the entry to the Green Narrows.



The short distance and the fact that besides the dam-regulated Green runs straight before anything else, gives us every day anew on the track to go for the shortest line search and this einzutrainieren. Fantastic weather, good mood in the colorful Shane WG and always make for smoother descents of the Green anticipation for the race.

But then it happened: Anne on her first attempt of the faster but tricky racing line "Go Left" a tough swimmer impresses itself deeply in all of us. From that time on, they screwed the priority of the race back and eventually even decides not to participate.

For the rest of the crew's training but steadily. A good idea of the mood of the "Team Shane" is here: http://www.kayaksession.com/green-river-race-1.php

tips and tricks for the fastest lines in the most striking Rapids is here: by



Two days before the big showdown, the paddle community to a video premiere of LVM (Launch Video Magazine) a . For pizza, beer and pop corn, there is the latest gossip of the scene, and featured in film clips Kinoatmosphaere. Here you'll find impressions of mood at the premiere: http://www.kayaksession.com/green-river-race-4.php

given the funny "Green River Narrows Race Kayak Extreme" Intro to LVM:

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7511043/ Finally

is finally over. On Saturday the 6th November meeting, 140 starters for a briefing at the entrance to the gorge. Points is 12 clock noon, the starting shot for the first participant in the Longboat, then for the Shortboat in the class.





are meant while "Shortboat" ordinary Creek boats herein, "Longboat" in plastic kayaks with up to 4 meters in length, specifically designed for high speed in heavy whitewater. Popular representatives are about the Momentum Wave Sport, Dagger Green, Liquid Logic Stinger or Prijon Tornado. As I come with my diesel and therefore a Shortboat I arrived, I'm fully back in the starting order. So I can watch the first race course, before we get serious for me.



particularly in the traditional criteria such as Go Left and gorilla are here all kinds of spectacular scenes observed. Broken paddle, several floats and a whipped eyebrow were killed there.



Despite this, I can concentrate well on my course and put my line up on a small slip in the eddies of "Speed Trap". Just before I come Gorilla even up to the 1 minute before I started paddling. In Getting to the waterfall he capsizes after the input stage of the "Flying Squirrel" and I can easily pull past him and freely boof into the "Notch".



with heavy arms and frantic breathing it goes over the recent slide down to the finish behind rock "rapid transit". The timer stops at 5:05. Done!



The second highlight of the day is the big party at Woody's house at the exit of the gorge. Here also the results of the day are announced. The winner in the class is sovereign of the Longboat Slalom Pro Mike Dawson from New Zealand in the women's Adrienne Levknecht, both with the team in Shane's house. In the Category wins Shortboat Green Local Isaac Levinson. I come to the same time as three other roommates from our Shane WG and so we share in common the 4th Place. Here is the link to the overall results: http://www.boatingbeta.com/races

The wild party at Woody will run until late into the night. For Anne and me, it means the next day was already packed suitcase again. Because with the Green Race ends our U.S. trip. We continue now with Mexico as the second leg of our big trip. And we wonder what will happen there ... and

Bildert: Mike Dawson, Seppi straw Meier