Adventure Sports Info

The Rescue Season Cranks Up

Backpacker.com

"Unfortunately, there’s plenty actual search and rescue news to report. At least five significant incidents have happened this week.."

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Briton drowns in river boarding accident

 
Barbara McMahon for the Guardian UK

"The woman and her boyfriend were in a group of tourists tackling the descent of the Kawarau river in the Kawarau gorge, near Cromwell, on New Zealand's South Island. The river is known for its fast-moving rapids..."

Related Links: Adventure Sports Info's New Zealand page.

Seven of Twelve Canyoneers Die in New Zealand

New Zealand is currently in mourning for seven canyoneers from Elim Christian College (high school) who were killed when a flash flood swept their 12-person group down the steep, bouldery Mangatepopo River last Tuesday afternoon (April 15th)...

Bolivia's popular 'Death Road' claims US mountain biker

He went off a 200 foot cliff on the "Camino de la Muerte"...

The narrow dirt track earned its macabre nickname for the frequency with which Bolivian buses would plunge off its 1,000-meter (3,300-foot) cliffs, killing hundreds a year until a new paved highway opened 2007.

But the old route's stunning vistas and hairpin turns are drawing a growing number of thrill-seekers from around the world.

After looking at these photos you'll understand why it got the name. It's amazing he only fell 200 feet.

Bonus Links: Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, You Tube clips here, here and here.

Seven dead in Mangatepopo Gorge drowning tragedy

TVNZ.co.nz

Outdoor Pursuits Centre Chief Executive Grant Davidson has confirmed the massive wave that caught the school group came shockingly fast.

The river suddenly surged and the group was overtaken, in a gorge-like terrain with very steep sides and few escape points.