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Part of the challenge at World Class is how to capture the experience of the each adventure using available technologies. The Video Productions class, offered each semester at WCA, took this challenge and ran with it under some difficult situations. This being the first time WCA has gone to Nepal, everyone was excited to try to capture each moment, from… Read more »
Months ago World Class made the decision to keep with tradition, to not settle for the second best in our pursuit of educational purity, to seek out and explore the world’s remaining wild places, to research logistics and judge risk, to put in place an ambitious plan, but one that was well within the skill level of our organization. In… Read more »
Greetings from World Class Academy! The school is off to Nepal now for the second quarter of the fall semester. Andy McMurray, our Head Coach sends us this update from the quarter in British Columbia. Enjoy! Big water, waterfalls, wave surfing, steep-creeking, British Columbia has it all. The variety of whitewater mixed with the geographical beauty of such an inspiring place… Read more »
The Nahatlatch River: Flowing from the more arid Eastern side of the British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, the Nahatlatch is one of many tributaries that drains into the mighty Fraser River. Fed directly from Lake Frances and from annual snowpack, the Nahatlatch sees ample flows well into the summer and boasts quality grade III-IV whitewater while other area runs have gone… Read more »
Every country has its power river. These rivers define the country where they are located and record the history and people that inhabit the land. The Yangtze River or the Jinsha Jiang (River of Golden Sands), is China’s power river, stretching from high on the Tibetan plateau to the populated epicenters of China’s major cities. World Class left Lijiang early… Read more »
After 23 hours of travel from Los Angeles, CA, World Class Academy touched down at the airport in Lijiang. They were met with blue skies and crisp air blowing across the 9,000 ft. plateau. This is the home of the mighty Yangtze River and the former empire of the Naxi people. At one point Genghis Khan crossed the river here… Read more »
Our First Jungle Lesson On a lazy Sunday morning in the department of Cartago near the town of Turrialba in central Costa Rica, a strong sun shines down through the jungle foliage twisted around hardwood trees entrapped by vines that seem to be strangling the branches and roots as they fight for air, space, and light in the oppressive nature… Read more »
