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A motorcycle truck, one of the most popular forms of travel in china. Danny Doran and Eric Parker’s spacious and well kept room, a common sight at World Class. Dave Meyers gettin’ down in one of the groups’ favorite play holes on the Salween. A woman herding her cows through the streets of ChenGan. The group hanging out on the… Read more »
A typical scene on the road through the rural town of ChenGan, Salween Valley Local chef Li Hong fires up some delicious tofu. Surfing at the Dredger wave on a rainy day. A sustainable mode of transportation in the Salween Valley. There are many bridges like this one spanning the Salween River.
George Milheim leads Jason Cohen in between holes on the Salween. Photo by Ben Stanistreet The bus jolts along a windy road riddled with rocks. IPods drown out the rattling of windows with broken latches, and crochet hooks jerk through partly finished hats. The dust clears from the air and flies leave their places on the ceiling in order to… Read more »
Gong Shan market. Photo by LJ Groth The usually mundane and uninteresting task of eating is very different in China. Every meal is a unique experience unlike anything in the United States. Let it be known that the food in China is completely different than U.S. Chinese food. For the school, the entire process of eating a meal begins the… Read more »
“Small” Hydropower on a tributary of the Salween. Photo by Ben Stanistreet Currently we sit on the outer banks of the roaring Salween River. The big water kayaking here is some of the best paddling of the trip, but a sad awakening was recently brought upon World Class. As of February 20, 2009, four enormous dams have been permitted to… Read more »
These videos were produced by both foreign and national conservation groups to raise awareness about the future damming projects on the Salween River in Tibet, Yunnan and Burma (upstream, midstream and dowstream of our current experience). Watch to see what’s going on in this part of the world The following video features Alou, the co-ordinator of the WCKA service project… Read more »
Mekong Update from World Class Kayak Academy on Vimeo. edited by Erik Johnson directed by Ben Dann
The group relaxing between rapids. Photo by LJ Groth. Under a delicately suspended wooden bridge, 18 kayakers balance on a steep rocky bank in an equally delicate manner. Welcome to the put in for the Upper Moon Gorge of the Mekong River. Surrounding the put in are acres of terraced farmland pushing high up the gorge walls. In the distance… Read more »
Nate, Kristi and Dave studying hard. Photo by Jason Cohen Never before have I studied Algebra II while sitting in front of a Buddha shrine in Tibet. This is an experience that World Class has made a reality for me. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that classes here offer many unique learning experiences. The past… Read more »
