First Kayak Descent in Afghanistan: The Panjshir Gorge
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The Panjshir River is the most infamous river in all of Afghanistan, being the home of Ahmed Shah Masood and the location of some of the Soviet-Afghan War's largest battles. Environmental Anthropologist Will Van De Berg of the UN Environment Programme just completed the first kayak descent of the Panjshir Gorge (solo) and what may have also been the first ever kayak descent of any river in Afghanistan (see post-script). The run was done for the purpose of scouting out the potential for whitewater tourism in the future of Afghanistan and it was a major success, with solid class 4 rapids throughout the 20 KM section of river that was run separated by flat water with awesome scenery. Plans are on for a return to the gorge to run sections above and below that which was run on this trip... |
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