White Water Rafting - Not For The Faint Of Heart
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White water rafting is an adventure sport in whcih a raft is used to navigate a river or any water body. It is usually done on rapids or white water to keep up the ecxitement. A river goes through different gradients and flows from a higher gradient to lower gradient. When the rivers gradient becmoes sharp, frothy water is formed consisting of bubbles and aerated water. This has a white appearance hence termed white water. The sport has been popular for the mid 80s.
White water rafting is suitable for all age groups as various tyeps of rapids are available for different tastes and experience.
Alomst anyone with a reasonable health can go for white water rafting. It is a good way to sepnd a vacation, travel abroad, be among the nature, get the sun and of course get a tan. It is considered a good way to release the srtess.
The expeditions range from a day to a mnoth. White water rafting is right now widely practiced through out the world.
The essential gear required for Whtie water rafting is a raft. The inflatable boat is the most common raft used. It is made up of layers of durable rubebr fabrics and independent air chambers. Various sizes are avaliable ranging from 11 ft to 20 ft. Wihte water kayaks are also popular.
They are made of plastic or fibre glass. Safety gear, water proof bags & cases, hooks, knifes, ropes and camping equipment are essential. Almsot all these are available on hire.
April to October is a good time.
For thrill seekers May & June are sutiable when the rapids are more turbulent. White water rafting is done throughout the world round the year.
White water is classified into 6 categories depending on the difficulty:
Class I: Smooth water but fast.
Class II: A little bit of rough water with eddies and fast drops
Class III: Whitewater with rapids irregular waves, back eddies. Swimming, self rescue knowledge is must.
Class IV: White water with whirlpools, high irregular waves, for experienced adventurers.
Class V: Wihte water with dangerous obstacles, violent rapids, boiling eddies.
Scouting is essential before going on such expeditions
Class VI: Extremely dangerous unexplored rapids.
Due to interaction of river and riverbed various features are like strainers, eddies, waves, pillows and holes are formed.
The pasasge of water through large objects, (usually boulders) causes a strainer. Holes are formed when water pours on top of submerged objects that cause the water to flow backwards which rushes over the obejct. Waves are fronts formed on water surface flowing down. Eddies are swilrs or rotating water flow.
When large volume of water suddenly comes against an obstruction, the water flows to a certain limit over the obstruction causing a pillow.
The popular destinations are South Fork American river, Colorado river, Arkansas river, Salmon river, Merced, Kaweah in US.
Rivers in Quebec and British Columbia in Cnaada. Ganga Yamuna and Teesta rivers in India.
There has been concern by environmentalists due to activities of White water rafters like dredging the river bed. However white water rafting also contributes to the local economy.
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