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New Zealand Rangitikei River Valley Lodge
Rafting Adventure: Part 5

 

We came to New Zealand on Boxing Day (December 26) 2005 to join up with friends and client John Booth of Incept Marine, makers of the world's best whitewater rafts to participate in the annual Rangitikei River Headwaters Rafting Adventure.

After the headwaters adventure trip I spent several days with my client Brian Megaw and crew at River Valley Lodge to catch a few trout and run the Grade 5 or Class 5 whitewater on the Rangitikei on what is affectionately known as white water canyon, a stretch of continuous Grade 4 and 5 rapids.  Brian has been running a commercial rafting operation on the Rangitikei since 1982.  He has a new website just about rafting, check out New Zealand white water rafting adventure here.

Watch a River Valley Lodge video here.

This is a world class white water rafting run with famous rapids such as Max's Drop, Fulcrum and Foamy. In fact there are 10 major Grade 4-5 rapids on this 12 km run, plus numerous smaller rapids.  It is no accident that this section of river is often labelled one of the best all round half day white water rafting trips in the world.

Watch a short Rangitikei River Grade 5 white water video here.

These photos and videos were taken by Brian's staff photographer which is part of the service they offer to rafting adventurer's - a photo and video CD to preserve the memories and rekindle the excitement.

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River Valley Lodge is situated on the banks of the Rangitikei River below what is regarded by many as the best half day Grade 5 commercial rafting trip in the world.  We are ready to ferry the rafts and rafters upstream to the put in point.

White Water Rafting Pictures by River Valley


We had a crew of about 30 adventurers from all over the world.
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Safety training and instruction on pulling your mates back in the boat is the start of the program.
White Water Rafting Pictures by River Valley


What do you do if someone throws you a rescue line?
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Ron left and Brian right had all mermaids in our crew.
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We are ready for the rapids.
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During the first couple of kilometers of river Brian gave us thorough instruction on how to follow his commands and work as a team.
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The beginning of white water canyon on the Rangitikei River.
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Rapids ahead!
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Depending on the river flow, some of the rapids can be extremely challenging.
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Brian is a master at the helm.
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You can plan on getting wet.
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Nothing but whitewater in sight.  Brian said we took this one backwards on purpose.
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Over the ledge.
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We are going river right.
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Some great action on the Rangitikei.
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With the water level down we got hung up on a boulder in the middle of the chute.
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It took us several minutes to get unstuck with Brian pushing, me pulling and the mermaids bouncing.
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Some of the crew takes a cooling off dip.
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Heading into the narrows.
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This area is known at the Narrows of the Rangitikei for good reason.
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Coming out of the narrows into the next section of big whitewater.
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White Water Rafting Pictures by River Valley


Nothing but fun.
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Any day on the river is a great day.
White Water Rafting Pictures by River Valley

 

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