Get Ready for an Epic Kayak Adventure in Mexico Kevin McAvoy - RedBull.com
go to original March 4, 2014

The search for first descents in Mexico's rural west drives a group of kayakers to undertake an adventure like no other. Join in with the five-episode series, dropping new episodes weekly starting on March 11. (RedBull)

Michoacán offers rapids and waterfalls never paddled before; just stay out of drug cartel territory.

Whitewater kayaking isn’t done in a gym or contested in an arena. The circumstances under which the athletes pursue their passions are not controlled or predictable, which is precisely why they’re passionate about the sport in the first place.

Once kayakers have developed their skills, they invariably seek out new rivers to test themselves. Every river offers its own challenges, whether they’ve been run before or not, but it’s exploring deep into nature and making first descents on unknown routes that really drives the professional kayak athlete.

That’s precisely the motivation that existed behind an elite crew that set out to explore rivers in the state of Michoacán in Mexico, waters that had never been paddled before. The story of their expedition will be told in a five-part video series, introduced in the teaser video above. The excitement of new exploration; the nervous energy of dropping into a waterfall for the first time; the uncertainty of travelling in a region under heavy influence from the drug cartels – it’s all here in First Descent: Michoacán.

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