Every two years, the world's elite freestyle kayakers gather at a chosen river and compete in a championship whitewater rodeo. In 1999, it was New Zealand's turn to host the event—at the Fulljames Rapid on the Waikato River. For months prior to the championship, competitors practised at the site to get the feel of the water and to learn the idiosyncrasies of its standing wave.
It is only day one of the 1999 Southern Traverse, and already leg muscles are protecting as a team heads towards Mt Arthur in Kahurangi National Park. There are four more painful days and sleepless nights for competitors to endure in . . .
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