The King of the Alps is a kayak race that is held annually on the Passerio River, located in northern Italy. The race, now in its fourth year, pits over 90 racers against each other in a massive "marathon" style water Chinese downhill.
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I know plenty of people who took rafts, inner tubes, and other floatation devices down their local rivers this past holiday weekend, but I have to give the advantage to our European counterparts. This is the most intense flotilla I have ever seen.