Congo: The Grand Inga Project
"They are the world’s highest-volume rapids, 1.6 million cubic feet per second, thundering down the final pitch as the mighty Congo River empties into the ocean. For centuries, explorers have tried to conquer these rapids, but none succeeded.
“It would be insanity in a successor,” wrote famed explorer Henry M. Stanley, in 1877, after his right-hand man drowned attempting to run the Inga Rapids. “There’s nothing shameful in portaging,” said Col. Blashford-Snell about his team’s highly publicized attempt in 1974. And popular French TV host Philippe De Dieuleveult never had the chance to comment, as the entire team who attempted the rapids with him, mysteriously vanished in 1985."
Duration: 81 mins
Nationality: American
Year: 2012
Directed By: Steve Fisher
Produced By: Red Bull Media House and Fish Munga
Website: ingaproject.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FishMunga
Twitter: @stevefisher @RedBullUK @RushSturges
Sponsors: Supported by Red Bull
Previous Awards: XDance Best Film
Review/s: Kayak Journal
Showing as part of: Surf & Kayak Films 2
