King & Queen of the Alps

King of the Alps is the 2023 world Championship in extreme kayaking, OC1 and packrafting. For the 11th time in a row some of the world’s best kayakers will battle it out for the legendary title of the “King and Queen of the Alps”. The King of the Alps final run take place on the really impressive and especially intimidating rapids of the Passer River in the little village of Moos. Situated above the put in of the famous Passer-gorge. The qualification will be the time of two runs added together on grade 3-4 white water near St Leonard. The first 60 men and 10 women will then take the battle to the final course and the legendery Intimidator rapid! The Passer River flows along the Passeiertal valley and passes through the town of Merano. It’s located among the Alps and in the corner of Italy, which meets with the boarders of Austria and Switzerland.