{"id":9205,"date":"2026-03-16T14:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimapackrafts.cz\/?p=9205"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:00","slug":"snape-na-ms-adventure-race-v-kanade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimapackrafts.cz\/en\/snape-na-ms-adventure-race-v-kanade\/","title":{"rendered":"Snape at the MS Adventure Race in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

An interview with Pavel \u0160tryncl, who set out with his team for the Adventure Race World Championships in Canada in the fall of 2025, equipped with packrafts Ultima Snape<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pavel, so how was it in Canada? Was it hard?<\/strong>
\nA World Championship race is, by its very nature, longer in both distance and duration compared to other races (such as World Cup races). The time limit for finishing the race in Canada was 9 days. Additional challenges are determined by factors such as elevation gain, weather, navigation errors, and other unforeseeable circumstances. Canada was really tough in this regard. The rain and cold weather sapped a lot of energy. And even though it wasn\u2019t the longest race of my life, I\u2019d probably rank it among the hardest.<\/p>\n

How did the race itself go from your perspective?<\/strong>
\nA total of 59 teams from 25 countries around the world lined up at the start with us. We\u2019re an experienced team that knows we have to stick to our own pace and strategy. In terms of navigation, we put on an almost flawless race. Tactically (e.g., scheduling sleep, accounting for dark zones), it was also solid. Our bike mechanics held up (we had only one flat tire), no crash from microsleep ended badly, we didn\u2019t puncture the boats, and we made the right choices regarding equipment and food logistics. Thanks in part to good tactics, we were able to pick up the pace during the last two days of the race and move up a few places.\n\nTranslated with DeepL.com (free version)<\/p>\n

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Were there any severe crises?<\/strong>
\nWhat\u2019s interesting about these long races is that the same situation can be perceived differently by individual team members. Crises come and go, and how each person deals with them is a matter of individual resilience. Sleep deprivation is simply part and parcel of this type of race and cannot be considered a crisis in itself. Few people finish such a long race without some physical ailments, which only amplify every crisis during the race. But back to the question. Yes, there were crises; perhaps the worst was on the third day during a 73-kilometer trek, when we were caught in a steady rain on a cold night, and each of us had to dig deep to find the strength to finish that stage.<\/p>\n

We're probably most interested in the packrafting part. Which river did you paddle on? Were there any rapids?<\/strong>
\nIn total, we paddled 70 km on lakes and 60 km on rivers in British Columbia in western Canada. For me personally, paddling down the Thomson River was one of the most beautiful experiences of the entire race. The rivers reached a difficulty level of up to WW IV, so there were some pretty interesting rapids. It\u2019s worth noting that we aren\u2019t exactly expert paddlers, so we really had to work hard during these paddling sections. I should also mention that during the race, we had to carry our boats, along with all accessories and mandatory gear, across lakes several times or transport everything by bike. That meant carrying a 20-kg backpack on our backs.<\/p>\n