Wetsuit, helmet, harness — then a guided descent of a mountain stream by every available method: sliding natural chutes, abseiling beside waterfalls and jumping into pools of ridiculous clarity. Operators around Riva del Garda grade routes from family-gentle to properly wild, and every jump has a walk-around for the sensible. The debrief pizza by the lake tastes like victory.
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