Featured Athlete – Kurt Kincel
This week’s featured athlete is Kurt Kincel. “Running Lava Falls in the dark was an adrenaline rush above all else.” Kurt Kincel, an arborist and owner of Alpine Design and Horticultural Services who lives in Edwards, Colorado, has joined the 9 Ball raft team to represent as Team USA at two world championships so far. He has competed in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, and now he’s training for a third: the 2017 World Rafting Championship in Japan’s Koboke Gorge on the Yoshino River, a section known for flips and swims. Recently, however, Kurt and the team changed up…