Well, so far we have spent a couple of days in Shanghi, took a 36 hour train ride to Kunming, and are about to take a bus ride to Lijiang to prepare for our first river run on the Mekong.  Our trip leader, Levin Brown, has gotten access to the river from the government to get on the Mekong.  There has only been a couple other groups ever do and expedition on this section so we are in for an adventure. 
The river will be running big at around 8-10 thousand cfs.  With raft support, we will be spending 5 or more days on the river depending how hard the river is, how much school we can get in, and, of coarse, what playspots we find.  The team is nervous but excited for our first trip.  All of our training, knowledge of river running, and keeping a good group dynamic on the river will be put to the test this trip.  

Wish us luck.
Shane Groves