DAVID ALEMANNI

David Alemanni

PARAGLIDING
  • David Alemanni, along with the President and Technical Director of Totem Adventure.
  • Coordinator and head of training for all rafting guides in Italy for the Italian Rafting Federation.
  • Founder of S.A.F.E., the first European School for River and Flood Rescue, which trains firefighters, military personnel, and other professionals who must respond to flood events.
  • He began exploring rivers at the age of 9; at 19, he went on his first kayaking expedition in the Himalayas. He is a professional guide and organizer of kayaking and rafting trips and expeditions across all five continents.
  • Paraglider pilot and tandem instructor with expeditions to Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the Himalayas (India and Nepal), and Australia.
Adventure Totem Basking in the sun with a beaming smile, this adventurer wears a white helmet and a green jumpsuit, ready to embrace the thrilling outdoor spirit of kayaking in the Aosta Valley at Pre Saint Didier. Rafting, Kayaking, Paragliding, Canyoning in the Aosta Valley
Totem Adventure Two people wearing helmets and life jackets are happily navigating the rapids in a red tandem kayak, experiencing the exhilarating rapids of the renowned waters of the Aosta Valley. Rafting, Kayaking, Paragliding, Canyoning, Aosta Valley
SHIPPING
  • 1988 India, the source of the Ganges at the Gomuk Glacier
  • 1989 Russia, Siberia, on the Chuya and Katun Rivers
  • 1990 Zambia/Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River
  • 1990 South Africa, on the Tugela and Orange Rivers
  • 1991 Argentina, on the Manso and Llimay Rivers
  • 1992 Chile, on the legendary Bio Bio River, even before they destroyed it with dams
  • 1993 Chile, Bio Bio, Trancura, Maipo, Rio Claro, Petrouhe
  • 1994 United States, Grand Canyon, Colorado
  • 1994–95 Australia, Tully River, Barron, North Johnston
  • 1995 Nepal, Karnali River,Bothe Koshi, Marsiangdy, Tamba Koshi, Kali Gandaki
  • 1996 Nepal
  • 1997 Nepal
  • 1997 Costa Rica, Reventazón, Pacuare
  • 1997 Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Alas River, Bali Ayung
  • 1998 Australia: kayaking down new rivers, such as the Cooperoo and Behana
  • 1998 Peru, Apurímac River, Colca, Chile
  • 1999 Ecuador, Pastaza River, Upano River, Topo, Hollin, Hondachi
  • 1999 Colombia
  • 1999 Nepal
  • 1999/2000 Mexico!, Veracruz, Rio Pescado... Chiapas, Rio Jatatè
  • 2000 Guatemala, Rio Cahabon
  • 2000 Belize
  • 2000 Nepal
  • 2001 Tasmania, Franklin
  • 2002 Indonesia, Sulawesi, Saad’n, Maiting, Lariang
  • 2002 Nepal
  • 2003 Myanmar
  • 2004/5 India, this time dry, hanging from his paraglider
  • 2005 Turkey, Dalaman, Alara
  • 2006: Paragliding in Brazil
  • 2007 Nepal, Tamur, Karnali
  • 2007 Sikkim, Teesta, Rangeet
  • 2008, USA, Grand Canyon, Colorado
  • 2009 Nepal, Tamur
  • 2010 Ladakh, India, Zanskar
  • 2011 India, Ganges and its tributaries, Subansiri, Brahmaputra
  • 2012 Australia, Queensland, Tully, Barron Kimberley, Fitzroy River
  • 2013 Nepal, Karnali + all the classics, including the upper Tamur and others
  • 2014 Nepal, Tamur + Other Classics + Kayaking Expedition on the Thuli Bheri River
  • 2015 Nepal, Tamur + Other Classics
  • 2002 Nepal: first expedition to the Pre-Himalayan mountains around Pokhara. Under the guidance of Davide Cardona!
  • 2004/5 India, Western Ghats
  • 2005 Brazil, Ceará Desert (Quixada)
  • 2006 Chile, Northern Santiago, Cajón del Maipo
  • 2006 Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte (Patu), Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina... all the way to Rio Grande do Sul
  • 2007 India, Western Ghats
  • 2007 Nepal, Pre-Himalayas
  • 2008 Australia: Queensland (Killarney), New South Wales (Manilla), Victoria (Bright, Corryong)
  • 2008/9 Mexico: Valle del Bravo, Tapalpa, Colima, Morelia, Jerequaro
  • 2010 Nepal, Pre-Himalayas, Pokhara area
  • 2010 India, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Bir, Across the Himalayas Expedition
  • 2010 Mexico, Iguala, Valle del Bravo
  • 2011, Northern Thailand
  • 2011 India, Himachal Pradesh, Bir
  • 2013 Nepal, Sirkhot and the Pokhara area
  • 2014 Nepal, Sirkhot and the Pokhara area
  • 2016 Japan, Hokkaido: Free Ride!
PATENTS
  • MAESTRO FIRaft
  • Hydrospeed INSTRUCTOR
  • Hydrospeed FESSM FdA and Initiateur EV
  • CNSF RIVER RESCUE WORKER
  • RESCUE 3 SRT 1
  • RESCUE 3 SRT 2
  • RESCUE 3 SRT Advanced
  • RESCUE 3 SRT 1 INSTRUCTOR
  • RESCUE 3 INSTRUCTOR SRT 2
  • RESCUE 3 SRT Advanced Instructor
  • RESCUE 3 INSTRUCTOR TRAINER SRT 1
  • BLS
  • WILDERNESS FIRST AID COURSE
  • Lifesaving Swimming - FIN Level 3
  • PADI Advanced
  • RESCUE DIVER
  • Aeroclub Italia and FIVL VDS Pilot License (Paragliding)
  • Aeroclub Italia and FIVL Tandem Pilot License
Totem Adventure: Amid the turbulent floodwaters under cloudy skies, a rescuer in a red jumpsuit braves the elements on the roof of a submerged car. Relive the thrills of whitewater rafting in the Aosta Valley, where adventure meets resilience. Rafting, Kayaking, Paragliding, Canyoning, Aosta Valley