So far our trip has been quite amazing. Paddling everyday, mostly warm weather, and good flows. Here is a video from a trip we took a few weeks ago up to the very very beautiful Rio Claro. This is an edit by Fred Norquist. CLICK HERE! Also if you are traveling south and need a …
Monthly Archive: November 2010
22
Nov
British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2011 – Selection Event
For those that don’t know, the first of the modern day British Universities Kayaking Expeditions was in 2005 with a successful month-long trip to Kyrgyzstan. Since then, the expeditions have gone ahead every other year with the destination in 2007 being Siberia/Mongolia, and in 2009 to Vietnam. The selection process happens the year before the …
19
Nov
Quick Chile Update
It’s been raining hard for the last 12 hours. It’s coming in sideways and it’s cold. So, unlike the past 2 weeks of go go GO…we’re sitting around drinking yerba matte, eating bananas, letting our bodies recuperate, and catching up with the world.  Here’s a quick photo re-cap of our Chile experiences thus far. Fred’s …
15
Nov
Pyranha Fest 2010 – Video Highlights
Click here to watch a short collection of video highlights from this years Pyranha Fest! Enjoy and see you at Pyranha Fest 2011!
12
Nov
Pyranha Fest 2010
Pyranha Fest is an annual event which draws huge numbers of like minded paddlers to the banks of the mighty Tryweryn in North Wales. The event is hugely popular with huge numbers of paddlers attending from all areas of the U.K. Pyranha Fest is held over two days with coaching sessions ranging from Introductory courses …
10
Nov
Multi-Day Adventures in Nepal
Kayaking isn’t only about paddling gnarl. One of the most rewarding things that I have found about doing the sport we love is the ability to go to different countries and to see a side of life that very few tourists see. A rivers-eye-view! With this in mind, fellow pro-team paddler, Sara James and I …
07
Nov
Big Gorge on the Isel River / Austria
The Isel River in Austria is a famous big water river in Austria, in the last week we had a very low water level on the river, so we had the chance to paddle the upper gorge, which is paddled not very often. The problem is that mostly there is too much water for this …