Tim Burne

Tim Burne

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Name: Tim Burne
Date registered: January 3, 2012
URL: http://www.uniyaker.co.uk

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British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2024 – Selection Event — November 20, 2023
British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2017 – Selection Event — December 14, 2016
Save the Conwy – Action required! — May 5, 2015
Mexico for mere mortals — February 1, 2015
British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2015 – Selection Event — November 11, 2014

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20
Nov

British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2024 – Selection Event

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by Tim Burne

The British Universities Kayaking Expeditions have taken place every two years (with a break for COVID) since 2005. No rain makes the weekend a lot more labour-intensive, so it was with enormous relief that this year the rain gods were smiling on us!

Tags: british universities kayaking expedition, buke, Conwy, Dee, fairy glen, Llugwy, Selection, student, uniyaker, whitewater, Whitewater Kayaking in North Wales

14
Dec

British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2017 – Selection Event

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by Tim Burne

The British Universities Kayaking Expeditions have been running every other year since 2005, and the teams selected have chosen all manner of interesting destinations to explore, from Siberia in the north, to Madagascar in south. Venezuela in the west to Vietnam in the east. Students from around the country are invited to submit paper applications which …

Tags: british universities kayaking expedition, buke, Dee, Llugwy, Low Water, Pinned kayak, ropework, Selection, Swallow Falls, uniyaker

05
May

Save the Conwy – Action required!

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by Tim Burne

RWE are planning to install a hydro scheme on the river Conwy near Betws-y-Coed in North Wales. The plan is to abstract up to 6m³/s of the water in the Conwy, above Penmachno bridge, and divert it through ~2km of pipelines before returning it below the confluence with the Lledr. This section of river is …

Tags: Conwy, fairy glen, Hydro, Object, Save the Conwy

01
Feb

Mexico for mere mortals

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by Tim Burne

I’m pretty lucky to get good leave allowance where I work, so can usually get away for one foreign “lads” boating trip a year on harder rivers, plus one holiday with my better half which (due to her understanding my kayaking addiction) usually involves a good amount of boating – though generally at a more …

Tags: alseseca, Aventurec, beach, El Salto, Filo Bobos, iguana, mexico, micos, Santa Maria, Tampaon

11
Nov

British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2015 – Selection Event

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by Tim Burne

The British Universities Kayaking Expedition‘s are entering their tenth year. Students from around the country were invited to submit paper applications which were scored by previous team members, with the top twenty being invited for a 3 day ‘selection event’ in North Wales. The hugely rainfall dependent boating conditions in Wales has required us to …

Tags: Boater Cross, Boater-X, british universities kayaking expedition, Cynfal, fairy glen, glaslyn, Madagascar, Mawddach, Selection Weekend, Students, University, uniyaker, Wnion

06
Aug

Boating in the Caucasus mountains

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by Tim Burne

A paddling trip to Georgia (the country) has been on my radar for a long time, so when some friends went out there a few years ago I was interested to hear their tales upon their return about some great rivers with easy logistics and largely road-side paddling. Further information from a German friend who …

Tags: Aragvi, Caucasus, Enguri, Georgia, Instra, Instra Waterfall, Kheledura, Misha Mindiashvili, Nenskra, Rioni, Tekhuri, Tskhenistskali

08
May

Grecian Odyssey

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by Tim Burne

Just returned from a weeks boating trip to north western Greece over the Easter break. Despite the weather being uncharacteristically cold (apparently making national news in the country) the water levels remained good, and the sun came out just enough to make the decision of taking shorts instead of a drysuit the right one.

Tags: Acheron, Aoos, Arachtos, Greece, Inazone, Kallaritikos, Mileapotamos, Plaka, Venetikos, Via Natura, Voidomatis, Vovousa, white water

27
Feb

Ten days in Ecuador

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by Tim Burne

I asked a friend a while ago when a holiday becomes an expedition – his answer was that if you come back weighing less than when you left, it’s an expedition. Whilst I like this definition, it was a moot point on this trip. There was no way it could have risked turning into an …

Tags: Ecuador, Hollin, Jondachi, kayak, Misahualli, Tena

09
Sep

Chasing Rain

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by Tim Burne

Unlike the biblical rains of last year, this summer has seen the usual low low levels more often associated with the UK’s summer. There has been the occasional day of drizzle, but nothing to really bring the rivers into condition for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, a combination of keeping a close eye on the …

Tags: Baxenghyll gorge, Beezley Falls, Borrow Beck, Crookdale Beck, Ingleton, kayak, River Doe, River Sprint, shiva, Snow Falls, waterfalls

26
Mar

Sulawesi exploration

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by Tim Burne

Whilst flying out the not-so-successful expedition to Papua in 2011, our plane stopped off en route to re-fuel. We had no idea where we were, and we popped into the airport for a quick Nasi Goreng and to find out. Discovering we were in Sulawesi set my brain into gear. I have the pleasure of …

Tags: BCU Expedition Committee, expedition, first descent, Indonesia, kayak, Maitang, Malua, Mamasa, Mandar, Masupu, Maula, Sa'dan, Sulawesi, Sungai

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