Some of the UK team headed of to Portugal to film the new Shiva ad, this is the fun bits! Check out the guide to the area www.teampyranha.com/kayakinggalicia Thanks to Chris Eastabrook Pete Woods Tom Parker Dan Butler Adam Dumolo Pete Firth
Category Archive: Expeditions
20
Jan
20
Jan
A succesful end to San Gil
Following the return of our boats and our bowels to (relative) health we decided the best option would be to head out on an overnighter on the Rio Chichamocha, a rarely rafted river due to the terrible roads and the length of the run. The four in our team were joined by some new friends …
20
Jan
Demshitz Magical Trip in Patagonia!
Dropping in on an Epic Chilean 1st Descent. Read more at Demshitz.com Watch Video http://vimeo.com/35327325 Check out Demshitz.com for a full trip report of my 3 week trip in Patagonia!
16
Jan
Granite Logistics – A guide to kayaking in Galicia
During winter’s stern grip, UK paddlers daydream with plans for their summer sojourn to warmer climes to escape the gloom. Fear not, for there is something more practical you can do to escape during these dark months than braving your local run in the snow.  An old guidebook in the dark recesses of Pete …
16
Jan
Colombia, what an epic start!
Our first week in Colombia has been pretty adventurous (except for the flight which was tedious to say the least…Iberia are not great for in flight entertainment). After a couple of days in the capital of Bogota, Dave, Lowri Niamh and I headed out to San Gil to get on with the kayaking. First we …
02
Jan
Claim it!
The kayaking world isn’t like the mountaineering world. Traditionally being gentlemen of high regard, mountaineers have always kept accurate records of their achievements. Kayakers, traditionally being scumbags, have not. This has led to much pub (and internet) based based banter over who ran what first. It’s getting more and more difficult to find that elusive …
29
Apr
Easter Adventures in Morocco
We rocked up to Marrakech airport and found our Omar, our driver for the trip. He led us out to a ~14 seater minibus (well, it would have been if a load of seats hadn’t been removed). It was complete overkill for only five people, this was going to be travelling in luxury. [[Click on …
20
Jan
Beating the Banda’s (aka. New Year in Nepal)
The first word that everyone learns upon arrival in Nepal is the ubiquitous greeting “Namaste”. Our trip however was to be different. The first word we learned was “Banda”. Banda is the Nepali word for a strike. These strikes aren’t quite the same as you’d get back home, where a line of disgruntled workers stand at a factory gate, they are much …