Venezuela with Hindsights
Descending wild, un-navigated and unseen white water rivers in the depth of the Venezuelan jungle. This was my first real expedition. My first time being really remote. These were my first lucky escapes. All of which have only really become apparent with hindsight.
Read MoreMedal Rush at the Olympics
It been over 8 years since I competed at canoe slalom. It hard to comprehend this as I have never gone very long with remembering the great times that competing at the sport gave me. Not to mention the way it set me up to travel and explore rivers all over the world with confidence. I was delighted when I had the opportunity to thank my parents for all their hard work driving me around the country when I was competeing by taking them to the Olympic Games to see the guys in action. It was quite incredible to think that all the team competing at the Games had been hard at it competing...
Read MoreThe elements of kayaking expeditions
Nothing sums up my love for adventure kayaking more than my recent trip down the Humla Karnali (see trip report here). All the elements that make kayaking trips so incredible came together to form a fantastic experience and I am going to try and define and share them with you. I would be keen to hear your thoughts in the comments below. What makes expedition-kayaking trips so incredibly addictive? 1. Absorbing, relishing and respecting the hype and history. 2. Winging, blagging and negotiating the logistics. 3. Hiking, portaging, hucking and boofing the Adventure. 4....
Read MoreHumla Karnali Kayak Trip Report, April 2012
This report is written as a practical account of our trip that we hope will be of use to other teams attempting the river and an interesting flick though for anyone else. Our trip was scrambled together from a dream in my head after meeting Colin and Paul in Pokhara for the first time. Two days later we were off! We used the guidebook White Water Nepal and JJ’s blogs that were both invaluable to our rushed preparations. I would suggest reading these as well as this report if your planning to do the river as I don’t intend to repeat too much of the useful info. Please bare in mind our...
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