After the little adventure we had in the French Alps with Bristol Canoe Club back in June, I was invited to join them on a South Wales weekend to do the normal photograph showing sessions and Mickey taking etc along Read more…
Upper Wye, October 31st [ Photos are here. ] Kiwi ‘Jungle Boy’ Nick’s determination to paddle every godforsaken ditch in the UK led us to ‘pop up’ to Rhayader in Wales to run the Upper Wye. Five of us met Read more…
West Wales Paddling Trip Oct 2004 With the quality of the British weather of late, and following the highly successful white water safety course it was time for a paddling weekend abroad (Wales) to hone our skills. With keen interest Read more…
‘Bristol Canoe Club’ and ‘river safety’ are not two phrases that you’d normally expect to appear together – at least not without the words ‘dangerous lack of’ being spoken by Michael Burke on 999 Rescue. However, on the weekend of Read more…
Myself & “friend” ran the River Ure Hack Falls to Slenningford Water Mill Section on the 10th August in the biggest water I’ve paddled this river in 20 years. The non stop torrential down pour, environment agency flood warnings & Read more…
There are some pictures here OK so it was a tough choice two weeks in the French alps with the club or go to Turkey with a bunch of complete strangers. OK so not really that tough as I’ve done Read more…
If you are a paddler and into your white water and associated trips then at some point you undoubtedly end up in the French Alps. It just kinda happens that way! This was my third time there and I had Read more…
[ Well, it seems that no-one else has volunteered to write-up our trip to France, so it looks like I’ll have to… Ed. Also, some photos from this trip are here.] Dom had arranged a trip to the Briancon area, Read more…
Editorial A smaller issue this time, even though I have to apologise for the delay in producing this magazine. I will try harder next time… The deadline for the next issue will be around 1st November 2004. Thanks – Conor Read more…
BCC Scotland Trip27th March – 3rd April 2004 Some photos from this trip are here. The line up for this year’s jaunt was as follows: Alamo ‘Tortoise’ Spaargaren, Nick ‘Jungle Boy’ Clendon, Richard ‘Gollom’ Pinchin, Mat ‘Lord Snowdon’ Jones and Read more…