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BCC Italia 2007
A write-up of the BCC Italy trip, 2007; PDF here. I’m not sure who was the author (JK?).
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California – It’s all grade V ?
But then the guide says Dry Meadow creek is grade V and how hard can 7 clean waterfalls be ? Besides the online guides are written by a guy paddling a blow-up boat, that’s got to add a grade surely ! Determined to go to California me and my friend Read more
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The Usk in Flood, Nov 2005
All sorts of reasons meant that I wasn’t really supposed to be going paddling, but I ended up getting up early on a Sunday morning, with a bit of a hangover, with the intention of paddling the Usk, with just a small group – Lisa, myself, and Mark Aplin. We Read more
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Old photos of marathon races
Here are old photos of marathon races… Steve Bennett: Mark Heeley: Pete: Ardeche 2002: Exe Descent 2002: Exe Descent 2003: Reading Haslar 2003:
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Mellte – Nov 2003
Trip Report – River Mellte Sunday Nov 2nd 2003 A brief break in the dry spell came just in time for an advanced club trip that was actually on the programme ! A large group of hopeful canoeists had gathered at the docks with a beginners trip to the Exe Read more
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Norway 2003
Introduction In July 2003, 12 of us went to Norway to paddle. We paddled some fantastic rivers. We had a few epics, but no major injuries. We had a fantastic time. The motley crew consisted of: Tony Barrass, Conor O’Neill, Lisa Gunton, John Leopold, Richard Gunton, Baldrick, Dominic Morgan, Lisa Read more
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Magazine Autumn 2002 – Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure Trip Report : River Tees / Tees Barrage Date : 26/27 October The motivation for a small group of paddlers to travel this far north was a mixture of early season over eagerness and a search for the ‘cheapest women in England’….We were not to be disappointed. Upper Read more
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Scotland, Easter 2002
As you probably know, ten of us spent a week paddling in Scotland. In summary – it was an excellent trip, with lots of paddling, even if the rivers were a bit low. The people were: Conor, Lisa, Jenny, Jim, Clive, Pete, Tony, Rich, Kim, Mark. The rivers paddled were: Read more