It had been raining all night, the river we wanted to paddle was on the rise and I was sorely tempted to get on - but I didn't, and this blog explains how I made that decision...
Tag: whitewater
Has Freestyle kayaking lost its mass appeal?
In its journey from being something paddlers did to have fun and impress one another in their river boats to a serious, technical competition in the latest specially designed carbon fibre kayak, has Freestyle lost its appeal to the masses?
The edge isn’t comfortable…
In this era of sharing, likes and kudos we can believe that people are watching us and keeping score of our achievements. As a result it seems people are pushing harder and sooner than ever before with dangerous consequences...
A Tough Call…
If things start to unravel on the river, the thing your heart is telling you to do is not always the thing the mind knows you should do...
Making the Shuttle part of the Fun…
Seeing the canal frozen earlier this week I found myself reminiscing on a self conceived adventure duathlon I had here in South Wales a few years ago...