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- Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:05 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Nepal- realistic itinerary?
- Replies: 12
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Re: Nepal- realistic itinerary?
You could readily plug in two days on the Madi Khola from Pokhara, plus some laps on the Upper Seti. Get your transport to the Balephi sorted ahead of the trip so you can get up there on day 3 at least. KTM and Pokhara are great, you'll have plenty of time there, and it's all too easy to spent too l...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 3:46 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rio Tumbes- Peru
- Replies: 3
- Views: 601
Re: Rio Tumbes- Peru
Yes that is the link which has given me the inspiration... but I would like to know a bit more about this Canyon Del Tigre for example, as I'll probably be doing this alone.
Looks like I can finish at the bridge close to the centre of Tumbes- 10km from Tumbes airport- ideal!
Looks like I can finish at the bridge close to the centre of Tumbes- 10km from Tumbes airport- ideal!
- Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:23 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rio Tumbes- Peru
- Replies: 3
- Views: 601
Rio Tumbes- Peru
Long shot, but has anyone paddled the Rio Tumbes in the last few years? Any beta would be super- times / distances, grades, are crocodiles a realistic risk, contact of someone who could drive me to the get in from the airport...
Cheers in advance,
John
Cheers in advance,
John
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:38 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Kayaking/Rafting near Cusco, Peru
- Replies: 5
- Views: 557
Re: Kayaking/Rafting near Cusco, Peru
Seconded for Amazonas Explorer, very professional outfit.
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:05 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring Gear For Sale
- Topic: Pyranha Carry System
- Replies: 1
- Views: 309
Re: Pyranha Carry System
Bump. £40
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:24 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring Gear For Sale
- Topic: Pyranha Carry System
- Replies: 1
- Views: 309
Pyranha Carry System
As new boat carry system- turns your boat into a enormous awkward backpack for long portages / carry-ins.
Here’s the product:
https://m.go-kayaking.com/1138/products ... oldid=1138
£40 posted.
Thanks!
Here’s the product:
https://m.go-kayaking.com/1138/products ... oldid=1138
£40 posted.
Thanks!
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:00 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Replacement rope for throw bag
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1027
Replacement rope for throw bag
Hi all,
Where can I get replacement rope for a throwbag? Surely it is cheaper off the reel somewhere rather than buying a new bag?
Cheers!
Where can I get replacement rope for a throwbag? Surely it is cheaper off the reel somewhere rather than buying a new bag?
Cheers!
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:26 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Disguising a kayak for a flight
- Replies: 5
- Views: 949
Disguising a kayak for a flight
I'm flying a kayak (WS Project) with KLM soon, who take windsurf, kite surf and surfboard equipment, but not kayaks. The plan is to wrap it and say it's a windsurf or surfboard. Any tips on where I could get a bag big enough, or what to wrap it in? Best I can think of is a plastic bag which a mattre...
- Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:47 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Playboat suggestions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 681
Playboat suggestions
I'm after a secondhand playboat for use in the surf. I've enjoyed slicey boats- Prozone / Session in the past and bouncy boats- eg. Super Star (too big for me so couldn't do much on the flat). I'd like something I can throw around on the flat and will bounce in the surf. I'm 75kg and 6ft. G-Force 6....
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:56 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Playboats in Lima
- Replies: 0
- Views: 411
Playboats in Lima
Long shot, but does anyone know how I might be able to get hold of a playboat for use in the surf in Lima? Borrow / rent / buy...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:58 am
- Forum: Canoeing
- Topic: Wye Valley Canoe Rental
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1595
Wye Valley Canoe Rental
Hi all, I'd like to buy a voucher for my sisters birthday for one of these canoe rental float trips down the wye. Is there a company which anyone has had a good experience of this with? There seems to be multiple companies offering similar things- the rental and the return shuttle so I'm not sure wh...
- Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:12 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring Kayaks For Sale
- Topic: Sit-on-top wanted
- Replies: 0
- Views: 112
Sit-on-top wanted
I'm looking for a secondhand sit-on-top, ideally 2 person. Can collect from Somerset / Devon / Bristol, or further afield if something good comes up. Anything out there?
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Worlwide Cheap Locations With Good Water
- Replies: 22
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Re: Worlwide Cheap Locations With Good Water
Not Europe, but what about Tena in Equador? I've no idea if there are any established meditation centres if that is what your looking for, but the area is lovely, cheap and the water is warm. We swam in some side streams at the get ins for the Jatunyacu and Jondachi-Hollin guidebook sections- clear ...
- Tue May 13, 2014 4:31 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring Gear For Sale
- Topic: Free- Old Peak Salopettes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 325
Free- Old Peak Salopettes
I have an old pair of Peak UK salopettes, size large, to give away, superseded by my dry suit. Neoprene ankle cuffs with an adjustable elastic strap. Blue and black. I've fitted a pee zip which leaks badly. They are well used and have served me well- would be good for a beginner or for use caving et...
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:15 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Corsica easy rivers?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 478
Corsica easy rivers?
Apologies in advance for posting on here instead of doing any research myself... Might pop down to Corsica next week for a few days, never been, know nothing. Will be with my girlfriend who is a beginner. Are there any nice grade 2 sections, preferably in the north so we don't have to drive too far ...
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:24 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Something loose inside my paddle shaft...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 583
Something loose inside my paddle shaft...
Only once I'd glued the blades on when making a paddle did I realise I hadn't thoroughly cleaned inside each piece, now there is something small and annoying tinkling around inside. If I were to drill a tiny hole in the shaft, inject some glue of some sort and shake it around in the hope that the er...
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: European snowpack
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1879
Re: European snowpack
Of note in Chamonix and surrounds is that this winter had felt warmer that the previous few, with the snowline higher than normal and thin snowpack low down. There has been plenty of fantastic skiing despite this. Might this mean a short window for low altitude snow-fed rivers- the rivers in the Jur...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Coastal currents map
- Replies: 2
- Views: 621
Coastal currents map
Hi folks,
Are there any online resources detailing sea currents around the UK, specifically near Bournemouth?
Cheers in advance.
Are there any online resources detailing sea currents around the UK, specifically near Bournemouth?
Cheers in advance.
- Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:51 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Flying to Nepal
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1373
Re: Flying to Nepal
Further to this, what strategy do people use when packing- everything in the boat, paddles on the side and all padded and taped up? 3 separate items- boat, kit and paddle? What have people found successful? I'm flying with Jet...
- Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:57 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Sandbanks to Brownsea advice
- Replies: 1
- Views: 425
Sandbanks to Brownsea advice
I'm thinking of paddling to Brownsea to meet up with some friends in a week or so, crossing from Sandbanks. When is the ideal time of tide to make the crossing, for both the outward and return journeys. Many thanks!
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:27 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Nepal multi-day sleeping bag choice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 630
Nepal multi-day sleeping bag choice
What rating of sleeping bag is recommended for overnight trips in Nepal? Hoping to do the Tamur and Humla.
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 11:37 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Severaisse Levels?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 441
Severaisse Levels?
Does anyone happen to know current levels on the Drac, Bonne, Severaisse and Soulouise?
Cheers!
Cheers!
- Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:10 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Strong swimmer rescue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1145
Re: Strong swimmer rescue
Live bait rescue of the paddler stuck in the hole- the rescuer just grabbed what he could after jumping in and the paddler ended up being pulled out by his helmet, successfully. Not cylinder...
- Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:30 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Strong swimmer rescue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1145
Strong swimmer rescue
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Hopefully Bjarne will put a film up on his Endlessflow facebook page soon: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Endlessf ... 6141445411
Hopefully Bjarne will put a film up on his Endlessflow facebook page soon: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Endlessf ... 6141445411
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:57 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Alps conditions
- Replies: 76
- Views: 15554
Re: Alps conditions
Gyronde was brilliant fun at 4pm-ish today, chunky, fast and the sloping weir went without touching the bottom. Have recently paddled the Briancon gorge and Durance gorge at 8.5 on the DG put on gauge- just enough to cover the central rock at Slot and Drop. Both stretches free from significant tree ...
- Fri May 24, 2013 10:40 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Swiss Rivers, Info Needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1091
Re: Swiss Rivers, Info Needed
Depending on which part of switzerland ... http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/foru ... 3&t=102387
Apparently it has just snowed to the valley floor in cham- mad for this time of year! May give an extra boost to levels if things warm up.
Apparently it has just snowed to the valley floor in cham- mad for this time of year! May give an extra boost to levels if things warm up.
- Fri May 17, 2013 5:03 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Siam River adventures - Thailand
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2175
Re: Siam River adventures - Thailand
Make sure you check out the Thailand videos on Jake's blog as well...
- Thu May 16, 2013 10:28 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rhone Alps levels update.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1027
Rhone Alps levels update.
We've been getting some great early season paddling in the Rhone Alps- all within an hours drive of Chamonix. The guidebook runs of the Vieze and Drance in Switzerland have good medium / above medium flows at the moment and are free of significant tree hazards. We did the full Drance run from Orsier...
- Mon May 13, 2013 3:25 pm
- Forum: Paddling Partners
- Topic: Offered: Lift to UK from Val Sesia festival
- Replies: 1
- Views: 629
Re: Offered: Lift to UK from Val Sesia festival
Bristol, not Briatol- never heard of the place.
- Sun May 12, 2013 3:24 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Paddle shaft recommendations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 842
Paddle shaft recommendations
I have a pair of paddle blades and want a replacement shaft to make up a set of paddles- just want a cheap glass shaft. Looking at the streamlyte standard glass shaft- any other options out there?
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John