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General
EIGHT MINUTES - an unpleasant incident on a river.
BEYOND THE ALPS; PART I, FROM IDEA TO AIRPORT - by Mark Rainsley. How to plan your first trip outside Europe.
BEYOND THE ALPS; PART II, THERE AND BACK AGAIN - by Mark Rainsley. How to plan your first trip outside Europe.
FUTURE PERFECT - by Mark Rainsley. A bizarre look at paddling 50 years hence.
DIGITAL AND SCANNED PHOTOGRAPHS- some helpful notes by Steve Balcombe on handling your precious paddling shots.
FAIR WEATHER FRIEND - a bit of culture, by Mike Thomson.
COVER YOUR BACK - Insurance for paddlers. By Mark Rainsley.
FROM POOL TO WHITEWATER, A DISABLED PADDLERS PERSPECTIVE - by Paul Chitty
FACTS AND FIGURES - by Andy Evans. Andy examines the issue of river levels and how to find them out.
WHEN GOOD EARS GO BAD - by James Farquharson. An explanation of how paddling ear problems develop, with gruesome pictures..
HAULING BOATS AROUND THE WORLD - by Marc Musgrove. Thoughts on flying kayaks.
SELECTING A BOAT FOR AN EXTENDED KAYAKING TRIP - by Marc Musgrove. Thoughts on choosing a boat for overseas paddling.
ALTERNATIVE RIVER GRADING GUIDE - by Dave Peterson. Highly recommended for mortal paddlers!
Scotland
LENY TRIP REPORT - by Mike Buckley.
ACCESS TO SCOTTISH RIVERS - by Fran Pothecary. Useful advice on access north of the border.
WHO NEEDS THE HIMALAYAS?- by Mark Rainsley. Paddling in Scotland, Easter 2000.
RIVER TAY, SOURCE TO SEA BY OPEN CANOE
COLD DAY ON ALLT A'CHAORAINN- by Jay Sigbrandt. Chilly times in Glen Etive.
Wales
DISASTER ON THE AFON HEPSTE - supplied by Nick Mawer. Nasty accident.
CLYWEDOG AND SEVERN - brief notes on a brief trip.
WW DIARY 1999/ 2000 - by Jerry Murland. Stories from a UK paddling season in Wales and England.
WW DIARY 2000/ 2001 - by Jerry Murland.
LOSING CONTACT ON THE LLEDR - by Andy Evans. North Wales paddling at it's best.
BITCHES TRIP REPORT - by Mark Rainsley. Splendid weekend at one of the UK's best locations.
BITCHES AND PEMBROKESHIRE PADDLING ADVICE - useful official info from the Pembrokeshire National Park.
England
WHAT IF THERE IS NO ACCESS? - by Mark Rainsley. Advice on access to English Rivers. Somewhat dated.
IS HURLEY MAKING US LAZY? - by Marc Musgrove. An evaluation of freestyle training sites.
PANTOMIME - by Alan Williams. Comedy paddling trip in the Lakes.
JUMPING ONTO GRENADES - by Mark Rainsley. Researching 'English Whitewater' in the Southwest of England.
THE JOY OF CONCRETE - by Chris Wheeler. Researching playspots in the Southeast of England for 'English Whitewater'.
THE RIVER GHOST - by Phil Sheardown. A Dart ghost story!
A BRISK WALK IN THE PARK - by Rob Gillions. A journey down the Eamont.
CLYWEDOG AND SEVERN- brief notes on a brief trip.
DITCHES IN ESSEX- by Richard Moore. Ditch ninja paddling!
THE GREAT GRETA GRABS GEAR- by Andy Weeks. Greta trip report.
PERSONAL BEST ON THE BARLE - by Keith Meredith.
A SICK FEELING FOR FIRST-TIMERS AT HOLME PIERREPOINT- by Andy Weeks.
WW DIARY 1999/ 2000 - by Jerry Murland. Stories from a UK paddling season in Wales and England.
WW DIARY 2000/ 2001 - by Jerry Murland.
BIGGER. BETTER. WETTER. RIVER LYN. - by Mark Rainsley.
KAYAK SLEDGING - by Sam Moore. Odd goings on in cold weather.
CAR WASH - by Sam Moore. Women struggling with technology.
BIG WEDNESDAY- by Andy Evans. Paddling the River North Tyne in flood.
THE UPPER SWALE - THE WATERFALL RUN- by Chris Barlow and Peter Croft.
Europe
SLOVENIA SOCA TRAVEL NOTES APRIL 2006 - by Slim.
NORTHERN SWEDEN by Patrick Clissold.
NOTES ON AUSTRIAN RIVERS - by Robin Scott.
VAL SESIA AND PIEDMONT - by John Leopold. Useful guide to paddling in Northern Italy.
THE ALLIER RIVER, FRANCE - photos from Jerry Murland.
THE GUIL GORGE - by Jon Caterer. Update from Canoe Control Coaching in France.
BOATING IN VAL SESIA - by Polly Miller. One of Italy's classic destinations.
CORSICAN REPORT - by Imperial College Canoe Club. Great trip report and river notes.
MAP GUIDES TO THE SOCA REGION OF SLOVENIA - from Phil Carrivick and Helen Burns.
PORTUGUESE SURFING - by Nick Burton.
NOTES ON ITALY'S PIEDMONT CREEKS - By Dr Robin.
NORWAY'S RAUMA - by Mark Rainsley. A game of two halves.
PADDLING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC - by Richard Goodliffe.
RIVERS TOWARDS EASTERN EUROPE - by Neil Farmer. Paddling in Slovenia and Austria
HOW TO SPOIL YOUR WHOLE DAY - by Adrian Pullin. A report on a nasty accident on the Guil.
PYRENEES TRIP - by James Farquharson. A trip to Spain in 2001.
OLD FARTS WHITEWATER TOURS - by Jerry Murland. Stories from a late summer tour of Europe, 2000.
NORWAY GUIDE - by James Farquharson. Excellent and regularly updated guide to paddling in Norway.
A NORWAY PADDLING GUIDE (FOR PADDLERS WHO AREN'T VERY GOOD)- by Richard Bown, Cambridge Uni.
FRENCH ALPS IN SPATE - by Mark Rainsley. Extraordinary conditions in May 2001.
FRANCE 1999- by Mark Rainsley. Brief notes.
AUSTRIA 1997 - by Mark Rainsley. Brief notes.
ALPINE EPIC- by Mark Rainsley. Fun and games on the River Trisanna in Austria, 1997.
North America
MAGPIE RIVER DIARY - by Mark Rainsley. Multi-day trip in Quebec.
A GOLDEN DAY ON THE CHILKO- by Polly Miller.
OH!!! CANADA - by Ross Montardon. Report on a trip to Quebec's playspots.
SURFING, DOWNTOWN MONTREAL - a guide to Montreal Playspots by Simon Wiles.
LES RIVIERES DU QUEBEC - river-running in Quebec, by Si Wiles. Awesome pics.
OPEN BOATS, SNOW AND FLOOD SIRENS- by Chris Wheeler. Creek boating in the NE and E of the USA.
FLAT WATER RIVERS OF NORTH FLORIDA - by Peggy Sherman.
DAM RELEASE RIVERS OF NEW YORK STATE - by Simon Wiles. A guide to New York's spectacular rivers.
IN THE BIG DITCH - By Jim Wallis. A postcard diary of a trip to the Grand Canyon.
SHUTTLE BUNNIES STRIKE BACK - by Mark and Heather Rainsley. Eastern Canada for couples.
LIFE BEYOND THE GUIDEBOOK COMFORT ZONE - by Chris Wheeler. Boating in British Columbia's Coast Ranges.
WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA - LOGISTICS - Chris Wheeler's notes to accompany the above article.
WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA - RIVER NOTES - by Chris Wheeler. River notes to accompany the above articles.
DUCC in BC - by Mike Piggott. Durham Uni's informative report on paddling in British Columbia.
SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR - by Mark Rainsley. A week of creek boating in the Rocky Mountains, August 2003.
RIDING THE SKOOK - by Mark Rainsley. Guide to Skookumchuck, British Columbia's awesome tidal playspot.
WESTERN CANADA TRIP NOTES - by Mark Rainsley. Brief summary of rivers paddled in August 2003.
WE SURVIVED SPIRIT FALLS - Chris Wheeler's take on a trip to the Pacific Northwest, Easter 2003.
WASHINGTON AND OREGON - THE FACTS - Chris Wheeler's notes on the Pacific Northwest, accompanying the above article.
CREEKING WITH ELVIS - by Mark Rainsley. Full report on a creeking trip to Oregon and Washington.
THE BALLAD OF BIG RED AND LIL GREEN - by Laurence 'Pob' Crow. Three scaredy cats tour The Appalachians in the Southeastern USA, May 2002.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST USA, 2003 - by Mark Rainsley. Brief summary of our Washington/ Oregon tour.
BOATING THE ARMPIT OF AMERICA - by Marc Musgrove. Marc and Emma Musgrove on honeymoon in the American West.
RESPECT FOR THE YUBA - by Mark Rainsley. Analysing how things can go very wrong indeed, on California's Yuba river.
CALIFORNIA I - by Chris Wheeler. Article on paddling in CA, Easter 2002.
CALIFORNIA II- by Chris Wheeler. Fact file on paddling in CA.
CALIFORNIA AGAIN - by Mark Rainsley. Brief summary of the above trip.
Latin America
TEAM UK DO BOLIVIA - By Andy McMahon. Andy's take on the 2005 Bolivia BCU Expedition.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE I- by Chris Wheeler. Wet season boating in Costa Rica, 2004.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE II - by Chris Wheeler. More masochism, this time in Bolivia.
BOLIVIA - TIBET OF THE AMERICAS - by Mark Rainsley. A fantastic trip to Bolivia, Easter 2005.
BOLIVIA TRIP NOTES- by Mark Rainsley.
Further details to accompany the above article.
RIO MARANON - a technical report on filming an expedition in Peru.
PURA VIDA - by Mark Rainsley. Creeking on Costa Rica's awesome Rio Patria, August 2004
SOUTH AMERICA FOR BEGINNERS I- by Marc Musgrove, reports from part of a Round the World Trip, the Ecuador leg.
SOUTH AMERICA FOR BEGINNERS II- by Marc Musgrove, reports from part of a Round the World Trip, the Peru leg.
ECUADOR DIARY - BY Guy Austin. Report and photos from a recent trip.
ECUADOR I - by Chris Wheeler. Article on paddling in Ecuador.
ECUADOR II- by Chris Wheeler. Guide to paddling in Ecuador.
SLIME'S GUIDE TO PADDLING IN ECUADOR - by Pete Knowles. Useful article and guide.
SLIME'S MAPS OF ECUADOR - by Pete Knowles. Indispensible addition to the other articles on Ecuador.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM CHILE- by Mark Rainsley.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM ECUADOR - by Mark Rainsley.
BOATING IN MEXICO - by Jon Wright. Winter Sun at Jalcomulco, Veracruz state.
Africa
N'FISS - by Dave Manby. Three days to paddle eight km in Morocco!
UGANDA GUIDE - by Mark Rainsley. All you need to know for the White Nile.
WHITE NILE NOV 2002 - by Jay Sigbrandt.
ZAMBEZI OCT/ NOV 2002 - by Chas Couchman and Graham Bland.
THE ZAMBEZI I - by Julia Hopkinson. Julia Hopkinson endures a Zambezi trip with Chris Wheeler.
THE ZAMBEZI II - by Chris Wheeler. Chris's guide to paddling the Zambezi, with photos from Simon Wiles.
THE WHITE NILE I - by Chris Wheeler. Article on paddling in Uganda .
THE WHITE NILE II - by Julia Hopkinson. The girlfriend's perspective!
THE WHITE NILE III - by Chris Wheeler. The nitty gritty details.
THE WHITE NILE IV - by Chris Wheeler. The environmental debate.
MOROCCO - by Mark Rainsley. A Xmas trip, 1999.
Asia
RESCUE RANGERS ON THE SUTLEJ - by Graham Milton. Antics on India's Sutlej river.
GUIDE TO PADDLING IN NORTHWEST INDIA - by Cambridge Uni Canoe Club. Epic inspiring guide.
FEAR AND LOAFING IN KYRGYZSTAN- by Dave Fairweather. Report from the 2005 Universities expedition
BLACK SEA COAST RIVERS- by Dave Manby, detailed river guide.
IRAN 2001 - by Dave Manby. The amazing Bakhtiari river. BCU Expedition report.
THE SHUTTLE DRIVE - by Dave Manby. Adventures in Turkey.
TURKEY A LA CARTE, THE ORUH IN 1982- by Dave Manby
DISABLED TRIP DOWN THE CORUH - by Dave Manby. BCU Expedition report
BACK TO THE FUTURE - by Mark Rainsley. India, Easter 2006
THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW - by Chris Wheeler. India, Easter 2006
NEPAL WATERFALL ADVENTURES - by Andy Milton
INDIA TRIP, EASTER 2006 - trip summary by Mark Rainsley
TURKEY - NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS - by Richard Puttock. Report and river notes from Eastern Turkey.
NOTES ON PADDLING IN LADAKH, NORTH INDIA- by Polly Miller
MILITARY INTERVENTION ON THE DRASS RIVER - by Polly Miller. A paddle in Ladakh, 2005.
BRAHMAPUTRA DESCENT December 2003 - by Steve Ed.
DUDH KOSI - by Tom Hughes
ZANSKAR, THE GRAND CANYON OF ASIA - by Mark Rainsley. Full guide to one of the world's finest river trips.
RIVER ARUN, NEPAL - A RIVER OLDER THAN EVEREST- by Daz Clarkson. Hardcore expedition boating, complete with Maoists.
M M'S IN NEPAL - by Tim Rex. Memories of a trip to Nepal.
KAYAK AND CURRY HEAVEN - by Mark Rainsley. A first trip to Nepal, 1996/7.
HIGH ON THE LION - by Mark Rainsley. A solo paddle on the Indus, 1998.
RIO BASTARDO - by Mark Rainsley. An account of the first descent of the (appalling) Zara Chu in Northern India, which I attended as baggage, 1998.
NOTES ON PADDLING IN NORTHERN INDIA - by Mark Rainsley. Pretty much what it says.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM NEPAL - by Mark Rainsley.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM INDIA - by Mark Rainsley.
TOURISTS IN LADAKH - by Mark Rainsley. Notes from the roof of the world.
Oceania
TOURISTS REPORT FROM NEW ZEALAND - by Mark Rainsley.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM TAHITI - by Mark Rainsley.
TOURISTS REPORT FROM OZ- by Mark Rainsley.