Etive River Race 2010!

Above: A cheeky boof off Right Angle.

For those who don't know, The Etive River Race is the biggest Boater x event in the U.K held In Glen Etive on the west coast of Scotland. As I am only 15, I had to gain special permission off the organisers to compete which I am very grateful for! A big thanks to James Fleming ( sorry for beating you ;] ) Me and my partner (Bren Orton) did very well considering we were the youngest paddlers coming 6th in the sponsored category which placed us 7th out of 21 which I was very pleased with! Next year me and Bren aim to get in the top 3 so something to aim for next year :)

Here are a few more photos of the trip:

A Welsh Mission

With the hint of rain (of which there has been very little this year) Me, Matty Nicholas and Adam Ramadam met up with Miles Jones to go and Huck! Water levels were all over the place with the Fairy Glen being pretty meaty whilst the Mawddach was on a low-medium level. We ran the entirety of this right from in the moorlands to below PTF and what a run it is! A truly magical river with brilliant rapids and inspiring scenery! Whilst running the river I had the chance to have a good look at the infamous Rheadr Mawddach-definitely one for the future (with the mineshaft filled, of course!) After that we headed to a medium level Lledr the level was a bit lower than the first time I did it but at the end I was still stoked even after an 'interesting' encounter with some fisherman at Viaduct Falls!

Above: Pont-Y-Pant. A class 5 rapid in Wales. Photo by Ronja Nyman.

I'm Back!

Well it has been a long time since I last updated this blog, mainly because of too much boating!

It has been a very busy summer with lots of competitions and (very) little rain. With numerous competions at HPP including the Youth Freestyle where I came 5th which I was very please with!

Here are a few freestyley photos:

One of the highlights of my season this year is learning to mcnasty which is coming along nicely.

The worst thing this season would be my very bad back problem which is slowly being sorted out. Not good considering I am only 15!