We picked up our new Palm FX PFDs just as the sun came out and water came spilling from the dam on our backgarden run, the Tryweryn. It would’ve rude not to go and play! Hope the funky beats get you excited for a summer of making fun lines on the river, wherever you are… [...]
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Sorry for the blog silence! Our expedition to Colombia went really well: lots of exciting rivers in super remote and committing canyons and the odd epic to add to the adventure. We kept a detailed blog on the trip blog, so if you’ve been patiently waiting for updates here I can only apologise, but at [...]
Myself, Fran Kohn, Dave Hollins and Niamh Stack are just about head out for a month of exploring the rivers of Colombia in South America. Jungles, mountains, big volume, low volume, boulder gardens and the odd waterfall too… plus the potential of some multiday action where we’ll sleep in hammocks. We’re dead excited! Our bags [...]
Last month I returned to competitive freestyle with a bang, bagging myself a spot on the 2012 GB Freestyle Team. I was particularly chuffed with beating the current World Champ on Sunday’s competition The full team has just been announced on the GB Team website if you’re interested. The date and venue of the 2012 [...]
On February 7th I’ll be talking about a variety of my adventures from around the globe as part of the High Sport Winter Lecture series, based in Shrewsbury. I’ll share tales from Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Uganda, Norway and more… and since I’ll be fresh back from paddling in Colombia I should have some exciting [...]
When I heard there was going to be a new ladies Palm Element suit, I was really exited. New zip shape and materials to make it more manoeuvrable, drop seat for ladies relief and the same articulated cut and lightweight but durable material as my favourite cag – the Aqua (see this video for more [...]
TrywerynFest : a weekend of coaching clinics, free demo boats, trade stands and epicly hilarious events. Of course, we were there in force, with FlowFree coaches claiming several podium finishes and running coaching clinics but most importantly having a jolly old time! Lowri does some playboat coaching at the newly improved Campsite Wave (aka Super [...]
After working on the river all day there’s nothing we like more than to play on the river some more! Here’s a little video from a fun after work play session at the Dee earlier this week. Enjoy DeeStyler! from Tom Laws on Vimeo.
Ok so I´m in the last month of my three and a half month trip to Chile. After the really bad luck that Dave Hollins and I endured at the beginning of the trip (laptop stolen, wallet stolen, camera broken, issues with documentation etc.etc.etc) we have managed to have an awesome time. This is my second trip to [...]
On Friday 18th Feb, the Presidential Elections were held in Uganda – a country which hundreds of kayakers visit every year to enjoy the wonderful white water offered by the White Nile. Uganda is generally one of the most stable and safest countries in Africa to travel around as a tourist but with the political [...]
