It rains in Costa Rica. a lot. Combine that rainfall with mountains, which are in abundance and it can only mean one thing, rivers, and plenty of them. Forty of them are described in the guidebook, Chasing Jaguars, but there are plenty more, some have been run, some not. We took two weeks out to …
We scrapped down the run in to this first rapid, but when the river steepens and tightens up, that low flow makes for perfect conditions for this Italien like run. Coming round the corner we were greeted by this view, where to go? Initially I took us left, but Mike spied a route river right …
Have we mentioned we like hills and mountains, seems you can grow stuff on them as well as paddle and ride down them. We visited Cafe Cristina in the hills above Paraiso and took a tour to see how our favourite morning drink took shape. Organically grown at a height of 1300metres, coffee produced here …
Leave your camera with native Costa Rican and this is the sort of shot you can expect to find on your memory card when you return. Luckily Juan Carlos also took some pictures of us falling off the Catarata Poza Azul, the blue pool waterfall! The Poza Azul is a trib of the Lower Sarapiqui. …
It’s been a while since we’ve been up to Hamsterley and they have been busy with a bunch of steep trails to fly down. Give Craig a call on 0779 551 4251 and go see for yourself. Uplifts start about 11ish with 5 taking you to about 1.30, have a break for lunch, 5 more …
The Coruh River in Eastern Turkey is being dammed; this is the last year it will be running as one of the classic white water runs of the world. At least that is what some would have you believe. The reality is that although dams are being built at various points along it's course the …
Fionn woke, bleary eyed, yawn, brilliant its Saturday, a lie in, he stretched and rolled over. There was an almighty thump and suddenly Fionn was wide awake, what was going on, 7.00 OCLOCK, BUT ITS SATURDAY he protested, what was Orna doing getting him up so early on a Saturday morning, Bah! He spat out. …
Pain, drained, numb, dry, arid, desperate, living at the edge, barren, wasted, mind games, thoughts of the past and future, devils on the shoulder, monkey mind, plodding, plodding, muscles tight, the beaten down, hopeless, hungry, despair. Ankle deep in human faeces we load the last jeep in Beni hoping to get out of town before …
How do you decide who is going to run a rapid first? I am sat in an eddy playing, rock, paper, scissors with Driller, it seems to be a sensible way of working out who is going to run the penultimate drop on the Gronda, falling onto rock, this is a must make boof. To …
Once again we head north, hoping for some water, the signs are not good and banter on UK Rivers indicates that previous Easters have been dry as a dry place, however…… The Allt Kinglass, a trib of the Orchy provides an entertaining if a little short run, on this drop when you think you are …