My route back to sitting in a kayak has been a recent trip to Nepal. Kayaking pretty much ruled my life between 2003 and 2009, circumstances change and whilst my head tells me I am a kayaker the truth is that the frequency of trips to the rivers had reduced to such an extent that …
A couple of hours drive, just east of Pokhara lies a small valley through which the Madi Khola flows. it’s one of the smaller Himalayan rivers, almost alpine in appearance and is rightly described in the guidebook as a fesity little number and a jewel of a river. The Madi is lower volume than the …
off a mountain and we are airborne above Pokhara with views of the lake, the urban sprawl and Annapurna. Starting 700m above the tow we catch a thermal and climb into and through the cloud before heading out over the lake to loose our height in a series of turns that see’s us above thw …
I have no idea what this is, not a scooby do, but, we like it.
This is the fourth year that the Le Mans 24 hour race has brought the Word Endurance Chanmpionship to a close. Moved four years ago to the end of the season finale having traded places with the Bol D Or at Magny Cours, Le Mans is the second of the 24 hour races with further …
How it comes to pass that the Tour starts in Leeds is a little beyond me, but with the worlds greatest cycle race passing the front door we had to take part. The weather forecast is bleak, but in the best tradition of weather forecasters being wrong, the sun shone and shone. These fellas probably …
As I reach the A1 I catch sight in my mirror of my fleece pocket, unzipped. A quick check confirms my worst fear, my wallet is roadside, somewhere between the petrol station and the A1, 9 miles! Arse. Spinning the bike round I re trace my route checking the verge, I want to go quick …
A quadrathlon seemed like a good idea at the time! A 1.5K swim, 7K kayak,34K bike ride and a 10K run to finish you off, Jon and I agreed to share the workload, him swimming n running and me filling in with the kayak and biking. Our times, 31.47. 59.40 1hr 15 and 51.56 Given …
Ireland’s premier road race has suffered from poor weather in recent years, which is a shame because racing on the closed roads between Portrush, Portstewart and Colraine is probably the best I have seen in thirty years of watching racing. William Dunlop on Guy Martin’s back wheel entering the Ballysally roundabout The partisan Irish crowd …
The weather forecast wasn’t for blizzards, but thats what we got as we chomped our way through our butties of choice at Scotch Corner, full on, white out blizzard. Its been four or so years since I visited Hamsterley. Why, why, why have I left it so long, other stuff to do I guess but …