Archive for the 'Big Waves' Category
Catch up-up-up!
0 Comments Published by Lowri May 7th, 2010 in Aberystwyth, Alps, Big Waves, Kayaking, aber uni canoe club, adventures abroad, awards, carnage, coaching, competition, european championships, expedition, rugby, snowboarding, weekend adventuresI realise that it has been some time since I updated this blog. That’s partly because I have been putting most of my recent adventures on the FlowFree blog; but also because I have been too busy doing stuff to write about doing stuff! If you want executive summary: coaching, NSR, coaching, snowboarding, shenanigans, coaching, Level [...]
Sneaky Practice
1 Comment Published by Lowri August 25th, 2009 in Big Waves, GB Team, Kayaking, World Championships, adventures abroad, competition, freestyle, white waterYesterday Emily Wall, Islay Crosby and myself went on a stealth mission to find a wave near Thun without queues. Little did we know that the journey there would be an adventure in itself! As we wound our way through the mountains in my van, we found ourselves at a toll booth; but this was [...]
Waves, waterfalls, races & ceremonies!
0 Comments Published by Lowri July 30th, 2009 in Big Waves, GB Team, Kayaking, adventures abroad, coaching, competition, freestyle, white waterWell, it’s been a busy month. A couple more weeks of paddling some of the classic sections around Sjoa such as the Store Ula, Upper Jori, Bovra, Lora & of course plenty of runs of the Amot passed… Photos courtesy of Gene 17 – see more on the Gene 17 Flickr account …until it was [...]
Final Preparations
1 Comment Published by Lowri July 16th, 2008 in Big Waves, GB Team, General Life, Kayaking, adventures abroad, competition, european championships, freestyle, photography, sunsets, weekend adventures, white waterI generally try not to think of paddling as training, but I suppose that is exactly what I’ve been doing this week with the European Championships looming only a week away! I’ve been doing combined wave and hole training with mornings at Sault Brenaz whitewater course and afternoons at Hawaii-sur-Rhone in Lyon. ? Bouncy backstabs. [...]
