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Lowri on tour…
0 Comments Published by Lowri March 14th, 2008 in GB Team, General Life, Kayaking, coaching, doorstep gnar, freestyle, lectures, rugby, weekend adventures, white waterIt’s a busy time in Lowri-land. After last weekend’s UK River Rescue Symposium, I had half a day to catch my breath at my Dad’s house, where I found this on my doorstep: Photo: Tom Laws A great Fournel-like weir with a beautiful grade 2 ‘gorge’ afterwards. A splendid way to spend an hour. I [...]
UK River Rescue Symposium
1 Comment Published by Lowri March 13th, 2008 in General Life, Kayaking, coaching, lectures, weekend adventures, white waterLast weekend I was humbly part of an impressive? team of providers for the first River Rescue Symposium held in the UK? for over 12 years. Being part of this? event obviously meant a lot to me as I gave up? defending my title at? the National Student Rodeo and supporting the 43 members of [...]
Hurley Rodeo
1 Comment Published by Lowri December 18th, 2007 in Kayaking, coaching, competition, freestyle, weekend adventuresThe first weekend of December saw my brother and I driving 4 hours AWAY from a rain soaked Wales (where the rivers were up for the first time in weeks) to play on the most famous weir on the Thames, Hurley. We questioned our sanity too! But Jon was keen to pit his skills against [...]
Student Safety Symposium
0 Comments Published by Lowri October 25th, 2007 in Kayaking, coaching, photography, white water? On October 20-21st Plas-y-Brenin hosted the 11th annual Student Safety Symposium, designed to combat the typical issues faced by University Canoe Clubs across the UK. Tom Parker invited me to come and help with the weekend, which was great fun! Saturday morning the students were all given a talk; topics included effective communication, safety [...]
