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Level 3 Kayak Assessment - A Different Approach! Some of you may be a little rusty or lack in confidence for this assessment but want to progress to level 3 coach, I have the answer! The course is based in Ft William and lasts 6 days, the first three or four days are spent training, having another look at the level 3 training but giving you a more in-depth and broader insight. The assessment then follows where I am sure that you will be ready. You will also go through the new 4 star, thus giving you the opportunity to gain 2 awards and have a possitive step on the new awards structure.( Peopel can also book on just for the 4 star). The cost is £300 which I know might seem expensive but for some people this is probably the best way to get through the assessment, it is also 95% catered in a fantastic cottage, all you have to do is get there and pay the BCU admin fee (£17.50). You will also gain the experience pf paddling some of Scotland's best rivers. Dates 15th to 22nd November, 6 places available. Traditional dates 18th and 19th October 2008 6 places available. New for this year - Austria, paddling high volume water based around Landeck you will have the opportunity of raising your skill level on some of Europes classic white water runs, fly drive options as well as the usual ferry. email for details
French Alps available from mid May and throughout the summer months, I have taken hundreds of paddlers to France and know the region inside out, if you would like your first introduction of alpine paddling or would like to be lead down some of the French clasics then this is for you. Email for details. Intermediate weekends based on the Tryweren, HPP/Teeside for clubs wanting to take the next step up from grade 2, very competitive prices, coaching based on a holistic approach that will make sense of all the flat water strokes! Interested, email for details
New 4 star award available, be one of the first to go through this award, aimed at club paddlers this is a leadership award and will be very useful for all club paddlers who do not want to go through the whole coaching scheme
Scotland - Easter and October 2008. The plan is to hire a luxury house based around the Ft William area of Scotland, paddling rivers such as the Spean, Loy, Gloy, Etive, Roy and many more. Why not make this a club trip? Email for further details and costs, which are variable depending on accomadation. SEA Kayaking:
Based in tents on the coast of Angelsey I have access to sea kayaks and propose to run weekends that are trip based around the coast of Angelsey, North and South stacks, Puffin Island etc. With the alternative of sessions on Stanley embankment (playboating) or surfing if conditions are right. Email for details. Surf Weeks, Based in fantastic accomadation near Newquay, and close to one of the best surf beaches in the world, Fistral. Food and accomadation is included, 6 paddlers maximum but others could come just for the holiday! Dates to suit, email for full details. Nepal
HighcliffeAdventure are now in a position to offer a fully supported trip to Nepal during November/December 2008.
We are proposing a nine-day raft supported trip down one of Nepal’s premier rivers the Sun Kosi. The river rises near Tibet and flows eastwards in Nepal through the great valley between the Mahabharat Lekh mountains and the Himalayas. It forms the watershed for most of eastern Nepal, gathering strength from tributaries draining the highest mountains in the world as it emerges onto the northern plains of India where it joins the Ganges.
For the vast majority of the river there are no roads or towns with just the occasional picturesque village, along the river are white sandy beaches for camping and the lower section is heavily forested with troops of monkeys and an abundance of wildlife.
The best thing about the Sun Kosi, with a few exceptions is that the river gets progressively harder as you descend down the river, there is time to loosen up and practice your skills on easy water before you reach the more challenging and demanding rapids downstream. After the trip you will have time to either relax in the hotel at Sukute beach or complete day trips on other rivers in the area.
A full description of the river and Nepal can be found in White Water Nepal by Pete Knowles.
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