I’m sitting in my kayak. Around 200 metres in the distance I can see a group of people. They are my safety. If I capsize, and fail to roll, they will throw a line at me to rescue me from the fast torrents of the river and whatever it hides below. Between me and them, […]
extreme sports
Alpine Kayaking – First Impressions
Until this week, all my kayaking had been in Wales but the Aberystwyth University Canoe Club Alps Trip has given me my first taste of the French Alps. This is just a short post to show what the kayaking is like here, and also to let my family know I’m still alive! One of […]
Go: Slacklining
I’ve recently been slacklining quite a bit. A slackline is a tensioned line of webbing which you can try and walk along it or performing trick on it. Many of you may be familiar with a tightrope, and a slack line is very similar, although will actually move about with you on it. It is […]