July was another successful month for us here in Austria. The Kayak School is going from strength to strength and it is fantastic to not only show people our home rivers but also to see the way everybody improves and gets that bug to go kayaking!!
Shachar was making the most of the fast current of the Rosanna and keeping on top of his game!
Ami was really working on his creeking skills and of course put everything into practice on the infamous Lech Gorge! This year the Gorge was a lot lower but it still had its "Fear Factor!"
Ute has been working hard on her technique and of course the Sanna is one of the perfect training environments for that!
Udi came for his first taste of Austrian whitewater and of course we had to take him over the border into the Engadine Region of Switzerland, here he is styling the Schuls Gorge at a great level.
It was also Idan's first trip to Austria and he was really putting his newly learnt skills to the test!
In-fact, Udi and Idan were loving the new moves in our creek boats!
Bob was also over for a weeks intensive coaching. Here he is putting all his newly learnt skills to the test and styling the River Loisach in Bavaria, Germany!!
I am currently writing a new Austrian whitewater guide book and we had a few days off so Ute and I hit the road and headed to the Austrian and German border for more research into the book!
Here is Ute running the Rissbach River at a great level
And what was even more astounding was that I finally got to kayak with John! We headed back via the Allgaeu where he lives and kayaked his home river that is a great little run!
Set in an amazing gorge, the only way through is by kayak and it is has a feeling of remoteness.
This little gem of a river will be making its way into the Austrian (and its neighbours) Whitewater Guide Book
One thing is for sure when you go on a road trip in Austria there is always a pass to drive over. This one is like a modern day version of the Rohtang Pass near Manali in Himachal Pradesh
I also got a couple of days kayaking in working on my own techniques and just having fun running some Alpine Whitewater!!
July was amazing, August is looking good and we have also bought our plane tickets for India in the Autumn!
The Summer is in full swing and time is flying past extremely fast.
Here is to a great August and also the premier at the St. Anton am Arlberg Film Festival of our film: Good Karma - looking for solitude in the Indian Himalaya
Ram Ram
Steve
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