Posts Tagged ‘Canoe’
10 of the best spots for canoe camping
If you’re fortunate enough to live close to a river, then throwing some kit into a kayak, canoe, coracle or even on a dinghy, is a brilliant way of escaping, and finding the best wild camp spots.
The UK’s best canoe / kayak rivers
It’s National Go Canoeing Week this week, so we’ve tracked down eight of the best spots to get your paddle on, from gentle day tours to gnarly white water rapids. 1. The River Wye, Wales/ West Midlands A classic kayaker’s destination which OAG has been in love with since we first put hand to paddle. […]
Five of the Best Mountain Lakes
From hard-to-reach Welsh wonders, to Scandinavian salmon spots, Will Robson rounds up our favourite lakes BEST FOR CLIMBING: LLYN BOCHLWYD, WALES Deep within Snowdonia National Park, Llyn Bochlwyd is not your typical picture postcard mountain lake. You have to earn your view of it and if you’re really keen, you climb Tryfan, one of Snowdonia’s most […]
EVERY RIVER, EVERYWHERE, EP. 5
California is know to kayakers the world over for having some of the cleanest drops and silky smooth slides around thanks to the Sierra Nevada’s huge expanse of granite bedrock. In this episode the White Box Magazine crew pay homage by shredding some of California’s best white water on the East Kaweah and South Silver […]
Escape the Olympics: Rhône Alpes
From the mountains of the Vercors right through to the Ardèche canyon, the south of the Rhône Alpes is a haven for avid adventurers, with everything from Husky-hiking though to canoeing. Perfect for a sporting trip of your own.
Inflatable Canoes
Want to get afloat this summer? Try an inflatable – they’re fast, affordable and scrunch down to fit into the average family car. We’ve been bobbing around in inflatable kayaks for a while now, and every time we sling the bag in the boot and the pump in the footwell, we marvel at how quick […]
Canoeing or kayaking - which is best?
Torn between these two paddling classics? Here’s the OAG breakdown: Ease of use Kayaks: Nice and enclosed, a blade at both ends of your paddle, tendencies to head off in random directions curbed by simple drop-down skegs on modern boats. Canoes:Potentially tippy, a single paddle that sends you round in circles and surprisingly heavy to get […]
National Go Canoeing week – get paddling
It’s time to take to water this spring, with Canoe England’s National Go Canoeing week in full swing. From now until the 15 April, you can take part in canoe and kayak events across the country. Choose from starter paddling events, to guided tours and even whole weekends. Starter events are taking place all over the […]
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May 26, 2014 08:05 -
5 reasons to go canoeing this week
May 24, 2014 11:05 -
10 of the best spots for canoe camping
May 23, 2014 09:05 -
The UK’s best canoe / kayak rivers
May 23, 2014 08:05 -
Reclimbing the classics: Episode 1 Hyaena 8b+
May 22, 2014 17:05
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JimmyD:
I wonder if these are better than top end blow up canoes? They should be stiffer
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