It’s been over two weeks since Nick Horwood and I arrived in Sjoa and we’ve been keeping ourselves busy: Gnarl-boating on various runs that seem a little high, trampolining, playboating on the local spots, perfecting my C1 survival skills, learning to raft guide, and a blast down the Amot Gorge nearly every night! Ed Cornfield [...]

Once settled in Sjoa, Nick and I are essentially spoiled for white-water. With the Amot gorge literally a stone’s throw from our tent, it can be difficult to leave camp to paddle something else. However we occasionally manage it and the Upper Ulla was at a supreme level! After hiking in to the Brudesloret waterfall [...]

In the interest of keeping my blog from becoming too saturated with Norwegian gnarl-boating, I will be adding our more conceptual photos to my gallery. The classic foliage shots… Artistic water shots… Those classic Norwegian caricature warning signs… Those novelty lines that should have gone better… And the photoshopped picture of joy! All this and [...]

Our first week in Norway was not one short of gnarl. Both Nick and I were secretly hoping that, arriving in late May, the rivers of Telemark would be at low “tourist levels”. Not a chance… Nick Horwood running the Spanemfossen. Our first day in Norway consisted of a warm-up run on the lower Maar [...]

The journey from Leeds to Norway was pretty standard; usual faff continued as Nick and I attempted to move out of our student accommodation whilst simultaneously packing Monty with 2 months’ of supplies. Our ferry, the Queen of Scandinavia, was completing her first Voyage to the ports of Norway. We haven’t even left British waters [...]