RI7ER JOURNAL
Tilbake til Elva 5 - Geitbåtmuseet / Husasnotra - Valsøyafjorden
Etter min omvisning til Drammen & Elverum var jeg i e-post samtale med Jon Bojer Godal som holder til på Geitbåtmuseet / Husasnotra i Valsøyafjørd. Jeg ba om at jeg kunne komme på besøk. Vi ble enige...
Tilbake til Elva 4 - Skogmuseum SJF.00830 & SJF.12056
08h00 - Kaffekrus fylles opp av elva venninne Ella Camilla og drar fra huset hennes i Geithus og drar nord-øst til Elverum. 3 timers kjøring i restene fra dagen førs vinterstorm.
12h00 - Foto...
Tilbake til Elva 3 - Drammens Museum / Fjærholmen Båtbyggeri
Forferdelig vær for kjøring og -12 temp for fotografering og måling (Veldig klok avgjørelse for Jon og Hallvard som må forlate å tar kjøreturen i siste minuttene).
Torsdag - 6 Jan
11h30 - Kjør...
Tilbake til Elva 2 - "Det kan vera ei stor oppgåve du går laus på"
Fra og med 18. desember 2021 er tradisjonen med å bygge klinkerbåter blitt skrevet inn av UNESCO på Representative List of the Imtangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Det er nå krystallklart at...
Tilbake til Elva 1 - Ideen - Nersetter
Det var en gang for kort tid siden (august 2021), jeg ble meldt inn på Hjerleid Håndverkskole i Dovre for å studere og praktisere tradisjonelle byggeteknikker. Mens jeg bladde i bøkene på skolemottaket...
Orange River - The River Guide
Sympathetic, empathetic, observer, debater, natural beauty appreciator, ferry-glider, river reader, confident swimmer, vehicle and trailer packer, long distance driver, all day paddler, helper, sharer,...
SJOA SUPER SUNDAYS 2nd EVENT - Sublime Slalom
Zeptrons Super Six (costume design by Avalancha & Paddlers First), caretakers to the realm of rivers and all sensible things managed to hold off the hordes of neo-kayak-dervish-river-zombies as they...
SJOA SUPER SUNDAYS 1st EVENT - Update news
17HOO meet at Go Rafting - parking available
sign-up/collect bibs/change into river gear/walk to Sjoa Kajakksenter
17H30 Race Brief & Group Photo at Sjoa Kajakksenter
18H00 Race 2 timed laps...
Rob & Armando @ XCreek 2014
The kayak racing season carved a slice off the end of winter and took a bite into summer. First event of the Norwegian Whitewater Cup at the X2 Festivalen.
4th April.
A relaxed sunny afternoon...
SJOA SUPER SUNDAYS - White H20 Race Series 2014
Planet River is going to host a series of 5 races for whitewater kayakers this summer 2014. All will be on a Sunday evening. With an easy-going vibe, rad prizes, free entry on fun sections of the river...
World Rafting Championships in New Zealand
World Rafting Championships in New Zealand, November 2013.
Story by Ine Skjørten Wilson
Norway was represented with a team in the Open Women category in the World Rafting Championship in New Zealand...
Summer Photo-Boaters
The Season:
1 May to 31 September is the season to photo-boat on the Sjoa & Otta Rivers, Norway. Ine and i contract our photography services to Heidal Rafting. May normally starts off nice and gently...
EUROLAND
by Rob Wilson / PLANET RIVER
images by Ine Skjørten Wilson & Rob Wilson
Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland were only lands of passing through on my 7500km journey to and from France & Italy....
SJOA RIVER RAFT RACE - RULES 2013
PLAN:
17H00 : COMPETITORS MEET AT ØYTUN (take-out) FOR LOADING BOATS & SHUTTLE.
17H15 : RACE RULES ON THE BUS RIDE.
17H30 : TEAM CAPTAIN MEETING & DRAWING OF START POSITIONS.
18H00 : MASS...
KAJAKK & SURF SAFARI 2013
We came home two weeks ago, after an 8 week, 8 and a half 1000 kilometre roadtrip. Roadtrippin’ as we like it with a tent, toys and one spoon each for all meals We enjoyed the family gathering for xmas...
XCREEK
EVENT - The Norwegian kayak race scene kicked off this last weekend on the Bygdaelva (a.k.a by the locals as Korsbrekkelva) near the village of Hellesylt on the northern west coast of Norway. Part of...
Orange River - PADDLE THE SENQU !!!
Have you ever considered paddling the Senqu River in Lesotho. Start planning your trip now, because other folks are planning to build dams on it. see the following links for news on DAM building on the...
Sjoa River - PLAY-RUN CLEAN UP
River clean-up successful on the Sjoa Normal/Play run ! The total amount of junk FILLED up the back of Ine´s van.
Wire, cellphone, car parts, carabiner, lots of plastic and 3 paddle blades was just...
Orange River - ORANGE RIVER TRAVELLERS GUIDE BOOK
Our first publishing project is currently in progress.
Senqu Oranje Gariep . A River Travellers Guide to a Southern African River.
Published by: PLANET RIVER ®
Printing & Binding: aitotta
Text:...
Orange River - 1 WEEK - 4000KM - 2 NEW KAYAKS - FIRST DESCENT
Monday 28 February : Depart Cape Town at 1pm in a 1000cc motor car, fortunately only 2 of us in the car. The car is the kind of size where you have to take off your shoes to drive, sounds like another...