| Day 1 Arrival day. Settle into Sjoa and meet the rest of the team
Day 2 Hit the water! After a quick gear review and boat outfitting session, we’ll go for a chilled out paddle on the Sjoa. It’ll give us the chance to look at how you’re paddling and find out what you want to work on
Day 3 Today’s a technical skill review and the chance to set some goals for the rest of the week. We’ll head to a more challenging river section and introduce you to some of the key concepts of dynamic river paddling like angulation, proactive balance and driving the boat
Day 4 Get to grips with advanced creeking skills. We’ll take you to one of the local classics and break down the skills into their core components
Day 5 Boof it! We’ll have a morning run on one of the local gems before heading off to the Ulla waterfalls for an afternoon park’n’huck session
Day 6 The big day out. We’ll head to a classic slide-pool river and put the skills to the test, concentrating on group awareness and different river running techniques
Day 7 A Norwegian classic. We’ll head for something with fun drops, scenic surroundings and world class whitewater. The ideal finish to a perfect week
Day 8 Departure day: time for a debrief and the chance to head home
Of course, this schedule’s only a guideline: we’ll chop and change
depending on how you’re getting on, what the levels are like and what
everyone wants to do |
COSTS: 1250€
The price includes teaching and instruction, full accommodation, river shuttles* and use of a full spec whitewater kayak** from our demo fleet.
It doesn’t cover your flight, personal & health insurance, alcohol, equipment hire or your last evening’s dinner
* Airport shuttle is not included. There is an excellent bus & train service to Otta from Oslo Airport
** G17 has a small yet excellent selection of kayaks for a range of different sized paddlers, & these are available on a first come, first served basis ONLY
Staff
This trip is going to be taught by Deb Pinniger, Matt Tidy and Simon Westgarth
Accommodation & Catering
You’ll be staying at our shared apartment in Sjoa with all bed linen provided. We’ll provide a continental breakfast, a light lunch and an evening dinner either at a local restaurant or home-cooked by one of our guides
The Personal Paddling Equipment you should bring:
- A good semi-drytop or drytop
- Your paddle
- Whitewater PFD, spray deck and good helmet
- Solid footwear for bank support no sandals!
- Rescue gear, including a throwbag, knife, sling and karabiner
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