We departed the Rioni region and made our way West through Tsegeri to Lentekhi. The section between Tsegeri and Lentekhi was recommended to us as a grade 3 bimble. As we drove up the valley the level looked quite low and Mo wasn’t convinced it was worth running. Arriving at the put in we saw … More Day 4 – Lentekhi Gorge
The day started with a bang when the balcony door almost fell on Ben and the glass shattered everywhere. Once we had swept up all the glass and determined the wind must have blown it on, we were ready to start the day. Yet another lovingly prepared Georgian style breakfast set us in good stead … More Day 3
We set an alarm for 8am to give us plenty of time to run the section of river that we had planned. After getting up, the owner of the guesthouse promptly offered us a breakfast of pancakes, eggs and sausages which we thought would be rude to decline (that is except for Mo who refused … More Day 2
After a delayed flight, we finally landed just before 3am. As we deliriously, watched our kayaks go round and around the baggage carousel, we realised we had actually made it to Georgia without losing any equipment. Our driver Goga picked us up and we arrived at Orange Hostel just before 5am. Needing our sleep we … More Day 1
So for our first proper training together as a team we headed up to Scotland for a week. All of us, excluding Mo, (Scotland is quite far away from Prague) jumped in the minibus and drove up to Scotland. For Ben and Cameron this was their first time running consistently harder White Water. The average … More Easter Tour – Scotland Training
It is probably worth mentioned a lot of the research that went in to picking a destination. We chose Georgia because a) Andrew was a little constrained on time due to other commitments, so late August/September was the only feasible time, b) we wanted to go somewhere that isn’t very well known but has potential … More Previous Georgian Kayaking Expeditions
The earliest record I can find of an Imperial expedition is in 2004 when a large cohort of Imperial College Canoe Club ventured out to British Columbia. It is worth noting that various members of Imperial College Canoe Club ICCC have not attended Imperial. For reasons unbeknownst to me, and as far as I am … More Imperial Kayaking Expedition History
The team has been formed. We’ve picked a destination. We’ve secured some funding. Here we go!
Kayak Georgia 