Claire O’Hara

Double World Champion: Freestyle kayak and squirt

Claire won double Gold and became World Champion in Freestyle Kayaking and Squirt Boating at the 2011 ICF World Championships.

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Missing Milliseconds

Winter has been a cruel training partner. My wife thinks I suffer from S.A.D’s as I tend to...

Posted on 01 April, 2010 by alpjim

Ice 2010 in Pictures

We travelled out to the ICE climbing festival in France with mountain biker Paul Errington so...

Posted on 21 January, 2010 by alpjim

Shaggy and the Iditarod

After several false starts I find myself heading up the M6 in search of cold weather, hills and...

Posted on 12 February, 2009 by alpjim

Providing for the Team

There comes a time in a mans life when he has to prove to himself he is a man. This happened to...

Posted on 21 January, 2009 by alpjim

The sun is shining, the rivers are high, and we’re getting spanked!!

The day started well. We’re up in the alps helping Jason (editor of Canoe Kayak Magazine)...

Posted on 30 June, 2008 by alpjim

A Gentleman’s Adventure

The plan was to circumnavigate anglesey, like all best laid plans, the weather had something to...

Posted on 28 April, 2008 by alpjim

Rev’in it up in the wind.

I picked up a Pyranha Rev last week to test before we order them for the Alpkit team. I’ve...

Posted on 21 April, 2008 by alpjim

Gear Testing with the Smiff

Sometimes opportunities present themselves and you have to grab with both hands. Nick and I had...

Posted on 18 February, 2008 by alpjim

Single Track Awards

Saturday 2nd February saw us travel down to Corby, the epicentre for UK single track, to attend...

Posted on 02 February, 2008 by alpjim

Back East

Well here I am again, sitting in the hotel checking mails and preparing for tomorrow’s visit to...

Posted on 09 January, 2008 by alpjim

Yorkshire Fun

I am extremely lucky to have made some very good friends through my years at University in...

Posted on 30 December, 2007 by alpjim

Extreme Filo Testing

Just over 3 years ago I gave up employment as I knew it to work full-time on Alpkit and at the...

Posted on 25 December, 2007 by alpjim

Four Borders Expedition

Back in November 2006 student kayakers from all around the UK gathered in a small wet hut in...

Posted on 07 November, 2007 by alpjim