Nicola Beeby

Freestyle Kayak

Favourite Alpkit products:
Sleeping bags, They keep me warm!

Significant or memorable achievements:
Peak challenge sport class winner 2006
Completing the 55 mile Ten Tors event on Dartmoor when I was younger, still one of my best achievements!

Upcoming projects:
World cup freestyle circuit 2008

Best comp results:
Peak challenge sport class winner 2006
9th British champs 2007

Activities:
I love paddling, what ever type it is freestyle, rivers, slalom, polo, surf and sea kayaking! Paddling takes up all of my life at the moment, when I’m not at Uni. When I finish university this May, I’m looking to travel and paddle as much as I can, I’m planning to return to Norway, and compete in the world cup in Europe in August, then to travel to Nepal in November. When I’m not paddling I love going out on my bike, in my local woods and the moors.

Having narrowly missed out on a place on the British team I aim to improve my skills and get on at the next selection in 2008!

Et cetera:
Paddle every day!

Recent Daring Deeds

Getting my kayaking video skills up to scratch

Having a few big adventures planned for 2012 I’ve decided I want to get my video and editing...

Posted on 20 December, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Training has begun

For a while I’ve fancied the idea at having ago at adventure races, not sure why but they do...

Posted on 13 December, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Trying the Kangri

A few days before heading to Scotland for a kayaking trip I borrowed the new Kangri tent from...

Posted on 24 October, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Short trip to Slovenia

For my second trip to the alps this summer, I headed to Slovenia for what I guessed would be...

Posted on 05 August, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Simply Paddling

I’d heard levels in the alps were at a all time low, and the way people were talking you would...

Posted on 20 June, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Himalayan Peak UK Challenge 2010

For the final part of our trip around Nepal we headed to the Himalayan White Water Challenge...

Posted on 14 January, 2011 by Nicola Beeby

Fun in Pokara

After returning to Kathmandu we soon wanted to leave again and headed to Pokara to base...

Posted on 13 December, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Nicky in Nepal

We arrived in Kathmandu and after spending a couple of days getting used to the pace of life...

Posted on 29 November, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Canada 2010

I had wanted to paddle on the river Ottawa in Canada since I first started paddling. Now I had...

Posted on 26 September, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Between trips

I have had 6 weeks back in the UK after coming back from Europe, the weeks have flown by. Most...

Posted on 11 August, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

European Freestyle Kayak Championships 2010

Everyone finally arrived, but we were surprised that you could turn up at the hole and if timed...

Posted on 22 July, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Plattling World Cup

So… We left Nottingham at 5 on Tuesday to catch the ferry at midnight from Dover. We then drove...

Posted on 14 June, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Preparation for the Europeans

So the Europeans are only 2 weeks away now, not much time. I’ve had my last session on the...

Posted on 02 June, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Skills refresher

Ok, so I haven’t done an update for a while, so here’s a little bit about what I’ve been up to...

Posted on 14 May, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Pyranha – Freestyle, fun and Frolics

The sun shone and the skies were blue for the 1st British Freestyle league event of 2010. This...

Posted on 28 April, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Scotland February 2010

I’d had a trip planned in Scotland for several months, but had never been sure what the weather...

Posted on 09 March, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Snowboarding Jan 2010

With it being so cold in this country I decided the best thing to do was go somewhere where...

Posted on 15 February, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

The end of one year and the start of another!

2009 was a pretty good year for me, and it finished on a high getting selected for the GB...

Posted on 20 January, 2010 by Nicola Beeby

Hurley selection event and GB squad 2010

The last 2 months has seen the 3 selection events for the GB team 2010 for the European...

Posted on 03 December, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

British Freestyle Championships 2009

So the 3rd and 4th of October saw the annual freestyle championships at HPP Nottingham. In the...

Posted on 19 October, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

Hawaii-Sur-Rhone

I’ve just returned from a weeks boating on Hawaii-Sur-Rhone. It was a last minute decision...

Posted on 17 June, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

Source to Sea - The River Tees

The weekend started by being dropped off up at Cow Green reservoir by some very understanding...

Posted on 04 May, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

GBR Freestyle Selections 2009

On the 14th March 2009 paddlers from across the country gathered at Hurley for the selections...

Posted on 18 March, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

Alpkit update

Well its been a busy few months, I’ve moved down to Nottingham and started a new job, I’ve...

Posted on 04 March, 2009 by Nicola Beeby

Hamming around in Austria

Finally training has begun for the World Cup which is now fast approaching; we have been based...

Posted on 22 July, 2008 by Nicola Beeby

Training for the World Cup

I’ve been out in the Alps now for 5 weeks and the time is flying past so quickly. We are...

Posted on 21 July, 2008 by Nicola Beeby

Outdoor Show 2008

The 14-16th March saw the Outdoor show take place at the Birmingham NEC. We went down for the...

Posted on 21 March, 2008 by Nicola Beeby

NSRRRRRRRR 2008

This weekend saw the National Student Rodeo 2008 at Nottingham. The biggest freestyle event in...

Posted on 10 March, 2008 by Nicola Beeby

Biking at Dalby

1st of March saw a sunny dry afternoon with no water and a bad ear, so we went biking! Dalby...

Posted on 02 March, 2008 by Nicola Beeby