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
Hamming around in Austria
Finally training has begun for the World Cup which is now fast approaching; we have been based in Austria near Hamming on the Inn. Have paddled a few runs and there is still good water levels out here, it is still raining and snowing out here! The Silz wave is pretty good in medium water levels, excellent for practicing blunts. Rafting the Lower Oetz was excellent fun with some guys from Chelmsford, a good giggle for the afternoon!
It’s off to Italy on Friday, then to Slovenia, so hoping for some good water levels out there.
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 currently at Bremgarten near Zurich getting some training in for the World Cup, which is getting ever closer. For the first time ever I’m hoping that it will stop raining soon!
Have done some excellent boating since we arrived, we started of in Briancon with good runs of the Fournel, Lower Gusiane, Durance Gorge to name a few, I’ve not really paddled much outside the UK before, so its been a learning experience to say the least, but I love it! Then we headed up through France to Bourg St Maurice the craziest slalom course I’ve ever been to especially when it’s releasing at 45-50cumecs.
We’ve also ..
Continue reading..Outdoor Show 2008
The 14-16th March saw the Outdoor show take place at the Birmingham NEC. We went down for the weekend mainly to help out at the Alpkit stand and also we took our boats to help out with the come and try it sessions.
Friday was a day of learning all about everything Alpkit makes, it took a while but I think I got the hang of it eventually! We also took part in a freestyle demonstration on the lake, showing all the specatators exactly what these silly people were doing in boats, trying to explain what was hard and what was easy! After a long day it was off for a curry with all the Alpkit team, it was great to get a chance to know everybody.
Saturday and Sunday there was a freestyle ..
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