Arnold Slide

                                          Arnold Slide

Rata and Jake getting some of the wood ready.

Martijn making shore it is going to plan.

Putting on the final touches.

After there was a shortage of rain we got bored and made a slide in to our sick home run the Arnold River.             Check out the sweet clip I made!      

https://vimeo.com/41323363

Greg has made a sick clip of the Whitcomb trip we did a few weekends ago. Check it out and let us know what you think!     http://vimeo.com/41268844

Check out my new ride!

After my car broke down again I just got this sick ride (Photo by Greg )

A rainy day on the Arahura

Greg helping Astraea find the line. (Photo by Phil )

Astraea making it down here first grade 3! (Photo by Phil )

Rata stomping it! (Photo by Phil )

Happy times. (Photo by Phil )

Date: 28^th April

Location:  Arahura

Difficulty: Grade 3

People on trip: Greg, Rata, Martijn, Sara, Astraea, Me

Weather: Raining

Water flow: moderate

Incidents: no

Duration:  3hours

Rafting down the upper Gray river!

Date:12-13 March

Location:   Upper Grey River

Difficulty: Grade 2+

People on trip: TPP Rafting

Weather: Over cast

Water flow:  low

Incidents: no

Duration:  two days one night

Getting stuck was just part of the fun. (Photo by Daniel M )

Rata guiding the team down one of the many rapids. (Photo by Daniel M )

We come to the camp fire like moths to a flam. (Photo by Daniel M )

Me prepping my crew before drooping in to the biggest drop of the trip, a grade 2+

"Always hold on to your T grip"

Just making the line!

A walk up Slaty creek looking for gradient.

Greg giving me a hand through one of the little gorges. (Photo by Rata )

A Green rock. (Photo by Greg )

We named this the green mile! (Photo by Rata )

Rafting on the Rangitata

Date: 2-6 April

Location:  Rangitata River

Difficulty: Grade 4+

People on trip: TPP Rafting

Weather: Sunny

Water flow:  low, 50 on the flow gauge

Incidents: no

Duration:  3nights 4 days

Going down one of the bigger rapids.

The calm before the storm.

The storm!!

Another amazing morning at the put in.

  

 

Practising some rescue stuff for when we mite need it.

We got stuck on this big rock after the river drooped all of a sudden!!

 

9 Mile slide!





Just need a little more rain :)

  

Murch Kayak week

Going for the boof.

Rata going for it!

Rata...........

Phil Y showing us how its done.

Dan stomping it!

Rata running the last rapid of lower Matakitaki.

Rata boat climbing!

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Arahura river!

                                                         




 Arahura river!

Me drooping in to the first drop in the Arahura gorge. (Photo by Chris H )




 


Me at the bottom!!! (Photo by Rata )

 

Climbing at the sea cliffs in Takaka

Rata looking up to see whats going on.

All most at the top of one of the classic climbs!

Wooow did you see that!!

Toharoha water fall

Sunday 15th April                                         

                                    Toharoha water fall

After a good night out, Rata, Greg, Martijn, and I set off to find the Toharoha water fall that we had heard of. Having been told that it was not much further than the normal put in, we took our time walking in. Time was getting on and still there was no sign of this water fall!! After a long and hard walk we finally made it!!!! The water fall is based at the bottom of the gorge, which has just been run for the first time not long ago. I dropped in first going rather deep and Martijn went next getting the best line of the day, Greg also went very deep, Rata came down last with a boof stroke sending her a little sideways. Apart from Greg cracking his boat and having to walk out it was a very cool day out!!



Me coming down first!



Going for the stomp......





Martjin on his run.

 Photos by Greg lee



Rata hucking it!!!! (Photo by phil)





Droping in to the top drop in the Arahura Gorge