Trips to Scotland
Dec 2001
Who : Phil, Robin, Carl, Dav, Andy, Some other random's
Stayed at Alan Kimbers cottages Tel: 01397 700451 Recommended (V. nice) and he is a boater and mountain guide
Rivers
| River | Grade | Description | Advice |
| Spean Gorge | 3/4(5) | Narrow Gorge with boils and a couple of interesting drops | Good level all paddle headbanger, remember to bring splits robin |
| Arkaig | 2(4) | One rapid wonder, but its a good one | Nice pop-out Dav |
| Alt Kinglas | 3+(4+) | Narrow Pool drop style trib | One difficult fall, must stay far right |
| Orchy | 3/4(5) | Big water with two massive 5's | Quite a low level no-one paddled the fives at this level |
| Coe | 4(5) | One large waterfall and a narrow full on gorge | Waterfall problematic on all lines pinning potential in centre Carl |
| Upper Spean | 4/4+ | V contiunous big water run usually unknown in Britain | Full on remember to get out well above the 6, would want to paddle this with a leaky boat, Carl |
| Nith | 3(4) | Couple of decent playspots and a short gorge section | Dissappointment at low level after previous runs |
X-moments Vertical Pin on Coe waterfall broken boat, Carl intact BIG WATER E
Jan 2002
Who : Phil, Robin, Stef, Carl, Dav, Arran, Russ, Tom
Bunkhouse nr. Red Squirrel Campsite in Glencoe, Basic and cold but perfectly located
| River | Grade | Description | Advice |
| Spean Gorge | 3/4(5) | Narrow Gorge with boils and a couple of interesting drops | Very high level mostly washed out but many large boils and a couple of nice drops |
| Roy | 3/4(4+) | Great full-on gorge and a couple of decent drops | Good (high) level and nice drop after the portage (hole above this is a bit sticky) |
| Etive | 4(5) | Waterfall pool drop | Very high level, just paddled triple drop and most people seemed to get trashed in the holes esp Dav abusing the river while swimming |
| Alt Kinglas | 3+(4+) | Narrow Pool drop style trib | The fall isn't as hard as I though it looked last time... |
| Orchy | 3/4(5) | Big water with two massive 5's | Both 5s paddled this time good level 3ft |
| Kiashnish | 4(5) | Steep fast-flowing upper section and pool drop gorge | Paddled after "the hurricane" gale force winds and mega levels full on for the whole 5-6k 3 hard portages requiring ropes (one of which can be paddled if you have a big boat) Do not bang your head on first drop! Do not get swep backwards down the middle g5 section |
| Nevis | 5 | One of the hardest runs in the area | Fortuanately a bit low for the upper section so the hardcore posse just paddled the big waterfall at the end |
X-moments Breaking the piano while drinking and needing to drink more whisky to fix it getting a thorough beating on the Kiashnish Dav swimming and still smiling on the Etive