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Val Sesia 2013

Since my first year of university I’ve always wanted to get out to the Italian Alps. Unfortunately the creeking season out there is usually in May which just happens to be university exam time. Finally, leaving uni and getting a proper job has it perks (besides the pay cheque).

Italian Alps – May 2013 from Mark Mulrain on Vimeo.

Dave, Russell, Ben and me headed out earlier than most groups. The early trip combined with a huge snowpack for the year left us a little nervous that river levels would be too high and that we would miss out on the classic runs of the area. We all breathed a huge sigh of relief when we arrived to find everything on the high end of good. Perfect levels! Continue reading

Italy

My decision to go to the alps this year was fairly last minute and with plans already in place to spend most of the summer abroad I was originally a bit reluctant to go, however it seemed like too good a trip to pass up so before I knew it I was rushing out of uni the week before term actually finished and was on the road.

We originally intended to head to Austria, but it soon became apparent that this would mean a very wet week with less than ideal water levels for kayaking so by the time we got off the train in France we’d redirected the satnav for Italy and after god knows how many hours of Team America and Candy Crush Saga we arrived to sunny skies and perfect water levels in Valsesia, Italy.

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