http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk A Brief Account of… Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:57:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I believe these to be first 'online' River Notes for Georgia.  I took a fair few notes at the end of river days etc. so believe these to be fairly accurate! http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/biography/expeditions/georgia-09 Love Chris & Matt! http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/11/georgian-river-notes I was pretty excited to see the Enguri river on the drive across Georgia. I had heard it would be a big project and was keen to see it for myself. It became clear very quickly that it would be beyond us on this trip at this time of year, ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/10/its-hard-being-georgian-part-2 Georgian white water is like the Alps in Western Europe but bigger! Matt Bostock & I flew out of London keen to explore this mountainous region that has seen very little kayaking action. Having pieced together some last minute information on some of the rivers, our first aim was the Tergi ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/09/its-hard-being-georgian-part-1 I'm off to Georgia to explore the Greater Caucasus Mountains. See you at Pyranha Fest! http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/08/469 Chris Eastabrook coaching has just got back from Bovec, Slovenia and it was amazing fun! The weather was generally good with the occasional mountain thunderstorm to keep the Soĉa at a good level. The course took place over 6 days, starting with core principles and building to advanced ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/07/slovenia-09 Scotland over Easter is a tradition. I have been going for a number of years and enjoying every minute of it, but last few have been not been the monster down pours that I've hoped for. This year was a little different. Robb at the Seven Dwarfs Tom 'the' Strongmand ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/05/going-up-north-to-put-the-word-in-the-street NZ paddling 2009 Chris and Tom from Tom Strongman on Vimeo. Chris Eastabrook coaching is heading up to Scotland for 3 weeks of coaching, including the Student Safety Course.  The Alpine Slovenia course is getting booked up, but there are still spaces on all Chris Eastabrook coaching courses! See you at PaddleFest ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/03/toms-nz-video For me kayaking is about two things, the rush of a successful navigation of a hard white water rapid and the sense of adventure. On trips to New Zealand, Turkey and Tibet I get both of these at the same time, but boating in North Wales or Scotland I can ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/03/website-update I'm back from the other side of the world.  I am going to write a full report on here but waiting for the video to make it that bit more exciting!  The photos are online here and a small report is on the Team Pyranha website. http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2009/02/new-zealand I can safely say in all of my travel all over the world I have never been to a country more inviting and friendly than Turkey. It became hard to walk down the street with my boat on my shoulder without being offered a cup of Chai. Everyone was really ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/08/chai-coruh