Just off the river now after another fantastic day’s paddling in the Soca valley. And this is definitely one of my favourite places to paddle, the river is amazing, there are runs for paddlers of every level and the food and beer are cheap (€2 for a pint)! Today we hit the classic section, the slalom course, siphon canyon and the Otona run. This contained a healthy mix of Grade 3 and 4 and the very interesting Grade 5 Siphon Canyon. Which keeps you on the edge of your seat as you sprint to hit the must make moves!
The view:
Little Laura popping a boof:
A freestyle session on one of the many holes on the classic section:
Tucking up for a loop, in my rented diesel 80:
Damien Murphy:
During the past week we have been paddling in Italy and Slovenia and have covered about 2000 k on the road. The swim count currently stands at 3 to Laura (I’ll let you ask Laura about them). And so far I’ve broken 1 boat. A rather large hole appeared in my boat about 10 mins after this photo, during a run on the very beautiful Egua river. This is a must paddle if you visit the area of Val Sesia in Northern Italy!
A fantastic wake up hit in the morning!
Sean Mac T:
Kevo Egan:
Val Sesia is an amazing place to paddle for the intermediate or advanced paddler. There are a huge amount of runs to choose from with plenty of amazing slides and drops to paddle. The majority of the runs are Grade 4+5 and some of the memorable runs include; the Sermenza, Sermenzina, Sorba, Egua, Mastellone and the many sections of the Sesia river.
Laura on the last of the Sorba slides:
Next week we move onto France for some work with the I.C.U. in Bourg and some personal paddling in Briancon. And finally in July we will be hitting Norway for a month and checking out the Sjoa festival along the way.
A little bit of travel info for Italia and Slovenia:
Italy- Closest, cheapest airport is Bergamo close to Milan.
A really cool campsite to base yourself in is at Campertogno, here you will meet many other European boaters.
Info on the river get ins, etc… are available on a fold out map of the area at the campsite.
Slovenia- Venice is the best airport to fly to, about a 2 hour drive will get you to the Soca.
Here there are loads of cool campsites dotted along the valley, Kamp Koren in the town of Kobarid is well worth a thought with a fantastic Sauna to end your day.
Alpin Action is the main kayak shop in the valley, where you can also rent boats if you don’t want to fly with your own. This is located in Tronovo.
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