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GrahamS · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 182 Location: Warrington

No worries Dave - hope everythings ok.

Chris T · Head Coach Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 39 Location: Leigh

Love to join you, but working in Sunny Leeds Oh Deep Joy!!!

Bradshaws · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 74

Hi dave
Hope everything is ok see you soon Darren& Fiona

GrahamS · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 182 Location: Warrington

Thanks to all that made it today - a great trip.

I'll own up now to my 4 swims - my name's on that trophy!

Dave W · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 96

Did you do the rammy run

GrahamS · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 182 Location: Warrington

Yep - it was a bit of a rock dodge in places - blame has been apportioned to my goggles (ahem)!

GrahamS · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 182 Location: Warrington

Yep - it was a bit of a rock dodge in places - blame has been apportioned to my goggles (ahem)!

CarlS · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:

The water was just about high enough to make a Rammy run possible, but as a consequence the rapids become much more technical with lots of rock dodging involved.

The trip started at Nuttal park and after only a few yards we were in the fairly continuous grade 3 section making boat recovery problematic. We continued under the cafe bridge and then Taylor's weir. The rest of the river was fairly flat until we reached the Burrs site which because of time limitations we simply ran straight down.

With regard to Graham's swims, I do think it had a lot to do with the goggles he was wearing as it is difficult to read the water with these on, so I think this is a really good excuse

This was a good prep for the Tryweryn; we have run the Washburn (which provides practise for the speed, waves and drops) and the run today provided experience of technical rapids.

Steve T · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: