After adisastrouswinter,spring time was notvery promising.We startedlooking atGaliciaseemedthe only place youcould havesome waterbut there were notgood newscoming from Rabiso, Moroccolookedtobe the alternative but at leasttherewas no water: It has notsnowed over 4000m. It seemed that we weren´t gon a paddle, but it came April, raining every day and our luk changed.
Upper Veral, Subordán, Eska, Izascanyon...during Apriland May we had non stop paddling. The rains encouraged thegrowing kayak communityin the western Pyrenees, meeting many groupswho repeatedover and over thoseriversin their quest toimprove, waiting to navegate thecreeksinthe valleys of theAra and Cinca.
Laterbeganthe thaw withthe basins ofAraandCinquetathat where ready todescend,Bujaruelo,Ordiso, Cinqueta, Cautereteand some crazy ideas thatremains instandby...
This springI was able topaddlewith mycompadresTxomin, Asier, Xabi, Gorka ...andEneko,new comer from south america, withJosemari, Lander etc, and theCatalans,GerdAniolandAleix
Thisbeinga very good seasonon a personal levelwhere I'menjoying and learning fromthose around me, in addition to thenew lookfor racesthat requiredifferent navigationguided byEric,Gerdand Mikelmonsters of navegating the eddyline.
Here youhave some photosmidseasonstillwaiting forthe water doesn´t runs out.
Upper Veral, Subordán, Eska, Izascanyon...during Apriland May we had non stop paddling. The rains encouraged thegrowing kayak communityin the western Pyrenees, meeting many groupswho repeatedover and over thoseriversin their quest toimprove, waiting to navegate thecreeksinthe valleys of theAra and Cinca.
Laterbeganthe thaw withthe basins ofAraandCinquetathat where ready todescend,Bujaruelo,Ordiso, Cinqueta, Cautereteand some crazy ideas thatremains instandby...
This springI was able topaddlewith mycompadresTxomin, Asier, Xabi, Gorka ...andEneko,new comer from south america, withJosemari, Lander etc, and theCatalans,GerdAniolandAleix
Thisbeinga very good seasonon a personal levelwhere I'menjoying and learning fromthose around me, in addition to thenew lookfor racesthat requiredifferent navigationguided byEric,Gerdand Mikelmonsters of navegating the eddyline.
Here youhave some photosmidseasonstillwaiting forthe water doesn´t runs out.
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Awesome buff in the entry of the Ordiso gorge |
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Salto del río Aragón después de la confluencia con Izas, |
El paso del sifón oculto donde está la piragua de txomin. |
Pasarela on the River Guru Extreme Race day |
Cauterete slyde!! |
Uno de los mejoras pasos del segundo cañon de ORDISO |
Cañon de Ordiso un tramo de los buenos aunque con pasos un poco violentos |
Canal de Izas best creek in early spring |
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El cañon del gato en el río Cinqueta, Cat´s canyon on upper Cinqueta |
Upper Veral , uno de los primeros descensos guapos de la temporada |