Himalayan Paddling

Looking down on Manchester airport before flying out.

Looking out on the Himalayas from the aeroplane.

Stood at the foot of the mountains about to get on the river.

Running one of the many drops on the Chenab.

Walking out from the river after coming across a death defying rapid. Can't wait to be home.

It may be pretty obvious that I have not actually just got back from a Himalayan expedition the main reason being that I posted yesterday at 2:38pm saying that I had just ordered a camera and since then I have got a plane, flown to the Himalayas, planned an expedition, implemented the expedition and flown home. There just isn't enough hours from when I posted yesterday to now, when I'm posting again. However, there has been enough time to go to a talk by a guy that has got a plane, flown to the Himalayas, planned an expedition, implemented the expedition and flown home. This "guy" is Allan Ellard, an infamous expedition paddler. His talk entitled 'Mountains High and Rivers Deep: Living a Wild Wet Dream' looked back at some of his previous Himalayan expeditions in the hope to inspire and educate us in expedition boating. He definitely did that by using copious images and videos all narrated by the man himself. In fact he did it so well I may just click 'Publish' and go start researching for my own expedition.

If you've not seen Allan's talk and you want to, don't fret, there are still four more dates left:

• Wednesday 14th - Liverpool University
• Thursday 15th - Strathclyde University
• Friday 16th - Stirling Canoes
• Sat 17th - Fort William Film Festival

Good lines, stay safe and see you on the wet stuff...
Iain