South Island Gallery / Whitewater / 2010-10 Paddling in Nepal    Off to the first river, the Trisuli    5 hour waterfall mission on a Trisuli trib--0.5 cumecs into a metre of water isn't really enough for a 15m drop so remains unrun    Jake somewhere amongst the crowds at the Dordi Khola put-in    Dordi Khola put-on, after 20 hours of heavy rain    We've got to run the first rapid as the whole village is watching    More moderate section on the Dordi Khola    Runnable section of the Dordi Khola, shortly before walking out back to the village to wait for the levels to drop    Awesome chicken lines    Dordi Khola    IMGP7034    Jake on the Balephi Khola, high flows    Local boaters on the Sun Kosi    First camp on the beach    IMGP7049    Rich and Jake, Lunch time!    Cooling off on the long flat sections    Back to some rapids at last    Sentry waiting for us to get up    We're the most interesting thing happening in Hakapur today    Hakapur rapid, massive and flushy    Jake in the Hakapur rapid    Sun Kosi beach    Jungle corridor    Rich and Jake    Rich    IMGP7083    Floating out into the Terai, towards the Koshi Tappu wildlife reserve    More locals on the Koshi    After 4 hours of flat, ELEPHANTS!!    IMGP7094    Reaching the Koshi barrage at dusk, a long way despite high flows, but worth it for the elephants    Kerry somewhere on the upper Seti    Upper Seti    IMGP7106    Rich on the Madi Khola    Rich on the Madi Khola    Madi Khola--not very high but water is coloured by a landslide    West coast-like schist on the way up to Annapurna base camp    Kerry inspecting waterfalls    Stopping for samosas and cane juice    Snake skins (another food-poinsoning stop on the Karnali)    Awesome massive rapids on the Karnali, would be awesome in a playboat if you were brave enough to play    IMGP7133    IMGP7136    Deshain (Hindu festival), the local doctor came to give Kerry a check-up    Local village for dinner on the first day of Deshain    IMGP7142    Burning the feathers off our dinner    IMGP7145    In Nepalganj to see if we can get a flight up the Thule Beri, the crowd opposite also want on the same 8-seat flight    Off to the Marsyangdi, plenty of himalayan views now the monsoon is gone    Slow porter down to Marsyangdi put-on    Kerry on the Marsyangdi    Kerry amusing the locals while portaging the Marsyangdi dam in style    IMGP7159    Dahl Baht, Tarkali and Saag, Kerry's favourite food!    Taken from my hotel room at first light, 5.30am    IMGP7171    IMGP7172    IMGP7173    Another photo for Kerry    Sewing shop near Thamel, the best place to get your outdoors gear    Bhote Kosi dam slide--it goes but pops shoulders apparently--if you manage to maintain control and avoid the rocks on landing    Entrance to Frog in a Blender, Bhote Kosi    rog in a Blender (awesome rapid names!)    Jake on Frog in a Blender    Jake on Frog in a Blender    Jake on Frog in a Blender    IMGP7191    Geoff on Great Wall of China    John pulling a strainer out of the Balephi Khola    Rush hour on the main road into Kathmandu    First time down the Kali Gandaki    Cycle touring in the hills above Pokhara    Paragliders, and my awesome R200 mountain bike    Fewa Tal, after awesome fish curry    Anka in intensive Nepali lesson round one    Staying in a village on the Kali Gandaki    Intensive Nepali lesson round 2    IMGP7212    IMGP7216    Anka on Kali Gandaki    IMGP7222    Great river to end my trip with   84 Images  |  Home  |  Generated by jAlbum 9 and based on Chamelion skin